47.0% ▲ +28.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.6%
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pitt Town · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pitt Town
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Pitt Town has remained steady over the last decade, though it sits well below state and national figures. Only 47% of residents have completed Year 12, and just 15.3% of adults hold a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far below the New South Wales and national figures, which both sit around 59%. About 34.5% of residents finished school at Year 10, while 8.7% finished at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pitt Town, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (9%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.3% of the population, which is far below the state rate of 27.8%. The most common qualification held is a Certificate III or IV at 44.8%.
15.3% ▲ +47.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 15.3%
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 Pitt Town, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with degrees or certificates, the most common fields of study are Management and Commerce at 22.8% and Engineering at 18.6%. Architecture and building also feature prominently at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a higher advantage score than most areas, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in similar places. Most of the 10 schools within 3km are government primary schools.
1.10
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
385
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,010
Higher 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 Pitt Town
10 schools — 3,463 students, average ICSEA 1,010.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Pitt Town Public School, Pitt Town | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 290 | 987 |
| Longneck Lagoon Environmental Education Centre, Maraylya | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | — | — |
| Wilberforce Public School, Wilberforce | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 326 | 992 |
| Oakville Public School, Oakville | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 612 | 1,032 |
| Maraylya Public School, Maraylya | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 106 | 1,018 |
| Arndell Anglican College, Oakville | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 1,220 | 1,064 |
| Cattai Public School, Cattai | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 57 | 990 |
| Windsor High School, Mcgraths Hill | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 642 | 923 |
| Windsor Public School, Windsor | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 125 | 944 |
| Ebenezer Public School, Ebenezer | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 85 | 995 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pitt Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13238/pitt-town/topic/education