49.8% ▲ +21.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.0%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 49.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rock Valley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rock Valley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification rates than most similar areas define Rock Valley, with nearly a quarter of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. While these figures are strong locally, they remain well below the New South Wales and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 49.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rock Valley, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 24.5% of adults, a figure much higher than most similar areas but still a little below the national average of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 32.7% of people.
24.5% ▲ +30.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 24.5%
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 Valley, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and Health both representing 13.1% of the total, followed by Education at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two primary schools, which is more than 66% of similar areas. These government-run schools are much smaller than most, with an average size of 31 students.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
31
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
970
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rock Valley
2 schools — 61 students, average ICSEA 970.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Jiggi Public School, Jiggi | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 25 | 1,010 |
| Blakebrook Public School, Blakebrook | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 36 | 942 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rock Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13393/rock-valley/topic/education