37.3% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 37.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rushforth · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rushforth
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Forty per cent of qualified adults in Rushforth hold a Certificate III or IV, making it the most common qualification. This is an area where far fewer people finished high school or earned university degrees compared to state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 37.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Rushforth splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (42%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 12.9%, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
12.9% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 12.9%
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 Rushforth, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 17.1%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 16.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3km, which is more than 75% of similar areas. Most are government schools (80%) and the average school advantage score is among the lowest at this level.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
297
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
884
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rushforth
5 schools — 1,484 students, average ICSEA 884.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 2
| St Joseph's Primary School, South Grafton | Catholic | Primary | 7.6 km | 126 | 979 |
| Gillwinga Public School, South Grafton | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 129 | 774 |
| South Grafton High School, South Grafton | Government | Secondary | 7.7 km | 639 | 875 |
| South Grafton Public School, South Grafton | Government | Primary | 8.6 km | 564 | 905 |
| Induna School, South Grafton | Government | Secondary | 8.9 km | 26 | 754 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rushforth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13461/rushforth/topic/education