35.2% —
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Inverell · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Inverell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people hold high-level degrees in Inverell compared to most similar areas. Only 10.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This gap extends to school completions, with much lower proportions of residents finishing Year 12 than in other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.2% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. Many people in the area finished school at Year 10 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Inverell splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are more common, with 37.9% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
10.1% —
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
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 Inverell, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 14.2%, followed by management and commerce at 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Inverell has 12 schools with a total of 2,772 enrolments. The average school advantage score is 912, which is much lower than most areas, and 91.7% of schools are government run.
12
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.50
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2,772
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
231
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
912
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Inverell
12 schools — 2,772 students, average ICSEA 912.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 2 · Secondary 2
| Holy Trinity School, Inverell | Catholic | Combined | — | 577 | 1,003 |
| Inverell Public School, Inverell | Government | Primary | — | 498 | 899 |
| Macintyre High School, Inverell | Government | Secondary | — | 487 | 919 |
| Inverell High School, Inverell | Government | Secondary | — | 484 | 888 |
| Ross Hill Public School, Inverell | Government | Primary | — | 475 | 871 |
| Ashford Central School, Ashford | Government | Combined | — | 119 | 808 |
| Gilgai Public School, Gilgai | Government | Primary | — | 42 | 843 |
| Gum Flat Public School, Gum Flat | Government | Primary | — | 29 | 997 |
| Tingha Public School, Tingha | Government | Primary | — | 28 | 714 |
| Delungra Public School, Delungra | Government | Primary | — | 18 | 827 |
| Bonshaw Public School, Bonshaw | Government | Primary | — | 8 | 951 |
| Yetman Public School, Yetman | Government | Primary | — | 7 | 1,022 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Inverell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14220/inverell/topic/education