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Education & Qualifications in Spring Plains

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

More people in Spring Plains have finished high school and earned degrees than in most similar areas. While these figures stand out locally, they remain well below the New South Wales and national figures. This creates a unique educational profile where local achievement is high compared to similar rural spots.

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

21.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Spring Plains — higher than 72% of areas.

Spring Plains21.8%
2388, NSW 9.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Roughly 49.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the 58.9% figure for New South Wales.

Completed Year 12

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49.1% —

Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Highest year of school

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In Spring Plains, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 23%.

Year 12 49.1% Year 10 15.8% Year 11 5.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 21.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a rate higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 26.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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21.8% —

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

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

Highest qualification level

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In Spring Plains, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (28%).

Bachelor degree 29.3% Certificate III / IV 22.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 19.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in agriculture and environment at 24.4%, followed by food, hospitality and personal services at 14.6%.

Field of qualification

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In Spring Plains, the largest group is Agriculture & environment at 30%, followed by Food, hospitality & personal services (18%) and Engineering & related (15%).

Agriculture & environment 24.4% Food, hospitality & personal services 14.6% Engineering & related 12.2% Management & commerce 12.2% Creative arts 9.8% Society & culture 7.3%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Spring Plains — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Spring Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13634/spring-plains/topic/education