38.6% ▲ +11.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 38.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pheasants Nest · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pheasants Nest
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 Pheasants Nest, held by 43.8% of adults. This is a place where far fewer people have finished high school or earned a university degree compared to the rest of the state. Only 13.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people in Pheasants Nest finished high school than in the rest of the country, with only 38.6% completing Year 12. This is 20 percentage points lower than both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →Pheasants Nest splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (42%) and Year 10 (41%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here; only 13.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 27.8% seen across New South Wales.
13.1% ▲ +22.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 13.1%
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 Pheasants Nest, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 25.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four primary schools within 3km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. All these schools are government-run and have a typical size of 374 students.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
374
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
971
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pheasants Nest
4 schools — 1,494 students, average ICSEA 971.
By sector: Government 4
By type: Primary 4
| Bargo Public School, Bargo | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 268 | 945 |
| Tahmoor Public School, Tahmoor | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 525 | 927 |
| Wilton Public School, Wilton | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 666 | 1,018 |
| Yanderra Public School, Yanderra | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 35 | 934 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pheasants Nest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13203/pheasants-nest/topic/education