43.5% ▲ +22.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Smiths Lake · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Smiths Lake
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of university degrees than most similar areas mark the educational profile of Smiths Lake. While 17.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, far fewer residents finished high school compared to state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.5% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is around the middle for similar areas, though 33.3% of residents topped out at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Smiths Lake, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (8%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 17.2% of adults, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.7% of people.
17.2% ▲ +91.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 17.2%
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 Smiths Lake, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Management and commerce being the most common at 12.8%. Engineering, Architecture, Health, and Education all follow closely, each held by about 11% of the qualified population.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two primary schools, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These government schools are smaller than most, but they have a school advantage score of 1,011, which is higher than most areas.
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).
142
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,011
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Smiths Lake
2 schools — 283 students, average ICSEA 1,011.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Bungwahl Public School, Bungwahl | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 36 | 1,037 |
| Pacific Palms Public School, Boomerang Beach | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 247 | 1,007 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Smiths Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13579/smiths-lake/topic/education