38.4% ▲ +20.2%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Carrathool · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Carrathool
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 38.4% of people in Carrathool completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the national average. While the number of people finishing high school has risen since 2011, the area still has much lower levels of formal schooling and university degrees than most other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in the rest of Australia, where 58.8% finish school. This rate rose by 6.5 points since 2011, though 26.2% of residents still list Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Carrathool, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare, with only 11.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.7% of residents.
11.2% ▲ +35.9%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.2%
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 Carrathool, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study are Engineering and related topics at 14.9%, followed by Agriculture and environment and Management and commerce, which both sit at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has four schools, which is smaller than about 69% of similar areas. These schools are typically very small, with an average size of 73 students and an advantage score much lower than most other areas.
4
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
7.03
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
291
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
73
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
927
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Carrathool
4 schools — 291 students, average ICSEA 927.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1
| Hillston Central School, Hillston | Government | Combined | — | 212 | 911 |
| Goolgowi Public School, Goolgowi | Government | Primary | — | 38 | 935 |
| St Joseph's Parish School, Hillston | Catholic | Primary | — | 23 | 1,011 |
| Rankins Springs Public School, Rankins Springs | Government | Primary | — | 18 | 988 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Carrathool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11600/carrathool/topic/education