65.0% ▲ +24.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.2%
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pokolbin · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pokolbin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the national figure, 65% of people in Pokolbin have completed Year 12. This creates a highly educated profile for the area, with many residents holding university degrees and professional qualifications. These trends make the local workforce significantly more qualified than those in most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher than most areas, reaching 65%. This is well above both the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pokolbin, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education is common here, with 31.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%, and much higher than most similar areas.
31.5% ▲ +33.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 31.5%
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 Pokolbin, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (26%) and Certificate III / IV (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 30%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 12.4%. Health and society and culture also make up a significant part of the local qualifications.
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. While the average school size is much higher than most areas, the average school advantage score is lower.
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).
668
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
963
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pokolbin
5 schools — 3,341 students, average ICSEA 963.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| St Philip's Christian College - Cessnock, Nulkaba | Independent | Combined | 8.2 km | 1,276 | 1,032 |
| Nulkaba Public School, Nulkaba | Government | Primary | 9.1 km | 389 | 931 |
| Mount View High School, Cessnock West | Government | Secondary | 9.7 km | 930 | 911 |
| Cessnock West Public School, Cessnock | Government | Primary | 11.3 km | 399 | 884 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Cessnock | Catholic | Primary | 11.4 km | 347 | 975 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pokolbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13248/pokolbin/topic/education