40.2% ▲ +25.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Somerton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Somerton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A smaller number of residents have finished high school in Somerton compared to the rest of the country. Only 40.2% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend is reflected in the local qualification levels, where a typical adult is more likely to hold a trade certificate than a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 32.4% of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Somerton, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 11 (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 11.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 38.1% of people.
11.8% ▲ +13.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 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 Somerton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (26%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for local residents are Health at 17.9%, followed by Management and Commerce at 12.7% and Society and Culture at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Somerton has 15.38 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. The only school serving the area is a government primary school with a very small average size of 17 students.
15.38
Higher than 84% 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).
17
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
895
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Somerton
1 school — 17 students, average ICSEA 895.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Somerton Public School, Somerton | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 17 | 895 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Somerton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13588/somerton/topic/education