43.3% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 43.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Phoenix Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Phoenix Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 16 percentage points separates Phoenix Park from the state and national figures for Year 12 completion. While some adults hold high-level degrees, far fewer people here finished high school compared to the broader population. This creates a profile where vocational training and university degrees sit alongside a significant number of residents who left school early.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%. About 35.8% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Phoenix Park, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (41%) and Year 9 or below (9%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the state average. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 34.9% of residents.
21.9% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 21.9%
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 Phoenix Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (17%) and Postgraduate degree (11%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 25.6%. Education and food, hospitality and personal services both follow at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3km, which is more than about 75% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the average school size of 209 students is lower than most areas.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
209
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
986
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Phoenix Park
5 schools — 1,043 students, average ICSEA 986.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 1
| Morpeth Public School, Morpeth | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 262 | 1,023 |
| Hinton Public School, Hinton | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 99 | 1,009 |
| Largs Public School, Largs | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 155 | 991 |
| Linuwel School Ltd, East Maitland | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 244 | 1,041 |
| Tenambit Public School, Tenambit | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 283 | 893 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Phoenix Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13206/phoenix-park/topic/education