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Education & Qualifications in Rookhurst

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

Only 33.9% of residents in Rookhurst have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This suggests a community where many adults left school early, though a fair few have since gone on to earn higher qualifications.

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Where Rookhurst sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

16.9% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Rookhurst — higher than 58% of areas.

Rookhurst16.9%
2422, NSW 12.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures, sitting at 33.9%. About 20.3% of people stopped at Year 10, while 11.9% left at Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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33.9% —

Lower than 79% 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 Rookhurst, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 9 or below (16%).

Year 12 33.9% Year 10 20.3% Year 9 or below 11.9% Year 11 6.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 16.9%, which is well below the Australian average. However, this is around the middle for similar areas, with 27.5% of residents holding a diploma or advanced diploma.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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16.9% —

Higher than 58% 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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Rookhurst splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (41%) and Bachelor degree (37%), with Certificate III / IV at 22%.

Advanced diploma / diploma 27.5% Bachelor degree 25.0% Certificate III / IV 15.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 17.5%. Health, engineering, education, and society and culture each account for 7.5% of qualifications.

Field of qualification

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In Rookhurst, the largest group is Management & commerce at 35%, followed by Health (20%) and Engineering & related (15%).

Management & commerce 17.5% Health 10.0% Engineering & related 7.5% Education 7.5% Society & culture 7.5%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 kilometres of the area, which is a common trait for about 59% of similar locations.

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).

Schools in and around Rookhurst — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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 Rookhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13408/rookhurst/topic/education