29.6% ▲ +9.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pindimar · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pindimar
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Pindimar sits around the middle of similar areas for higher qualifications, though it has a much lower rate of high school completion. Only 29.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This suggests a local workforce that relies more on trade certificates than traditional schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer than one third of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales rate of 58.9%. Instead, 41.1% of residents list Year 10 as their highest year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pindimar, the largest group is Year 10 at 44%, followed by Year 12 (32%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade qualifications are common, with 41.5% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. However, those with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16%, a figure far below the 26.3% national average.
16.0% ▲ +53.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 16.0%
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 Pindimar, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with degrees or diplomas, the most common fields are Engineering at 20.8%, followed by Management and Commerce at 12.7% and Health at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is more than some similar areas. This school has an average size of 267 students and a typical advantage score of 992.
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).
267
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
992
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pindimar
1 school — 267 students, average ICSEA 992.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Soldiers Point Public School, Soldiers Point | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 267 | 992 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pindimar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13223/pindimar/topic/education