48.3% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.0%
- 2016: 43.3%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Stokers Siding · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Stokers Siding
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 48.3% of residents in Stokers Siding finished Year 12, a figure far below the state and national averages. While university degrees are more common here than in many similar areas, a large portion of the population has left school early.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here finished Year 12 compared to the rest of Australia, where the figure is 58.8%. About a quarter of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Stokers Siding, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A typical resident is more likely to hold a bachelor's degree or higher than those in most similar areas, though at 21% this is still well below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.9% of adults.
21.0% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 21.0%
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 Stokers Siding, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Common areas of study for those with qualifications include management and commerce at 12.3%, followed by education at 11% and engineering at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, but these are much smaller than most others, with an average size of just 65 students. Both local schools are government primary schools.
8.85
Higher than 73% 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).
65
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
983
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Stokers Siding
2 schools — 130 students, average ICSEA 983.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Stokers Siding Public School, Stokers Siding | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 37 | 962 |
| Burringbar Public School, Burringbar | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 93 | 992 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Stokers Siding [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13679/stokers-siding/topic/education