37.9% ▲ +21.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 37.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pembrooke · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pembrooke
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Pembrooke have completed high school or university than in most similar areas. Only 37.9% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures. This trend carries through to higher education, where the share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is also much lower than the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 37.9% of people finished Year 12, which is 21 points lower than the New South Wales and Australian averages. Other common highest school years include Year 10 at 33.7% and Year 9 or below at 15.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Pembrooke splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (43%) and Year 10 (39%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.7% of adults. This helps explain why the 11.6% of residents with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
11.6% ▲ +36.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Pembrooke, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 20.6%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.7% and Education at 10.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. However, the average school size and the average school advantage score are both lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
126
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
968
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pembrooke
1 school — 126 students, average ICSEA 968.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Telegraph Point Public School, Telegraph Point | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 126 | 968 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pembrooke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13191/pembrooke/topic/education