23.3% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 98% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Central Darling · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Central Darling
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification in Central Darling, where 22.6% of adults hold one. The area faces significant educational gaps, with far fewer residents finishing high school or holding degrees compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 23.3% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This level of schooling has barely changed since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →Central Darling splits fairly evenly between Year 9 or below (32%) and Year 12 (30%), with Year 10 at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 8.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. This has remained steady over the last decade.
8.5% ▲ +5.1%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 Central Darling, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are education at 9.1%, engineering and related fields at 7.8%, and management and commerce at 6.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Central Darling has five schools with a total of 210 enrolments. These schools are among the smallest and least advantaged in the region, though there are more schools per 1,000 children than in most similar areas.
5
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
16.29
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
210
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
42
Lower than 94% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
738
Lower than 94% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Central Darling
5 schools — 210 students, average ICSEA 738.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 3 · Primary 2
| Menindee Central School, Menindee | Government | Combined | — | 74 | 760 |
| Wilcannia Central School, Wilcannia | Government | Combined | — | 65 | 673 |
| Ivanhoe Central School, Ivanhoe | Government | Combined | — | 29 | 747 |
| St Therese's Community Parish School, Wilcannia | Catholic | Primary | — | 25 | 740 |
| White Cliffs Public School, White Cliffs | Government | Primary | — | 17 | 873 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Central Darling [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11700/central-darling/topic/education