44.9% ▲ +27.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.3%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 44.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Redbank · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Redbank
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Redbank finished high school than across the state, with only 44.9% completing Year 12. While university degrees are more common here than in most similar areas, the overall level of formal schooling remains well below the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%. Roughly 32.1% of people listed Year 10 as their highest year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Redbank, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 21.9% of the population, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the state average. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 38.2% of residents.
21.9% ▲ +41.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 21.9%
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 Redbank, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are health (16.0%), followed by engineering and management and commerce, both at 14.2%. Education and society and culture also feature prominently.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most. Three-quarters of these schools are government primary schools.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
386
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
925
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Redbank
4 schools — 1,543 students, average ICSEA 925.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Wauchope High School, Wauchope | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 458 | 894 |
| Wauchope Public School, Wauchope | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 624 | 900 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Wauchope | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 277 | 1,011 |
| Beechwood Public School, Wauchope | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 184 | 959 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Redbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13349/redbank/topic/education