31.9% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.3%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tooleybuc · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tooleybuc
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Tooleybuc has remained low compared to broader trends, with only 31.9% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Most adults here hold vocational certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 31.9% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is much lower than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tooleybuc, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 9 or below (24%) and Year 10 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.8% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 28.7% of adults.
9.8% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 9.8%
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 Tooleybuc, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (27%) and Bachelor degree (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Tooleybuc are often linked to the local landscape, with Agriculture and Environment being the most common field of study at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government school in the area, which is smaller than most other schools. While the school advantage score is much lower than most areas, there are more schools per 1,000 children than in most similar places.
19.23
Higher than 87% 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).
118
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
902
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tooleybuc
1 school — 118 students, average ICSEA 902.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Tooleybuc Central School, Tooleybuc | Government | Combined | 5.7 km | 118 | 902 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tooleybuc [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13920/tooleybuc/topic/education