47.5% ▲ +30.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Soldiers Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Soldiers Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More adults in Soldiers Point hold university degrees than in most similar areas, though overall school completion is low. Only 47.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below the New South Wales average, with just 47.5% of people finishing Year 12. About 30.7% of residents left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Soldiers Point, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
While 20% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher—a figure higher than most similar areas—this is still well below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 32.8%.
20.0% ▲ +69.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 20.0%
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 Soldiers Point, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 19.2% and engineering at 18.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is a typical size for its level.
5.03
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
267
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
992
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Soldiers Point
1 school — 267 students, average ICSEA 992.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Soldiers Point Public School, Soldiers Point | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 267 | 992 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Soldiers Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13586/soldiers-point/topic/education