Rappville · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Rappville

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

Education levels in Rappville have remained low compared to the rest of the country, with only 27.2% of people completing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%. The area's academic profile is modest, with few residents holding university degrees.

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📍 Rappville, Suburb / Locality

Where Rappville sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.0% ▲ +247.1%
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  • 55.7%–57.9%: 48 areas
  • 57.9%–60.0%: 56 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Rappville — lower than 71% of areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher compared with the state and national average
Rappville10.0%
2469, NSW 10.1%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 27.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is among the lowest rates for this level of schooling across similar areas.

27.2% ▲ +18.0%

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.0%
  • 2016: 25.4%
  • 2021: 27.2%

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

Highest year of school

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Rappville splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 21%.

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are uncommon here, with just 10.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are more frequent at 37.7%.

10.0% ▲ +247.1%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9%
  • 2016: 5.3%
  • 2021: 10.0%

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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In Rappville, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of qualification are agriculture and environment as well as management and commerce, both at 13.0%. Society and culture also feature at 11.6%.

Field of qualification

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Rappville splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (21%) and Management & commerce (21%), with Society & culture at 19%.

Schools

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

Local schooling is provided by one government primary school, which is much smaller than most areas with a typical size of 17 students. The average school advantage score is 896, which is much lower than most areas.

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).

896

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Rappville

1 school — 17 students, average ICSEA 896.

By sector: Government 1

By type: Primary 1

Schools serving Rappville, sortable by name, sector, type, distance and student count
Rappville Public School, Rappville Government Primary 2.1 km 17 896

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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rappville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13331/rappville/topic/education