36.1% ▲ +18.6%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Narrabri · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Narrabri
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 36.1% of people in Narrabri have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While school completion has risen since 2011, the area continues to have much lower rates of high school and university qualifications than most other parts of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales average, though it rose 5.7 points since 2011. Currently, 36.1% of residents finished Year 12, while 30% left after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Narrabri, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.9% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36% of residents.
10.9% ▲ +25.5%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.9%
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 Narrabri, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related fields at 16.5%, followed by Management and Commerce at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Narrabri has 14 schools, which is more than about 64% of similar areas. Most of these are government-run (71.4%) and primary schools (78.6%), though the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
14
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
5.50
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1,901
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
136
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
888
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Narrabri
14 schools — 1,901 students, average ICSEA 888.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Narrabri High School, Narrabri | Government | Secondary | — | 420 | 864 |
| St Francis Xavier's Primary School, Narrabri | Catholic | Primary | — | 300 | 1,000 |
| Narrabri Public School, Narrabri | Government | Primary | — | 267 | 823 |
| Narrabri West Public School, Narrabri | Government | Primary | — | 232 | 889 |
| Wee Waa High School, Wee Waa | Government | Secondary | — | 181 | 853 |
| Namoi Valley Christian School, Wee Waa | Independent | Combined | — | 128 | 936 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Wee Waa | Catholic | Primary | — | 118 | 961 |
| Boggabri Public School, Boggabri | Government | Primary | — | 96 | 908 |
| Wee Waa Public School, Wee Waa | Government | Primary | — | 79 | 720 |
| Gwabegar Public School, Gwabegar | Government | Primary | — | 21 | 694 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Boggabri | Catholic | Primary | — | 21 | 983 |
| Pilliga Public School, Pilliga | Government | Primary | — | 18 | 747 |
| Bellata Public School, Bellata | Government | Primary | — | 17 | 913 |
| Fairfax Public School, Maules Creek | Government | Primary | — | 3 | — |
Sources
More for Narrabri
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Narrabri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15750/narrabri/topic/education