49.1% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.3%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 49.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Run-o-Waters · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Run-o-Waters
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Run-o-Waters have finished high school or university than in the rest of New South Wales. While a higher proportion of residents hold degrees than in many similar areas, the typical person here is still well below the state and national figures for education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 49.1% of people completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Roughly 34% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Run-o-Waters, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.5% of the population. This is a higher share than in most similar areas, though it remains well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
18.5% ▲ +29.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 18.5%
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 Run-o-Waters, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in Engineering and related fields at 21.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 18.6% and Society and culture at 16.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Run-o-Waters has eight schools within 3 km, which is more than 80% of similar areas. Most are government schools (75%) and the majority are primary schools.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
363
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
977
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Run-o-Waters
8 schools — 2,906 students, average ICSEA 977.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Goulburn West Public School, Goulburn | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 373 | 978 |
| Saints Peter and Paul's Primary School, Goulburn | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 366 | 1,033 |
| Trinity Catholic College Goulburn, Goulburn | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 714 | 1,025 |
| Goulburn South Public School, Goulburn | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 160 | 905 |
| Goulburn High School, Goulburn | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 648 | 943 |
| The Crescent School, Goulburn | Government | Combined | 4.5 km | 77 | 911 |
| Wollondilly Public School, Goulburn | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 387 | 975 |
| Goulburn Public School, Goulburn | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 181 | 896 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Run-o-Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13455/run-o-waters/topic/education