42.9% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.0%
- 2016: 49.2%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Shadforth · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Shadforth
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 30% of adults in Shadforth hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. While high-level qualifications are common, far fewer residents completed Year 12 compared to the state and national averages. This mix of high degrees and lower school completion rates shapes the local education profile.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.9% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%. About a third of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Shadforth, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (39%) and Year 11 (7%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 29.1% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.5% of residents.
29.1% ▲ +29.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 29.1%
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 Shadforth, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (18%) and Postgraduate degree (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Shadforth are most often in Engineering and related fields (21.9%), followed by Management and commerce at 15.6%. Society and culture, architecture, and health also represent significant shares of study areas.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two primary government schools within 3 km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are smaller than most, but they have a school advantage score that is higher than most areas.
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).
146
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,037
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Shadforth
2 schools — 292 students, average ICSEA 1,037.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Spring Hill Public School, Spring Hill | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 57 | 969 |
| Millthorpe Public School, Millthorpe | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 235 | 1,053 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Shadforth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13536/shadforth/topic/education