32.9% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rushes Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rushes Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Rushes Creek have finished high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 32.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This means a higher proportion of the local population relies on trade certificates or earlier school leaving for their working lives.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales average, with only 32.9% of people finishing. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 38.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rushes Creek, the largest group is Year 10 at 40%, followed by Year 12 (34%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. Instead, many residents hold a Certificate III or IV, which 27.7% of people have achieved.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.7%
- 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 Rushes Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (37%) and Certificate I / II (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Health at 19.1% and Engineering at 17.0%, followed by Management and Commerce at 14.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools within 3 kilometres, though the typical school size is lower than most areas. Government and Catholic schools each make up 50% of the local sector.
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).
162
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
878
Lower 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 Rushes Creek
2 schools — 323 students, average ICSEA 878.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Manilla | Catholic | Primary | 16.4 km | 79 | 948 |
| Manilla Central School, Manilla | Government | Combined | 16.7 km | 244 | 855 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rushes Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13460/rushes-creek/topic/education