46.5% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 46.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Stanborough · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of the adults in Stanborough finished Year 12, leaving a significant gap in school completion compared to the rest of the state. This trend carries through to higher education, where only 4% of residents hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Highest year of school completed.
Just 46.5% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 31% of the population finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
46.5% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Stanborough, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 34%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is much lower than most areas, sitting far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
4.0% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Stanborough, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 68%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are society and culture at 20%, followed by health at 15% and engineering at 12.5%.
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.
0
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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Stanborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13660/stanborough/topic/education