49.7% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.0%
- 2016: 49.0%
- 2021: 49.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Razorback · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Razorback
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of nearly 10 percentage points separates Razorback from both the state and national figures for Year 12 completion. While these results are higher than in many similar areas, fewer than half of the residents here have finished high school. This trend continues into higher education, where the number of people with degrees is also well below the New South Wales average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 49.7% of people have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 58.8%. Roughly 30.6% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Razorback, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 33%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.0% of the population, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.3% of residents.
18.0% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 18.0%
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 Razorback, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (24%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 19.8%, followed closely by management and commerce at 19.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are six schools within 3 km, which is more than 77% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the typical school size of 424 students is higher than most areas.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
424
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
976
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Razorback
6 schools — 2,120 students, average ICSEA 976.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Picton | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 410 | 1,019 |
| Picton Public School, Picton | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 307 | 991 |
| Picton High School, Picton | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 1,182 | 950 |
| Cawdor Public School, Camden | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 76 | 982 |
| Douglas Park Public School, Douglas Park | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 145 | 1,031 |
| Camden Park Environmental Education Centre, Menangle | Government | Combined | 7.5 km | — | — |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Razorback [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13341/razorback/topic/education