31.6% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Stratheden · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Stratheden
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Stratheden have finished high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 31.6% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap in formal schooling is reflected in the low number of adults with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 31.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. For many in the area, Year 10 was the highest level of school completed, accounting for 46.6% of the population.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Stratheden, the largest group is Year 10 at 50%, followed by Year 12 (34%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 9.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are much more typical at 45.5%.
9.5% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 9.5%
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 Stratheden, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Stratheden often hold degrees in engineering or management and commerce, each making up 18.2% of the total. Education is the next most common field of study at 11.4%.
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 the average school size is among the lowest at just 18 students. The only school available within 3km is a government primary school.
21.74
Higher than 89% 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).
18
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
931
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Stratheden
1 school — 18 students, average ICSEA 931.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Stratheden Public School, Stratheden | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 18 | 931 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Stratheden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13689/stratheden/topic/education