32.7% ▲ +28.1%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Narrandera · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Narrandera
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Narrandera have finished high school or university compared to most other areas, though education levels are climbing. Only 32.7% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap is seen in the workplace too, where only 10.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is much less common here than in most areas, at 32.7%, which is far below the New South Wales rate of 58.9%. However, this figure has risen by 7.2 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →Narrandera splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (37%) and Year 10 (35%), 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, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 34.6% of residents.
10.7% ▲ +39.6%
Lower than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 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 Narrandera, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in Engineering and related fields at 13.6%, followed by Management and Commerce at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Narrandera has six schools, with 83.3% being government run. While the average school size of 137 is lower than most areas, there are more schools per 1,000 children than in most other regions.
6
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
5.23
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
823
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
137
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
900
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Narrandera
6 schools — 823 students, average ICSEA 900.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Narrandera High School, Narrandera | Government | Secondary | — | 299 | 889 |
| Narrandera Public School, Narrandera | Government | Primary | — | 267 | 853 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Narrandera | Catholic | Primary | — | 159 | 989 |
| Barellan Central School, Barellan | Government | Combined | — | 54 | 894 |
| Narrandera East Infants School, Narrandera | Government | Primary | — | 25 | 884 |
| Binya Public School, Binya | Government | Primary | — | 19 | 1,008 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Narrandera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15800/narrandera/topic/education