35.7% ▲ +4.9%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Catterick · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Catterick
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Catterick have finished high school or university compared to most of the country. Only 35.7% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This reflects a community where many adults left school early or focused on practical training.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below the state average, with only 35.7% of people finishing Year 12. About 30.7% of the population stopped at Year 10, and another 15.7% left at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Catterick, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, as only 8.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
8.9% ▲ +7.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 8.9%
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 Catterick, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications have a strong lean toward technical and outdoor fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 28.6%. Agriculture, environment, and education each account for 10.7% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is much smaller than most others with an average size of 35 students. This school also has a much lower advantage score than most 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).
35
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
913
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Catterick
1 school — 35 students, average ICSEA 913.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Greenbushes Primary School, Greenbushes | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 35 | 913 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Catterick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50276/catterick/topic/education