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Education & Qualifications in Ponto

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Fewer people in Ponto finished high school compared to the national figure, though a surprising 22.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This mix of education levels reflects a community where many residents have skipped traditional school paths to gain specialized higher qualifications.

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Where Ponto sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

22.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ponto — higher than 74% of areas.

Ponto22.9%
2818, NSW 11.1%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 43.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below both the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%. In fact, the same number of people stopped their schooling after Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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43.6% —

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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Ponto splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (46%) and Year 10 (46%), with Year 9 or below at 8%.

Year 12 43.6% Year 10 43.6% Year 9 or below 7.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 22.9% of the population, a figure higher than most similar areas. This is well below the New South Wales rate of 27.8% and the Australian rate of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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22.9% —

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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Ponto splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (41%) and Bachelor degree (36%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 23%.

Certificate III / IV 36.0% Bachelor degree 32.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 20.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and Agriculture and Environment both accounting for 20% of the total. Education, Management and Commerce, and Society and Culture each make up 16%.

Field of qualification

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Ponto splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (23%) and Agriculture & environment (23%), with Education at 18%.

Engineering & related 20.0% Agriculture & environment 20.0% Education 16.0% Management & commerce 16.0% Society & culture 16.0%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar locations.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

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Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ponto [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13253/ponto/topic/education