53.9% ▲ +44.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.3%
- 2016: 47.0%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Vincentia · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Vincentia
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have become more common in Vincentia, with 26.6% of adults now holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and aligns closely with the national figure. While many residents have university degrees, a smaller proportion finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, 53.9%, completed Year 12. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Vincentia, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 26.6% of adults, which is much higher than in most similar areas. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV (29.2%) and bachelor degrees (23.3%).
26.6% ▲ +50.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 26.6%
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 Vincentia, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 34%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 15.6%, followed by engineering at 15.0% and education at 13.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Vincentia has three schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. All these schools are government-run, with a typical size of 447 students.
3.37
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
447
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
956
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Vincentia
3 schools — 1,341 students, average ICSEA 956.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Vincentia Public School, Vincentia | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 251 | 1,012 |
| Vincentia High School, Vincentia | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 927 | 933 |
| Huskisson Public School, Huskisson | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 163 | 1,004 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Vincentia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14093/vincentia/topic/education