39.9% ▲ +22.3%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 39.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rand · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rand
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Rand have remained low over time, with only 39.9% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%. The area relies heavily on vocational training rather than university degrees to prepare people for work.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people in Rand finished high school than in most other areas. Only 39.9% completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rand, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while a much larger 44.3% of qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
7.0% ▼ -26.3%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 Rand, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Bachelor degree is next at 13%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Agriculture and Environment at 14.3%, followed by Management and Commerce at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Rand has a high number of schools per child, with 18.87 schools for every 1,000 children. These are all government primary schools, and they are much smaller than those in most other areas, averaging only 30 students.
18.87
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
30
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
979
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rand
1 school — 30 students, average ICSEA 979.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Rand Public School, Rand | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 30 | 979 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rand [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13324/rand/topic/education