34.0% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rossglen · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rossglen
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Rossglen finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 34% completing Year 12. This creates a significant gap between the local area and both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Another 34% reached Year 10, while 17% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →Rossglen splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (40%), with Year 9 or below at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, placing Rossglen among the lowest for this level. Instead, half of the qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Rossglen, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 82%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 17.9%, followed by Education at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government secondary school within 3km, which is among the largest of its kind. The school's average advantage score is lower than most 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).
896
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
962
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rossglen
1 school — 896 students, average ICSEA 962.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Secondary 1
| Camden Haven High School, Laurieton | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 896 | 962 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rossglen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13431/rossglen/topic/education