37.5% ▲ +25.2%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Forbes · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Forbes
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Forbes have finished high school compared to most other areas. While 37.5% have completed Year 12, this figure is far below the New South Wales and Australian averages, though it has risen by 7.5 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures, with only 37.5% of people finishing. Around 30.9% of residents peaked at Year 10, while 14.2% left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Forbes, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 12.4% of adults, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 36.1% of the total.
12.4% ▲ +42.8%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 12.4%
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 Forbes, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related subjects at 14.3%, followed by Management and Commerce at 13.3% and Education at 10.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Forbes has six schools with an average size of 343 students, which is higher than most similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
6
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.24
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2,055
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
343
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
944
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Forbes
6 schools — 2,055 students, average ICSEA 944.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2
| Red Bend Catholic College, Forbes | Independent | Secondary | — | 880 | 989 |
| Forbes Public School, Forbes | Government | Primary | — | 356 | 940 |
| St Laurence's Parish School, Forbes | Catholic | Primary | — | 298 | 992 |
| Forbes High School, Forbes | Government | Secondary | — | 287 | 848 |
| Forbes North Public School, Forbes | Government | Primary | — | 203 | 818 |
| Bedgerabong Public School, Bedgerabong | Government | Primary | — | 31 | 950 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Forbes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12900/forbes/topic/education