50.6% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.7%
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 50.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Upper Main Arm · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Upper Main Arm
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification rates than most similar areas define Upper Main Arm, though it still sits below the state and national figures. About a quarter of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, which is much higher than in many comparable locations.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents completed Year 12, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Upper Main Arm, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical adult is more likely to have a qualification than those in similar areas, with 24.7% holding a bachelor degree or higher. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 27.3%.
24.7% ▲ +126.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 24.7%
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 Main Arm, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (35%) and Postgraduate degree (11%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across various fields, with creative arts being the most common at 12%, followed by health, management, and society and culture each at 8.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per child, with one government primary school within 3km. This school is much smaller than those in most areas and has a higher advantage score.
24.39
Higher than 91% 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).
88
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,016
Higher than 65% 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 Main Arm
1 school — 88 students, average ICSEA 1,016.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Main Arm Upper Public School, Upper Main Arm | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 88 | 1,016 |
Sources
More for Upper Main Arm
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Upper Main Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14053/upper-main-arm/topic/education