73.9% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 49.1%
- 2021: 73.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rose Valley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rose Valley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 74% of people in Rose Valley have completed Year 12, which is far above the national figure of 58.8%. This high level of schooling is reflected in the local workforce, where adults are much more likely to hold a university degree than those in most other similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for areas of this size, with 73.9% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 15 percentage points higher than the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rose Valley, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is highly qualified, with 29.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian average of 26.3%, while nearly 30% of residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
29.9% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Rose Valley splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (35%) and Certificate III / IV (33%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Rose Valley are spread across several technical fields, with Agriculture and environment being the most common at 18.2%, followed by Engineering and Architecture and building at 16.4% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km of the area. This school has an advantage score of 1,091, which is much higher than most other areas.
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).
378
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,091
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rose Valley
1 school — 378 students, average ICSEA 1,091.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Gerringong Public School, Gerringong | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 378 | 1,091 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rose Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13413/rose-valley/topic/education