34.1% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Skipton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Skipton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Skipton has remained relatively steady over the last decade, though school completion rates are notably low. Only 34.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This suggests a local workforce more reliant on trade skills and practical experience than formal secondary schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is far below the state rate, with only 34.1% of people reaching this milestone. This is much lower than most similar areas, with 21.7% of residents peaking at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Skipton, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 12.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31% of the population.
12.6% ▲ +23.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 12.6%
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 Skipton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies leading at 12.2%, followed by Health at 11.9% and Agriculture and environment at 9.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per child, though they are much smaller than most others with an average size of 66 students. The only school in the area is a government primary school.
11.90
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
66
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,012
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Skipton
1 school — 66 students, average ICSEA 1,012.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Skipton Primary School, Skipton | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 66 | 1,012 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Skipton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22290/skipton/topic/education