40.7% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.3%
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Upper Crystal Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Upper Crystal Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Upper Crystal Creek, held by 30.5% of adults. The area generally has lower educational attainment than the rest of the state, with a typical resident far less likely to have finished high school.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is lower than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Upper Crystal Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 33%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 16.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
16.4% ▲ +28.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 16.4%
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 Upper Crystal Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study include engineering and related fields at 13.0%, followed by management and commerce at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government primary schools within 3km of the area. These schools are much smaller than most, with an average size of 58 students.
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).
58
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
959
Lower 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 Upper Crystal Creek
2 schools — 115 students, average ICSEA 959.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Crystal Creek Public School, Crystal Creek | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 80 | 939 |
| Chillingham Public School, Chillingham | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 35 | 1,005 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Upper Crystal Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14039/upper-crystal-creek/topic/education