67.4% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 67.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Upper Colo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Upper Colo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over two thirds of adults in Upper Colo have finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This high level of schooling is matched by a strong proportion of university graduates, making the area much more qualified than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is high at 67.4%, which is well above both the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and the national average. About 14% of residents finished Year 10, while 7% left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Upper Colo, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A high number of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher at 31.1%, a figure well above the Australian average of 26.3%. Certificates III or IV are also common, held by 28% of the population.
31.1% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Upper Colo splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Education being the most common at 28%. Engineering and Agriculture and Environment both follow closely at 24% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school within 3 km, though its average size of 29 students is much lower than most areas. This school also has an average advantage score that is lower than most areas.
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).
29
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
949
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Upper Colo
1 school — 29 students, average ICSEA 949.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Colo Heights Public School, Colo Heights | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 29 | 949 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Upper Colo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14035/upper-colo/topic/education