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Education & Qualifications in Upper Rouchel

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

Forty-two percent of Upper Rouchel residents left school after Year 10, which is the most common educational outcome here. This is a sparsely populated area where a small number of adults hold higher degrees, though many have completed vocational certificates.

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

20.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Upper Rouchel — higher than 67% of areas.

Upper Rouchel20.0%
2336, NSW 8.7%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 36.1% of people finished Year 12, a figure that is far below the New South Wales and national averages by 23 percentage points. This is lower than most similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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36.1% —

Lower than 74% 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 Rouchel, the largest group is Year 10 at 49%, followed by Year 12 (42%) and Year 9 or below (9%).

Year 10 42.6% Year 12 36.1% Year 9 or below 8.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 20% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.2% of residents.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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20.0% —

Higher than 67% 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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Upper Rouchel splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (47%) and Bachelor degree (43%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 10%.

Certificate III / IV 41.2% Bachelor degree 38.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 8.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in the area are largely focused on practical and technical fields, with Agriculture and Environment being the most common at 26.5%, followed by Engineering at 23.5%.

Field of qualification

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Upper Rouchel splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (38%) and Engineering & related (33%), with Health at 17%.

Agriculture & environment 26.5% Engineering & related 23.5% Health 11.8% Management & commerce 8.8%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of this area, making it 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 Rouchel — 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 Rouchel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14062/upper-rouchel/topic/education