45.9% ▲ +36.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rockley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rockley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification levels than most similar areas define Rockley, although it still trails the state average. While 18.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, far fewer residents finished high school compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national figure. Other common highest years of schooling include Year 10 at 28.8% and Year 9 or below at 11.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rockley, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.8% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41% of residents.
18.8% ▲ +48.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 18.8%
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 Rockley, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (18%) and Bachelor degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across various fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 23%. Management and commerce follow at 17%, while Health and Education both account for about 12-13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Rockley has a very high number of schools per 1,000 children, though the typical school size is small with just 13 students. The area's only school is a government primary school with an advantage score that is much lower than most areas.
31.25
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
13
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
941
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rockley
1 school — 13 students, average ICSEA 941.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Rockley Public School, Rockley | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 13 | 941 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rockley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13395/rockley/topic/education