49.0% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.3%
- 2016: 43.8%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Thora · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Thora
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of education have become more common in Thora, where about a quarter of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher. While this is much higher than most similar areas, the percentage of people who finished Year 12 remains well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents, 49.0%, have completed Year 12, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 32.6% of the population finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Thora, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 34%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 25.2% of adults, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is just a little below the national figure of 26.3%, with 29.9% of the population holding a bachelor degree.
25.2% ▲ +45.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 25.2%
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 Thora, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across various fields, with health being the most common at 15.0%. Management and commerce follow at 13.8%, while education accounts for 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Two schools are located within 3km of the area, which is more than about 66% of similar places. These schools are small, with an average size of 110 students, and are split evenly between government and independent sectors.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
110
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,025
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Thora
2 schools — 220 students, average ICSEA 1,025.
By sector: Independent 1 · Government 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Chrysalis School for Rudolf Steiner Education, Thora | Independent | Combined | 5.3 km | 188 | 1,032 |
| Orama Public School, Thora | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 32 | 983 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Thora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13865/thora/topic/education