53.2% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.7%
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Spring Flat · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Spring Flat
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Spring Flat, held by 36.3% of adults. While many residents have a higher level of schooling than people in similar areas, the local figures generally sit well below the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but remains well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Spring Flat, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 20.9% of the population; this is higher than most similar areas, though it is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
20.9% ▲ +46.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 20.9%
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 Flat, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 24%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 21.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 4 schools within 3 km, and the area has 11.11 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most similar areas.
11.11
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
776
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
966
Lower than 64% 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 Flat
4 schools — 3,103 students, average ICSEA 966.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| St Matthews Catholic School Mudgee, Mudgee | Catholic | Combined | 5.3 km | 1,122 | 1,022 |
| Cudgegong Valley Public School, Mudgee | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 654 | 951 |
| Mudgee High School, Mudgee | Government | Secondary | 8.2 km | 788 | 928 |
| Mudgee Public School, Mudgee | Government | Primary | 8.4 km | 539 | 925 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Spring Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13629/spring-flat/topic/education