47.6% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Simpkins Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Simpkins Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Simpkins Creek compared to the rest of the country. Only 47.6% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national and state figures of around 59%. This creates a notable gap in schooling levels for the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of the population has completed Year 12, a result that is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. For those who left school earlier, about 23.8% finished at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Simpkins Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 33%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common highest qualification level is Certificate III / IV at 71%, ahead of Bachelor degree (43%).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Simpkins Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Bachelor degree is next at 38%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Architecture & building at 29%, ahead of Management & commerce (21%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3 km, which is more than about 59% of similar areas. This school is quite small, with a typical size of 21 students, and has one of the lowest advantage scores for its level.
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).
21
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
881
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Simpkins Creek
1 school — 21 students, average ICSEA 881.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Mummulgum Public School, Mummulgum | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 21 | 881 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Simpkins Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13563/simpkins-creek/topic/education