36.9% ▲ +17.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
The Rock · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in The Rock
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in The Rock compared to most similar areas. Only 36.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend is mirrored in higher education, where the proportion of adults with a university degree is also much lower than the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 33.3% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →The Rock splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.4% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, at 39.4%.
13.4% ▲ +49.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 13.4%
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 The Rock, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related fields at 16.4%, followed by management and commerce at 14.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one combined government school, which is smaller than most schools in similar areas. The average school advantage score of 953 is also lower than most other areas.
3.18
Lower than 55% 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).
169
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
953
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving The Rock
1 school — 169 students, average ICSEA 953.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| The Rock Central School, The Rock | Government | Combined | 0.3 km | 169 | 953 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in The Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13854/the-rock/topic/education