33.9% ▲ +7.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Upper Rollands Plains · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Upper Rollands Plains
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Low levels of formal schooling shape daily life in Upper Rollands Plains, where only 33.9% of residents finished Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%. The area relies on a small number of local primary schools and a workforce largely trained in trade certificates and diplomas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.9% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales. About 19.3% of residents left school at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Upper Rollands Plains splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (37%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical resident is more likely to hold a trade qualification than a degree, with 32.8% holding a Certificate III or IV. Only 12.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
12.1% ▲ +47.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Upper Rollands Plains, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (33%) and Bachelor degree (27%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across a few main fields, with health and management and commerce both at 16.4%, followed closely by engineering at 14.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school that is much smaller than most others, with an average size of just 24 students. While the school advantage score is much lower than most areas, there are 29.41 schools per 1,000 children, among the highest for this level.
29.41
Higher than 94% 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).
24
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
939
Lower than 78% 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 Rollands Plains
1 school — 24 students, average ICSEA 939.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Rollands Plains Upper Public School, Rollands Plains | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 24 | 939 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Upper Rollands Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14061/upper-rollands-plains/topic/education