59.3% ▲ +32.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.9%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Spring Terrace · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Spring Terrace
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A much higher share of residents in Spring Terrace have completed Year 12 or hold university degrees compared to most similar areas. These strong educational results are seen across the community, with over a quarter of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.3% of people finished Year 12, which is much higher than in most similar areas and roughly the same as the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Spring Terrace, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical qualifications are varied, with 27.7% holding a diploma and 24.6% having a Certificate III or IV. About 25.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas, though a little below the New South Wales average.
25.3% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Spring Terrace splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (31%) and Certificate III / IV (27%), with Bachelor degree at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are agriculture and environment at 23.1%, followed by education and management and commerce, which both sit at 15.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are primarily small government primary schools, with an average size of 49 students. While there are 31.25 schools per 1,000 children, the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
31.25
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
49
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
952
Lower than 73% 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 Terrace
2 schools — 97 students, average ICSEA 952.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Spring Terrace Public School, Spring Terrace | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 40 | 927 |
| Spring Hill Public School, Spring Hill | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 57 | 969 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Spring Terrace [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13636/spring-terrace/topic/education