67.8% ▲ +40.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.2%
- 2016: 47.4%
- 2021: 67.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rock Forest · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rock Forest
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A strong academic record defines Rock Forest, where 67.8% of people finished Year 12. This is well above the national figure and highlights a highly educated local population. Most residents hold a qualification, with nearly 30% holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much higher here than in most areas. Around 67.8% of people completed Year 12, which is 8.9 percentage points above both the New South Wales and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rock Forest, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common in Rock Forest, with 29.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian average, and the most typical qualification is a bachelor degree at 31.3%.
29.9% ▲ +48.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 29.9%
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 Rock Forest, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields. The most common are Engineering and related studies at 22.5%, followed by Education at 17.5% and Health at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Despite the high level of qualification among residents, there are no schools within 3 km of the area. This makes it smaller than about 59% of similar areas.
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Lower than 99% 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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rock Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13392/rock-forest/topic/education