60.3% ▲ +36.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.2%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nicholls Rivulet · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nicholls Rivulet
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of learning have become more common in Nicholls Rivulet since 2011. This is a highly educated area where 37.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the state figure at 60.3%, which is also a little above the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nicholls Rivulet, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
People with university degrees are common here, with 37.3% holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above both the state and national figures.
37.3% ▲ +56.1%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 37.3%
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 Nicholls Rivulet, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Postgraduate degree (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are education at 15.6%, followed by management and commerce at 12.7% and society and culture at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 3 schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are typically smaller than most and have an average advantage score that is much lower than most areas.
22.73
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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.
948
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Nicholls Rivulet
3 schools — 498 students, average ICSEA 948.
By sector: Independent 1 · Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Peregrine, Nicholls Rivulet | Independent | Primary | 1.4 km | 90 | 1,048 |
| St James Catholic College, Cygnet | Catholic | Combined | 6.0 km | 218 | 889 |
| Cygnet Primary School, Cygnet | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 190 | 968 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nicholls Rivulet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60454/nicholls-rivulet/topic/education