49.1% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.7%
- 2016: 45.7%
- 2021: 49.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cedar Grove · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cedar Grove
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Half of all adults in Cedar Grove hold a Certificate III or IV, marking it as a place where trade and vocational skills are common. While many residents have finished school, the area has a much lower rate of university degrees compared to the rest of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 49.1% of people completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this figure is still well below the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cedar Grove, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 10.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
10.1% ▲ +19.0%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 Cedar Grove, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 21.5%, followed by management and commerce at 17.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one primary government school within 3km, though the area's average school size and advantage scores are lower than most other areas.
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).
166
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
959
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cedar Grove
1 school — 166 students, average ICSEA 959.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Woodhill State School, Woodhill | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 166 | 959 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cedar Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30569/cedar-grove/topic/education