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CENTRAL COAST
REGIONAL SNAPSHOT
2016
School Education
Analysis of the highest level of schooling attained by the
population in Central Coast NSW in 2011 compared to New
South Wales shows that there was a higher proportion of people
who had left school at an early level (Year 10 or less) and a lower
proportion of people who completed Year 12 or equivalent.
Overall, 48.5% of the population left school at Year 10 or below,
and 35.7% went on to complete Year 12 or equivalent, compared
with 37.9% and 47.6% respectively for New South Wales.
The major differences between the level of schooling attained
by the population in Central Coast NSW and New South
Wales were:
• A larger percentage of persons who completed year 10 or
equivalent (32.7% compared to 24.1%)
• A larger percentage of persons who completed year 9 or
equivalent (10.1% compared to 7.3%)
• A smaller percentage of persons who completed year 12 or
equivalent (35.7% compared to 47.6%)
Human Capital
35.7%
Of the population
completed year 12
or equivalent