44.9% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.3%
- 2016: 45.4%
- 2021: 44.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rouchel · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rouchel
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Less than 45% of residents in Rouchel have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap extends to higher education, where bachelor degrees are much less common than in the rest of the state. The local education profile is modest compared to both New South Wales and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.9% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average. About 28% of residents reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rouchel, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 33%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.4% of the population, well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.4% of residents.
16.4% ▲ +62.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 16.4%
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 Rouchel, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 34%.
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in Rouchel are most often trained in management and commerce, at 14.4%, followed by engineering and agriculture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools within 3km of the area, which is more than most similar places. These schools are evenly split between government and Catholic sectors, with an average size of 418 students.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
418
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
954
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rouchel
2 schools — 836 students, average ICSEA 954.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Aberdeen Public School, Aberdeen | Government | Primary | 9.5 km | 151 | 890 |
| St Joseph's Catholic College, Aberdeen | Catholic | Secondary | 9.6 km | 685 | 968 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rouchel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13437/rouchel/topic/education