38.6% ▲ +26.5%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 38.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Raglan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Raglan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower rates of higher education than most similar areas define Raglan, where only 8.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most residents have focused on trade and vocational training rather than university studies.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 33.2% of people finished Year 10, while 14.9% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Raglan, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 50.2% of adults. Only 12.9% of the population has a bachelor degree, leaving the area far below the state average.
8.7% ▲ +11.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 8.7%
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 Raglan, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related services at 18.3%, followed by management and commerce at 14.2% and society and culture at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Raglan has five schools within 3km, which is more than 75% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than those in most other areas, with 60% being government primary schools.
3.76
Higher than 50% 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).
524
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
989
Lower 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 Raglan
5 schools — 2,620 students, average ICSEA 989.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Raglan Public School, Raglan | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 191 | 978 |
| Scots All Saints College, White Rock | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 779 | 1,087 |
| Denison College of Secondary Education, Kelso High Campus, Kelso | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 813 | 936 |
| Kelso Public School, Kelso | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 374 | 859 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso, Kelso | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 463 | 1,028 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Raglan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13317/raglan/topic/education