21.0% ▲ +81.5%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lawitta · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lawitta
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Zero adults in Lawitta hold a bachelor degree or higher, making this one of the least qualified areas in the region. Only 21% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The typical resident reached Year 10, with 47.2% finishing at that level. This explains why Year 12 completion at 21% is far below both the state and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lawitta, the largest group is Year 10 at 49%, followed by Year 12 (22%) and Year 9 or below (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Most adults here hold a Certificate III or IV, which 66.7% of the population have achieved. This high rate of trade certificates is consistent with the lack of university degrees in the area.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Lawitta, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 86%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 9%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Lawitta are mostly practical, with 28.6% in engineering and 9.5% in architecture and building. Other common fields include society and culture at 16.7% and management and commerce at 9.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3km, which is more than most similar areas. These are mostly government primary schools, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
237
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
903
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lawitta
4 schools — 949 students, average ICSEA 903.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Fairview Primary School, New Norfolk | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 235 | 889 |
| St Brigid's Catholic School, New Norfolk | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 187 | 969 |
| New Norfolk Primary School, New Norfolk | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 208 | 894 |
| New Norfolk High School, New Norfolk | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 319 | 881 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lawitta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60323/lawitta/topic/education