33.3% ▲ +30.2%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Stanhope · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Stanhope
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 33.3% of residents in Stanhope finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This gap in school completion is reflected in the area's higher proportion of residents with vocational certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures, with only about a third of people finishing school. Many residents instead finished at Year 10 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Stanhope, the largest group is Year 12 at 36%, followed by Year 10 (23%) and Year 9 or below (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are less common here than in most areas, with only 10.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. The most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40% of adults.
10.3% ▲ +84.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 10.3%
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 Stanhope, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering, management and commerce, and health, with agriculture and environment also making up 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per child, though the only one available is a small government primary school.
7.46
Higher than 69% 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).
16
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
844
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 Stanhope
1 school — 16 students, average ICSEA 844.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Stanhope Primary School, Stanhope | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 16 | 844 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Stanhope [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22350/stanhope/topic/education