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Lower than 99% 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).
Palmerston · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Palmerston
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education options have remained limited in Palmerston, where no schools are located within 3 km of residents. This lack of nearby facilities is a consistent feature of the area, leaving students to travel further for their schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 12 at 38%, ahead of Year 11 (0%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Palmerston, Year 12 is the majority at 100%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common highest qualification level is Bachelor degree at 60%, ahead of Postgraduate degree (0%).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Palmerston, Bachelor degree is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 80%, ahead of Health (60%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are currently no schools within 3 km of the area, a situation that is more common here than in about 59% of similar areas.
Sources
- Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Palmerston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32262/palmerston/topic/education