38.7% ▲ +12.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 38.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Thirlmere · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Thirlmere
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Few residents in Thirlmere have completed Year 12 compared to similar areas. Only 38.7% of people finished high school, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend is reflected in the qualifications of adults, with a much smaller proportion holding university degrees than in the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far below the New South Wales average, with only 38.7% of residents finishing Year 12. About 33.3% of people stopped after Year 10, while 12.2% left at Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Thirlmere, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.7% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Trade certificates are much more common, with 42.1% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
12.7% ▲ +28.4%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.7%
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 Thirlmere, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related fields at 18.8%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 7 schools within 3 km, which is more than 79% of similar areas, though there are among the lowest number of schools per 1,000 children. The average school size of 605 is much higher than most areas.
1.03
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
605
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
988
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Thirlmere
7 schools — 4,235 students, average ICSEA 988.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Thirlmere Public School, Thirlmere | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 401 | 959 |
| Tahmoor Public School, Tahmoor | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 525 | 927 |
| Buxton Public School, Buxton | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 163 | 949 |
| Picton High School, Picton | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 1,182 | 950 |
| Wollondilly Anglican College, Tahmoor | Independent | Combined | 5.6 km | 1,247 | 1,054 |
| Picton Public School, Picton | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 307 | 991 |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Picton | Catholic | Primary | 7.0 km | 410 | 1,019 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Thirlmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13863/thirlmere/topic/education