53.2% ▲ +23.2%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.2%
- 2016: 45.8%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Robertson · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Robertson
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than 54% of residents in Robertson finished Year 12, which is well below the national figure. Despite this gap in secondary schooling, a quarter of adults hold a university degree, a rate much higher than in most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.2% of people finished Year 12, while 26.4% stopped at Year 10. This rate of school completion is well below both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Robertson, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A quarter of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29% of the population.
25.0% ▲ +45.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 25.0%
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 Robertson, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in management and commerce are the most common, at 15.4%. Engineering and related fields follow at 12.9%, with society and culture at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local primary schools are much smaller than most areas, with an average size of 66 students. These government schools also have an advantage score of 1,038, which is much higher than most areas.
2.70
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
66
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,038
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Robertson
3 schools — 197 students, average ICSEA 1,038.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Robertson Public School, Robertson | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 147 | 1,025 |
| Burrawang Public School, Burrawang | Government | Primary | 9.3 km | 30 | 1,076 |
| Kangaloon Public School, Kangaloon | Government | Primary | 11.0 km | 20 | 1,074 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Robertson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13389/robertson/topic/education