32.5% ▲ +18.2%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coonamble · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Coonamble
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Coonamble have finished high school and university since 2011, though levels remain quite low. Only 32.5% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. These figures show a community where fewer people have formal higher qualifications compared to most other Australian areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people finished high school here than in the rest of the state, with only 32.5% completing Year 12. This is a rise of 5 points since 2011, while 27.7% of the population had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coonamble, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are much less common here than in most areas, with only 9.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%, although it has risen 3 points since 2011.
9.7% ▲ +44.3%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 9.7%
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 Coonamble, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 11.2%, followed by health at 9.6% and education at 9.5%. Engineering and agriculture and environment also make up significant shares of the local qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Coonamble has 6 schools, which is smaller than about 61% of similar areas. While the average school size of 130 is lower than most areas, there are 7.37 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas.
6
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
7.37
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
650
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
130
Lower than 70% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
780
Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Coonamble
6 schools — 650 students, average ICSEA 780.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School Coonamble, Coonamble | Catholic | Primary | — | 191 | 941 |
| Coonamble Public School, Coonamble | Government | Primary | — | 186 | 701 |
| Coonamble High School, Coonamble | Government | Secondary | — | 161 | 733 |
| Gulargambone Central School, Gulargambone | Government | Combined | — | 104 | 693 |
| Quambone Public School, Quambone | Government | Primary | — | 8 | 826 |
| Warrumbungle National Park Environmental Education Centre, Coonabarabran | Government | Combined | — | — | — |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coonamble [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12150/coonamble/topic/education