35.2% ▲ +23.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Upper Lansdowne · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Upper Lansdowne
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Upper Lansdowne are much lower than in most similar areas. Only 35.2% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures. This trend carries through to higher education, where university degrees are also less common than average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national rates, sitting at just 35.2%. The most common highest year of school attended is Year 10, reached by 35.6% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →Upper Lansdowne splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (40%) and Year 12 (39%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.4% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.3% of people.
14.4% ▲ +31.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 14.4%
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 Lansdowne, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related fields at 16.8%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the local primary school is very small with an average of 13 students.
12.50
Higher than 79% 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).
13
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
979
Lower than 57% 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 Lansdowne
1 school — 13 students, average ICSEA 979.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Upper Lansdowne Public School, Upper Lansdowne | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 13 | 979 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Upper Lansdowne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14051/upper-lansdowne/topic/education