48.5% ▲ +26.0%
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 38.5%
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Orange · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Orange
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification rates than most similar areas mark Orange as an educational hub in the region. While university degrees are more common here than in nearby places, the city still falls well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 10 points since 2011 to 48.5%. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains far below the New South Wales rate of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Orange, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher now make up 21.3% of the population. This figure is much higher than in most similar areas, although it is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
21.3% ▲ +51.9%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 21.3%
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 Orange, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 17.2%, followed by health at 14.1% and engineering at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Orange has 18 schools with a total of 8,645 enrolments, which is larger than about 76% of similar areas. The average school size is 480, much higher than most other areas.
18
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.92
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8,645
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
480
Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,002
Higher than 68% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Orange
18 schools — 8,645 students, average ICSEA 1,002.
By sector: Government 11 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 5 · Secondary 3
| James Sheahan Catholic High School Orange, Orange | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,030 | 1,010 |
| Kinross Wolaroi School, Orange | Independent | Combined | — | 1,018 | 1,128 |
| Orange High School, Orange | Government | Secondary | — | 914 | 979 |
| Orange Public School, Orange | Government | Primary | — | 761 | 1,046 |
| Orange Anglican Grammar School, Orange | Independent | Combined | — | 755 | 1,077 |
| Calare Public School, Orange | Government | Primary | — | 566 | 964 |
| Canobolas Rural Technology High School, Orange | Government | Secondary | — | 546 | 838 |
| Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School Orange, Orange | Catholic | Primary | — | 505 | 1,020 |
| Bletchington Public School, Orange | Government | Primary | — | 503 | 938 |
| Orange Christian School, Orange | Independent | Combined | — | 490 | 1,052 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School Orange, Orange | Catholic | Primary | — | 426 | 1,041 |
| Orange East Public School, Orange | Government | Primary | — | 270 | 951 |
| Bowen Public School, Orange | Government | Primary | — | 217 | 811 |
| Glenroi Heights Public School, Orange | Government | Primary | — | 208 | 751 |
| Canobolas Public School, Orange | Government | Primary | — | 136 | 1,098 |
| Anson Street School, Orange | Government | Combined | — | 134 | 882 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Orange, East Orange | Independent | Combined | — | 109 | 977 |
| Spring Hill Public School, Spring Hill | Government | Primary | — | 57 | 969 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Orange [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16150/orange/topic/education