33.0% ▲ +13.5%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gwydir · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Gwydir
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 26 percentage points separates Gwydir from the rest of the state in Year 12 completion rates. Only 33% of residents here finished high school, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures. While education levels have risen slightly since 2011, the area remains significantly behind national trends in schooling and higher degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33% of people finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average of 58.8%. This is a much lower rate than most areas, though it has risen 3.9 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →Gwydir splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (37%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.7% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.7% of residents.
10.7% ▲ +40.7%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 10.7%
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 Gwydir, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 12.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 11.8% and health at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Gwydir has 7 schools with a total of 648 enrolments, and the average school size of 93 is much lower than most areas. There are 8.10 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas.
7
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
8.10
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
648
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
93
Lower than 81% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
916
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gwydir
7 schools — 648 students, average ICSEA 916.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Warialda High School, Warialda | Government | Secondary | — | 199 | 900 |
| Warialda Public School, Warialda | Government | Primary | — | 192 | 927 |
| Bingara Central School, Bingara | Government | Combined | — | 175 | 916 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Warialda | Catholic | Primary | — | 25 | 864 |
| Gravesend Public School, Gravesend | Government | Primary | — | 23 | 918 |
| North Star Public School, North Star | Government | Primary | — | 22 | 973 |
| Croppa Creek Public School, Croppa Creek | Government | Primary | — | 12 | 979 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gwydir [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA13660/gwydir/topic/education