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Education & Qualifications in Upper Horton

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

A gap of 22 percentage points separates Upper Horton from the state average for university degrees. Only 5.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, and the area falls far below national figures for Year 12 completion.

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Where Upper Horton sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

5.4% ▲ +206.3%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Upper Horton — lower than 87% of areas.

Upper Horton5.4%
2347, NSW 8.7%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

High school completion is far below the national figure, with only 40.7% of residents finishing Year 12. About 32.4% of the population listed Year 10 as their highest year of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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40.7% ▲ +47.9%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Upper Horton, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (17%).

Year 12 40.7% Year 10 32.4% Year 9 or below 15.7% Year 11 4.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are much lower here than in most areas, at just 5.4%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 45.9% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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5.4% ▲ +206.3%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Upper Horton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.

Certificate III / IV 45.9% Bachelor degree 16.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Those with qualifications often specialise in Agriculture and Environment or Health, both at 21.6%. Architecture, building, management, and hospitality services each account for 10.8% of degrees.

Field of qualification

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Upper Horton splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (26%) and Health (26%), with Architecture & building at 13%.

Agriculture & environment 21.6% Health 21.6% Architecture & building 10.8% Management & commerce 10.8% Food, hospitality & personal services 10.8% Education 8.1%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Upper Horton — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Upper Horton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14047/upper-horton/topic/education