Spring Grove · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Spring Grove

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

More than a third of Spring Grove residents finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling. This suggests a trend of leaving school early, as only 34.7% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%.

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📍 Spring Grove, Suburb / Locality

Where Spring Grove sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

14.4% ▲ +0.7%
  • 0.0%–2.1%: 1060 areas
  • 2.1%–4.3%: 270 areas
  • 4.3%–6.4%: 664 areas
  • 6.4%–8.6%: 989 areas
  • 8.6%–10.7%: 1292 areas
  • 10.7%–12.9%: 1253 areas
  • 12.9%–15.0%: 1106 areas
  • 15.0%–17.1%: 1016 areas
  • 17.1%–19.3%: 865 areas
  • 19.3%–21.4%: 701 areas
  • 21.4%–23.6%: 563 areas
  • 23.6%–25.7%: 467 areas
  • 25.7%–27.9%: 444 areas
  • 27.9%–30.0%: 369 areas
  • 30.0%–32.1%: 288 areas
  • 32.1%–34.3%: 240 areas
  • 34.3%–36.4%: 235 areas
  • 36.4%–38.6%: 182 areas
  • 38.6%–40.7%: 150 areas
  • 40.7%–42.9%: 127 areas
  • 42.9%–45.0%: 93 areas
  • 45.0%–47.1%: 117 areas
  • 47.1%–49.3%: 91 areas
  • 49.3%–51.4%: 77 areas
  • 51.4%–53.6%: 78 areas
  • 53.6%–55.7%: 55 areas
  • 55.7%–57.9%: 48 areas
  • 57.9%–60.0%: 56 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Spring Grove — lower than 51% of areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher compared with the state and national average
Spring Grove14.4%
2470, NSW 8.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 34.7% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 35.7%.

34.7% ▲ +12.9%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.7%
  • 2016: 31.5%
  • 2021: 34.7%

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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Spring Grove splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (40%) and Year 12 (39%), with Year 9 or below at 13%.

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The 14.4% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40% of residents.

14.4% ▲ +0.7%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 14.3%
  • 2016: 10.7%
  • 2021: 14.4%

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in Spring Grove are most often in management and commerce (18.5%) or engineering and related fields (16.0%).

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There is one independent combined school within 3km of the area. Its average size is 354 students, which is around the middle for similar areas.

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).

979

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Spring Grove

1 school — 354 students, average ICSEA 979.

By sector: Independent 1

By type: Combined 1

Schools serving Spring Grove, sortable by name, sector, type, distance and student count
Casino Christian School, North Casino Independent Combined 5.8 km 354 979

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Spring Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13630/spring-grove/topic/education