27.9% ▲ +51.6%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Weston · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Weston
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational levels in Weston have remained low compared to the rest of the country. Only 6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This trend is reflected in school completion, with far fewer residents finishing Year 12 than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 27.9% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 38.5%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Weston, the largest group is Year 10 at 41%, followed by Year 12 (30%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Practical training is common here, with 53.2% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the proportion of people with a university degree is much lower than in most other areas.
6.0% ▲ +89.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 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 Weston, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 66%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 20.6%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 8 schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. Most of these are government primary schools.
1.15
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
312
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
908
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Weston
8 schools — 2,495 students, average ICSEA 908.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 1
| Weston Public School, Weston | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 270 | 882 |
| Holy Spirit Infants School, Abermain | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 122 | 991 |
| Kurri Kurri Public School, Kurri Kurri | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 574 | 891 |
| Abermain Public School, Abermain | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 257 | 917 |
| Kurri Kurri High School, Kurri Kurri | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 917 | 894 |
| Holy Spirit Primary School, Kurri Kurri | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 186 | 994 |
| Pelaw Main Public School, Pelaw Main | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 115 | 901 |
| Stanford Merthyr Infants School, Stanford Merthyr | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 54 | 950 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Weston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14279/weston/topic/education