36.0% ▲ +27.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Vale Of Clwydd · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Vale Of Clwydd
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower school and qualification rates than most similar areas define Vale Of Clwydd. Only 36% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap extends to higher education, where the proportion of adults with a university degree is also far below the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far less common here than across Australia, with only 36% of people reaching that level. Many residents instead finished at Year 10, which was the case for 33.1% of the population.
Highest year of school
View on map →Vale Of Clwydd splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.2% of the population, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.1% of residents.
12.2% ▲ +99.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 12.2%
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 Vale Of Clwydd, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most frequent fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 16.4%, followed by health and society and culture, both at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3km, which is more than about 75% of similar areas. However, the average school advantage score is much lower than most other areas, and most of these schools are government primary schools.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
329
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
931
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Vale Of Clwydd
5 schools — 1,643 students, average ICSEA 931.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Lithgow High School, Lithgow | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 654 | 918 |
| Lithgow Public School, Lithgow | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 324 | 919 |
| Zig Zag Public School, Lithgow | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 120 | 934 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow, Lithgow | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 287 | 993 |
| Cooerwull Public School, Lithgow | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 258 | 906 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Vale Of Clwydd [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14082/vale-of-clwydd/topic/education