51.0% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 75.3%
- 2021: 51.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Singleton Military Area · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Singleton Military Area
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in the Singleton Military Area have remained low compared to the rest of the country. Only 3.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. Most residents have focused on vocational training rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 51% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the New South Wales and Australian averages, with both sitting around 59%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Singleton Military Area, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 11 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Vocational training is common here, with 23.5% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the proportion of people with a university degree is far below the state average.
3.5% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 Military Area, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are society and culture at 10.1%, followed by engineering at 8.4% and management and commerce at 6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two schools within 3 km, and these are smaller than most. Half of these schools are government run and half are independent.
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).
210
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
995
Higher than 53% 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 Military Area
2 schools — 419 students, average ICSEA 995.
By sector: Government 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Broke Public School, Broke | Government | Primary | 9.5 km | 30 | 861 |
| Australian Christian College - Singleton, Singleton | Independent | Combined | 12.5 km | 389 | 1,005 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Singleton Military Area [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13566/singleton-military-area/topic/education