26.1% ▲ +30.4%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Stanford Merthyr · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Stanford Merthyr
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 26.1% of people in Stanford Merthyr have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This is a community where most adults have not finished high school, and very few hold university degrees. The local education profile is dominated by vocational certificates rather than academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures, trailing both by 33 points. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 43.5%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Stanford Merthyr, the largest group is Year 10 at 45%, followed by Year 12 (27%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with just 6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 57.3% of people.
6.0% ▲ +70.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Stanford Merthyr, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 67%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related fields at 29.4%, followed by Management and Commerce at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 6 schools within 3km, providing a much higher number of schools per child than most areas. However, the average school advantage score is 902, which is much lower than most areas.
9.52
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
353
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
902
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Stanford Merthyr
6 schools — 2,116 students, average ICSEA 902.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1
| Stanford Merthyr Infants School, Stanford Merthyr | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 54 | 950 |
| Holy Spirit Primary School, Kurri Kurri | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 186 | 994 |
| Pelaw Main Public School, Pelaw Main | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 115 | 901 |
| Kurri Kurri Public School, Kurri Kurri | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 574 | 891 |
| Kurri Kurri High School, Kurri Kurri | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 917 | 894 |
| Weston Public School, Weston | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 270 | 882 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Stanford Merthyr [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13662/stanford-merthyr/topic/education