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Education & Qualifications in Rockley Mount

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

A notable gap exists between high school completion and university degrees in Rockley Mount. While 66.7% of residents finished Year 12—well above the national figure—the proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is well below the state and national averages.

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Where Rockley Mount sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

21.4% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Rockley Mount — higher than 71% of areas.

Rockley Mount21.4%
2795, NSW 19.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most areas, with 66.7% of residents finishing school, which is 7.8 percentage points above the New South Wales and Australian figures.

Completed Year 12

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66.7% —

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Rockley Mount, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 27%.

Year 12 66.7% Year 10 29.8% Year 9 or below 7.0% Year 11 5.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is less common than in the state, as bachelor degrees or higher are held by 21.4% of adults. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 36.4% of the population.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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21.4% —

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Rockley Mount, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).

Certificate III / IV 36.4% Bachelor degree 27.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 6.8% Certificate I / II 6.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

People with qualifications in this area most often studied engineering and related fields (20.5%), followed by society and culture at 18.2%.

Field of qualification

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Rockley Mount splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (23%) and Society & culture (20%), with Health at 18%.

Engineering & related 20.5% Society & culture 18.2% Health 15.9% Management & commerce 13.6% Creative arts 9.1% Architecture & building 6.8% Education 6.8%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

The area is smaller than about 59% of similar places in terms of education access, with no schools located within 3 km.

Schools within 3 km

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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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Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rockley Mount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13396/rockley-mount/topic/education