42.1% ▲ +6.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.5%
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 42.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Raleigh · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Raleigh
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Raleigh. While the area has a few highly qualified residents, overall schooling and degree levels are far below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.1% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 28.7% of the population left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Raleigh, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical qualification levels are well below the national average, with only 17.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 27.8% seen across New South Wales.
17.1% ▲ +26.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 17.1%
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 Raleigh, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are education at 14.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.1% and management and commerce at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Raleigh has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with three primary government schools within 3 km. These schools are much smaller than typical schools in other areas.
10.87
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
89
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
998
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Raleigh
3 schools — 266 students, average ICSEA 998.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Raleigh Public School, Raleigh | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 24 | 1,097 |
| Repton Public School, Repton | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 63 | 1,030 |
| Urunga Public School, Urunga | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 179 | 974 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Raleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13320/raleigh/topic/education