41.6% ▲ +26.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 41.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rocky River · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rocky River
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Rocky River have remained steady, with about 42% of adults finishing Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 59%. Most residents hold a trade certificate or a school-level qualification rather than a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.6% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. About a quarter of residents stopped at Year 10, and 14.4% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rocky River, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.2% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales rate of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.1% of residents.
16.2% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 16.2%
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 Rocky River, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Postgraduate degree (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are society and culture at 15.1%, followed by management and commerce at 10.5% and engineering at 9.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Rocky River has a high number of schools per child, with three schools within 3km. However, these schools are generally smaller than most and have a much lower advantage score than other areas.
25.64
Higher than 91% 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).
118
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
920
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rocky River
3 schools — 355 students, average ICSEA 920.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Rocky River Public School, Uralla | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 39 | 963 |
| Uralla Central School, Uralla | Government | Combined | 5.9 km | 264 | 901 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Uralla | Catholic | Primary | 6.4 km | 52 | 982 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rocky River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13405/rocky-river/topic/education