50.0% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Perthville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Perthville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Perthville, held by 38.5% of adults. While many residents hold these credentials, the area has a lower proportion of people with university degrees compared to the state average. This reflects a local workforce with a strong focus on practical and trade-based skills.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Half of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Perthville, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 33%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 22.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the national average of 26.3%.
22.1% ▲ +52.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 22.1%
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 Perthville, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 18.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.6% and Education at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has more schools per 1,000 children than most similar places, and the local government primary school is smaller than average but has a higher advantage score.
8.70
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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.
1,013
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Perthville
1 school — 126 students, average ICSEA 1,013.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Perthville Public School, Perthville | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 126 | 1,013 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Perthville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13201/perthville/topic/education