24.1% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sherwood · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sherwood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Sherwood have finished high school or university compared to similar areas. Only 24.1% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area one of the least qualified places in its category.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 24.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%. This is among the lowest rates for school completion seen in similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sherwood, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is also less common here, with 12.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
12.1% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 12.1%
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 Sherwood, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (37%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are split evenly between engineering, agriculture and environment, health, and management and commerce, each at 9.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school within 3km, though its average size of 72 students is much lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
72
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
938
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sherwood
1 school — 72 students, average ICSEA 938.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Glenreagh Public School, Glenreagh | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 72 | 938 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sherwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13551/sherwood/topic/education