28.6% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Theresa Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Theresa Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Few residents in Theresa Creek have finished high school or earned a degree, which shapes a local workforce focused on practical skills. Only 28.6% of people here completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are much lower than most areas, with only 28.6% of people finishing Year 12. This is 30 points lower than the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →Theresa Creek splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (35%) and Year 12 (31%), with Year 9 or below at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, placing the town among the lowest in the country for this qualification. Instead, the most common high-level qualifications are Certificate III or IV at 24.1%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Theresa Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 36%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are mostly practical, with 24.1% of people studying agriculture and environment, followed by engineering, management, and commerce at 13.8% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is smaller than most others and has a school advantage score among the lowest at this level.
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).
21
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
881
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Theresa Creek
1 school — 21 students, average ICSEA 881.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Mummulgum Public School, Mummulgum | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 21 | 881 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Theresa Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13860/theresa-creek/topic/education