40.0% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Webbs Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Webbs Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Webbs Creek compared to the rest of the country. Only 40% of residents completed Year 12, which is a huge gap of 19 percentage points below the New South Wales and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is lower than most areas, with 40% of people reaching that level. Another 34% of residents finished at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Webbs Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 46%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, nearly half of the community holds a Certificate III or IV.
6.0% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Webbs Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 26%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering at 25.7% and architecture and building at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two government primary schools, though they are much smaller than most other schools, averaging just 29 students.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
29
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
963
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Webbs Creek
2 schools — 57 students, average ICSEA 963.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Macdonald Valley Public School, Central Macdonald | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 13 | 1,020 |
| Wisemans Ferry Public School, Wisemans Ferry | Government | Primary | 8.1 km | 44 | 946 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Webbs Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14225/webbs-creek/topic/education