33.5% ▲ +13.3%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ulong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ulong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 25 percentage points separates Ulong from the rest of the state in school completion rates. Only 33.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This suggests a community where many adults left school early, though a fair few have gone on to gain trade certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.5% of people here completed Year 12, a result far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest level of schooling achieved is Year 10, at 36.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Ulong splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (44%) and Year 12 (40%), with Year 11 at 8%.
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 average. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.9% of residents.
13.4% ▲ +6.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 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 Ulong, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related fields at 17.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.8% and Health at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Ulong has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, with two primary schools located within 3km. These government schools are much smaller than most, with an average size of only 26 students.
38.46
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
26
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
861
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ulong
2 schools — 52 students, average ICSEA 861.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Ulong Public School, Ulong | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 32 | 903 |
| Lowanna Public School, Lowanna | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 20 | 793 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ulong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14023/ulong/topic/education