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Education & Qualifications in Sherwood

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Very few residents in Sherwood have reached higher levels of schooling compared to the rest of the country. Only 24.2% of people finished Year 12, a figure that remains far below the national average.

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📍 Sherwood, Suburb / Locality

Where Sherwood sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Sherwood — lower than 99% of areas.

Sherwood0.0%
2474, NSW 14.1%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Schooling levels are among the lowest for similar areas, with just 24.2% of people completing Year 12. In contrast, 27.3% of residents finished Year 10, and another 27.3% left school in Year 9 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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24.2% —

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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Sherwood splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (30%), with Year 12 at 27%.

Year 10 27.3% Year 9 or below 27.3% Year 12 24.2% Year 11 12.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8% and the national average of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Sherwood, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.

Certificate III / IV 64.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 24%, ahead of Society & culture (24%).

Field of qualification

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Sherwood splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (24%) and Society & culture (24%), with Architecture & building at 18%.

Engineering & related 23.5% Society & culture 23.5% Architecture & building 17.6% Management & commerce 17.6% Food, hospitality & personal services 17.6%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area. This makes it smaller than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Sherwood — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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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/SAL13553/sherwood/topic/education