44.5% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 44.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Spring Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Spring Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common credential in Spring Creek, held by 44.4% of residents. While university degrees are more common here than in most similar areas, the place generally sits well below the state and national figures for higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 44.5%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is around the middle for similar areas, though 30.9% of residents finished school at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Spring Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 37%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.2% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, but remains well below the national figure of 26.3%.
18.2% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 18.2%
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 Spring Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (17%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, led by architecture and building at 15.3%, followed by management and commerce at 13.9% and engineering at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3km, which is more than about 75% of similar areas. Government schools make up 60% of the sector, with the typical school having 380 students.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
380
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
982
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Spring Creek
5 schools — 1,902 students, average ICSEA 982.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| James Sheahan Catholic High School Orange, Orange | Catholic | Secondary | 4.9 km | 1,030 | 1,010 |
| Orange Christian School, Orange | Independent | Combined | 5.3 km | 490 | 1,052 |
| Anson Street School, Orange | Government | Combined | 5.4 km | 134 | 882 |
| Glenroi Heights Public School, Orange | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 208 | 751 |
| Spring Terrace Public School, Spring Terrace | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 40 | 927 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Spring Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13627/spring-creek/topic/education