33.9% ▲ +20.4%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bland · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Bland
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Bland, held by 38.7% of adults. While the area has fewer university degrees than the state average, more people have finished Year 12 than they did ten years ago.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.9% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is a slight improvement over time, as the rate rose 5.8 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →Bland splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (38%) and Year 12 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.4% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. This figure has grown by 2.9 points over the last decade.
10.4% ▲ +39.6%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 10.4%
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 Bland, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 16.3%, followed by management and commerce at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bland has 9 schools, which is more than half of similar areas, though these schools are much smaller than average with typical enrolments of 87 students. There are 8.3 schools per 1,000 children, a rate much higher than most areas.
9
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
8.30
Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
782
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
87
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
946
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bland
9 schools — 782 students, average ICSEA 946.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| West Wyalong High School, West Wyalong | Government | Secondary | — | 263 | 926 |
| West Wyalong Public School, West Wyalong | Government | Primary | — | 202 | 952 |
| St Mary's War Memorial School, West Wyalong | Catholic | Primary | — | 113 | 1,038 |
| Ungarie Central School, Ungarie | Government | Combined | — | 88 | 915 |
| Wyalong Public School, Wyalong | Government | Primary | — | 87 | 921 |
| Naradhan Public School, Naradhan | Government | Primary | — | 9 | 922 |
| Weethalle Public School, Weethalle | Government | Primary | — | 9 | 900 |
| Tallimba Public School, Tallimba | Government | Primary | — | 6 | 954 |
| Barmedman Public School, Barmedman | Government | Primary | — | 5 | 756 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA10800/bland/topic/education