40.3% ▲ +27.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 40.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rossmore · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rossmore
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Rossmore have remained low compared to wider trends, with only 40.3% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%. While school advantage scores are high, few adults here hold university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.3% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is lower than most areas, with 19% of residents leaving school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rossmore, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, as only 9.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while trade certificates are more common at 38.8%.
9.6% ▲ +50.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 9.6%
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 Rossmore, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 18.6%, followed by Management and Commerce at 15.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Rossmore has a high school advantage score of 1,050, which is much higher than most areas. There are 10 schools within 3 kilometres, and half of these are independent schools.
4.87
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
757
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,050
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rossmore
10 schools — 7,565 students, average ICSEA 1,050.
By sector: Independent 5 · Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 5 · Primary 5
| Bellfield College, Rossmore | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 704 | 984 |
| Rossmore Public School, Rossmore | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 113 | 937 |
| Unity Grammar College, Austral | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,428 | 1,059 |
| St Anthony of Padua Catholic College, Austral | Catholic | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,539 | 1,037 |
| Austral Public School, Austral | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 846 | 1,032 |
| Bringelly Public School, Bringelly | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 114 | 929 |
| Leppington Public School, Leppington | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 507 | 1,032 |
| Al-Faisal College - Liverpool, Austral | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 1,573 | 1,097 |
| Arrahman College, Austral | Independent | Primary | 5.0 km | 256 | 1,084 |
| Leppington Anglican College, Leppington | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 485 | 1,101 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rossmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13434/rossmore/topic/education