36.1% ▲ +22.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rylstone · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rylstone
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents have finished high school in Rylstone compared to most similar areas. Only 36.1% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend carries through to higher education, with typical qualification levels sitting well below the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 30.7% of people finished Year 10, while 17.5% left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rylstone, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.6% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38% of residents.
13.6% ▲ +73.6%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 13.6%
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 Rylstone, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 17.6%. Management and commerce follow at 12.4%, while Health and Education both sit around 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Rylstone has more schools per 1,000 children than most similar areas, with three schools located within 3km. All schools are government-run, and they tend to be smaller than most other areas.
7.69
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
120
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
909
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rylstone
3 schools — 360 students, average ICSEA 909.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Rylstone Public School, Rylstone | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 99 | 989 |
| Kandos High School, Kandos | Government | Secondary | 12.3 km | 166 | 902 |
| Kandos Public School, Kandos | Government | Primary | 12.3 km | 95 | 837 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rylstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13472/rylstone/topic/education