26.8% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Stratford · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Stratford
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of the adults in Stratford hold a Certificate III or IV, making it an area where trade and vocational training are common. Only 6.6% of people have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the lowest for similar areas, with only 26.8% of people completing Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Stratford, the largest group is Year 10 at 40%, followed by Year 12 (29%) and Year 9 or below (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, as only 6.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
6.6% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 Stratford, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related studies at 30.3%, followed by health at 18.2% and management and commerce at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3 km, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. However, the average school size of 15 is among the lowest at this level.
38.46
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
15
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
904
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 Stratford
1 school — 15 students, average ICSEA 904.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Stratford Public School, Stratford | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 15 | 904 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Stratford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13687/stratford/topic/education