35.6% ▲ +18.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 35.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Singleton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Singleton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all qualified adults in Singleton hold a Certificate III or IV, reflecting a strong focus on vocational training. The area has a much lower rate of higher education and school completion compared to both the state and the nation.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Many locals left school earlier, with 34.1% reaching Year 10 as their highest level.
Highest year of school
View on map →Singleton splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most areas. Only 11.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
11.8% ▲ +31.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 11.8%
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 Singleton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most popular area of study at 25%, followed by management and commerce at 16.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are more schools per 1,000 children here than in most areas, with six schools within 3 km. These schools are much larger than average, though they have a much lower advantage score than most areas.
5.32
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
588
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
941
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Singleton
6 schools — 3,530 students, average ICSEA 941.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| King Street Public School, Singleton | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 433 | 900 |
| Singleton High School, Singleton | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 877 | 901 |
| Singleton Public School, Singleton | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 353 | 950 |
| St Catherine's Catholic College, Singleton | Catholic | Combined | 0.9 km | 1,010 | 974 |
| Australian Christian College - Singleton, Singleton | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 389 | 1,005 |
| Singleton Heights Public School, Singleton Heights | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 468 | 920 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Singleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13564/singleton/topic/education