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Education & Qualifications in Springdale

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

Just 25.5% of people in Springdale have completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the national average. This low rate of high school completion is the most striking feature of the area's education profile, contributing to a lower proportion of residents with university degrees compared to the rest of the state.

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Where Springdale sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.8% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Springdale — lower than 62% of areas.

Springdale11.8%
2666, NSW 11.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 10 is the most common highest school level reached at 34.5%. The percentage of people finishing Year 12 is among the lowest of similar areas, sitting 33 points below both the state and national figures.

Completed Year 12

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25.5% —

Lower than 92% 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 Springdale, the largest group is Year 10 at 40%, followed by Year 12 (29%) and Year 9 or below (20%).

Year 10 34.5% Year 12 25.5% Year 9 or below 17.3% Year 11 10.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.8% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.7% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.8% —

Lower than 62% 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 Springdale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (19%) and Bachelor degree (15%).

Certificate III / IV 40.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.7% Bachelor degree 13.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 11.1% Certificate I / II 5.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in this area are most frequently in management and commerce or society and culture, each at 20.4%. Other common fields include engineering and related studies at 14.8% and education at 11.1%.

Field of qualification

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Springdale splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (28%) and Society & culture (28%), with Engineering & related at 20%.

Management & commerce 20.4% Society & culture 20.4% Engineering & related 14.8% Education 11.1% Health 7.4%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places.

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).

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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 Springdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13637/springdale/topic/education