26.3% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pentland · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pentland
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents have finished high school in Pentland than in most similar areas. Only 26.3% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This low level of formal schooling is reflected in the limited number of university degrees held by adults.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far below the state and national figures, with only 26.3% reaching this level. The most common highest year of school for residents is Year 10, at 31%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pentland, the largest group is Year 10 at 38%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up only 6.1% of the population, which is much lower than most areas. Nearly half of residents, or 45%, hold a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification.
6.1% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 Pentland, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 66%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 19.8%, followed by management and commerce at 11.7% and agriculture and environment at 6.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though the typical school is very small with only 19 students. The only school in the area is a government primary school.
27.78
Higher than 93% 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).
19
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
887
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pentland
1 school — 19 students, average ICSEA 887.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Pentland State School, Pentland | Government | Primary | 41.3 km | 19 | 887 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pentland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32295/pentland/topic/education