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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn the City of Newcastle 41% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged over 15 years have completed Year 12 schooling (or equivalent).
School completion data is a useful indicator of socio-economic status. With other indicators, such as Education Institute Attending, the data informs planners and decision-makers about the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community’s likely literacy levels and ability to access services. Combined with Highest Education Attainment and Employment Status, it also allows assessment of the skill base of the population.
Due to the young age structure of most Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations, there are likely to be a higher proportion of people with less than year 12 completion. This may imply a lower education level, but may simply be due to younger age.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the highest year of primary or secondary school the person has completed?'
| Highest level of secondary schooling completed | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples - City of Newcastle | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Level of schooling | Number | % | Regional NSW % | Number | % | Regional NSW % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Year 12 or equivalent | 2,180 | 41.3 | 30.0 | 1,408 | 37.0 | 25.3 | +772 |
| Year 11 or equivalent | 601 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 360 | 9.5 | 10.4 | +241 |
| Year 10 or equivalent | 1,518 | 28.7 | 32.5 | 1,167 | 30.7 | 32.2 | +351 |
| Year 9 or equivalent | 556 | 10.5 | 13.0 | 482 | 12.7 | 14.3 | +74 |
| Year 8 or below | 274 | 5.2 | 7.3 | 232 | 6.1 | 8.9 | +42 |
| Did not go to school | 30 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 19 | 0.5 | 0.7 | +11 |
| Not stated / inadequately described | 123 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 135 | 3.5 | 8.3 | -12 |
| Total people age 15+ | 5,282 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,803 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,479 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the highest level of schooling attained by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in the City of Newcastle in 2021 compared to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in Regional NSW shows that there was a lower proportion of people who had left school at an early level (Year 10 or less) and a higher proportion of people who completed Year 12 or equivalent.
Overall, 45.0% of the population left school at Year 10 or below, and 41% went on to complete Year 12 or equivalent, compared with 53.4% and 30.0% respectively for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in Regional NSW.
The major differences between the level of schooling attained by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in the City of Newcastle and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander in Regional NSW were:
- A larger percentage of people who completed year 12 or equivalent (41.3% compared to 30.0%)
- A smaller percentage of people who completed year 10 or equivalent (28.7% compared to 32.5%)
- A smaller percentage of people who completed year 9 or equivalent (10.5% compared to 13.0%)
- A smaller percentage of people who completed year 8 or below (5.2% compared to 7.3%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the level of schooling attained by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in the City of Newcastle, between 2016 and 2021 were:
- Year 12 or equivalent (+772 people)
- Year 10 or equivalent (+351 people)
- Year 11 or equivalent (+241 people)
- Year 9 or equivalent (+74 people)
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