25.6% ▲ +71.5%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Whitton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Whitton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Whitton, where only 25.6% of people finished Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%, reflecting a community with much lower formal education levels than the state or national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 25.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. For many, the highest year of school finished was Year 10, at 32.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Whitton, the largest group is Year 10 at 38%, followed by Year 12 (30%) and Year 9 or below (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by only 5.0% of adults, which is far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.1% of the population.
5.0% ▼ -18.3%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Whitton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related areas at 17.1%, followed by Society and culture at 11.9% and Management and commerce at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Whitton has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the typical school is much smaller than usual with only 61 students. Both local schools are government primary schools.
8.13
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
61
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
850
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Whitton
2 schools — 121 students, average ICSEA 850.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Whitton-Murrami Public School, Whitton | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 33 | 795 |
| Darlington Point Public School, Darlington Point | Government | Primary | 13.0 km | 88 | 870 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Whitton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14297/whitton/topic/education