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The Pinnacles · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in The Pinnacles

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Fewer people in The Pinnacles have finished high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 36.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap in schooling is reflected in the low number of adults with higher degrees.

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📍 The Pinnacles, Suburb / Locality

Where The Pinnacles sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

12.0% ▲ +25.0%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is The Pinnacles — lower than 61% of areas.

The Pinnacles12.0%
2460, NSW 10.4%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 36.5% of residents finished Year 12, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. Many residents left school earlier, with 31.1% finishing at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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36.5% ▲ +44.1%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In The Pinnacles, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (17%).

Year 12 36.5% Year 10 31.1% Year 9 or below 16.2% Year 11 12.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. More than half of qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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12.0% ▲ +25.0%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In The Pinnacles, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.

Certificate III / IV 56.8% Bachelor degree 15.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.6% Certificate I / II 9.1% Postgraduate degree 6.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across various fields, with society and culture being the most common at 29.5%, followed by management and commerce at 15.9%.

Field of qualification

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In The Pinnacles, the largest group is Society & culture at 31%, followed by Management & commerce (17%) and Engineering & related (14%).

Society & culture 29.5% Management & commerce 15.9% Engineering & related 13.6% Architecture & building 11.4% Agriculture & environment 11.4% Natural & physical sciences 6.8% Health 6.8%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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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).

Schools in and around The Pinnacles — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in The Pinnacles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13849/the-pinnacles/topic/education