63.8% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.8%
- 2021: 63.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rawsonville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rawsonville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher school completion rates have become a hallmark of Rawsonville, with 63.8% of residents finishing Year 12. This is well above the national figure and is much higher than most similar areas. While university degrees are less common than the state average, a strong focus on trade and vocational certificates defines the local workforce.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 63.8% of people here finished Year 12, which is well above the 58.9% seen across New South Wales. This is much higher than most similar areas, with very few residents stopping their schooling at Year 10 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rawsonville, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 11 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A typical adult here is more likely to hold a Certificate III or IV than a degree, with 26.2% holding these trade qualifications. Those with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.6% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%.
17.6% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 17.6%
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 Rawsonville, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (38%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study are management and commerce at 19.0%, followed by agriculture and environment at 14.3%. Health and engineering are also frequent fields of qualification for local residents.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one independent combined school within 3 km of the area. The average school size here is 215 students, which is lower than most similar 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).
215
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
996
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rawsonville
1 school — 215 students, average ICSEA 996.
By sector: Independent 1
By type: Combined 1
| Burrabadine Christian Community School, Dubbo | Independent | Combined | 7.6 km | 215 | 996 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rawsonville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13339/rawsonville/topic/education