26.1% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.8%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Valery · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Valery
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Valery have completed high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 26.1% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This pattern of lower formal schooling is reflected in the low number of adults with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 26.1% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of school reached is Year 10, at 28.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Valery splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (36%) and Year 12 (33%), with Year 11 at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 8.7% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 21.2%.
8.7% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 8.7%
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 Valery, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Bachelor degree is next at 36%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common field is engineering and related subjects at 30.3%, followed by creative arts at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three primary government schools within 3km, which is more than about 70% of similar areas. These schools are much smaller than most, with an average size of 44 students.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
44
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,028
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Valery
3 schools — 132 students, average ICSEA 1,028.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Crossmaglen Public School, Crossmaglen | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 45 | 988 |
| Raleigh Public School, Raleigh | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 24 | 1,097 |
| Repton Public School, Repton | Government | Primary | 8.5 km | 63 | 1,030 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Valery [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14084/valery/topic/education