50.6% ▲ +21.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.8%
- 2016: 46.8%
- 2021: 50.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Picton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Picton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Almost 40% of adults in Picton hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While some figures are higher than in similar areas, the community's overall levels of schooling and degrees remain well below state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this 50.6% is well below the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Picton, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 18.1% of adults. This is higher than most similar areas, but still well below the state average of 27.8%.
18.1% ▲ +25.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 18.1%
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 Picton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 19%, followed by Management and commerce at 18%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3km, but the area has fewer schools per 1,000 children than most similar places. The five local schools are much larger than usual, and 80% are government primary schools.
2.78
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
565
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
961
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Picton
5 schools — 2,825 students, average ICSEA 961.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Picton Public School, Picton | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 307 | 991 |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Picton | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 410 | 1,019 |
| Picton High School, Picton | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,182 | 950 |
| Thirlmere Public School, Thirlmere | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 401 | 959 |
| Tahmoor Public School, Tahmoor | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 525 | 927 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Picton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13212/picton/topic/education