36.9% ▲ +27.5%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Parkes · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Parkes
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 40% of qualified adults in Parkes hold a Certificate III or IV, making these practical trade and vocational skills the most common qualification. While university degrees are far less common than the national figure, the number of people finishing high school has risen steadily over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.9% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the state and national figures. However, this has improved over time, rising 8 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →Parkes splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (41%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.6% of the population, far below the 26.3% national average. This figure has grown slightly, increasing by 3.4 percentage points since 2011.
11.6% ▲ +41.4%
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 11.6%
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 Parkes, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 17.6%, followed by management and commerce at 15.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Parkes has 12 schools with a total of 2,192 enrolments, and most are government-run. The average school advantage score is 926, which is much lower than most areas.
12
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.09
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2,192
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
183
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
926
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Parkes
12 schools — 2,192 students, average ICSEA 926.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 4 · Secondary 1
| Parkes High School, Parkes | Government | Secondary | — | 467 | 894 |
| Parkes Christian School, Parkes | Independent | Combined | — | 402 | 1,014 |
| Parkes Public School, Parkes | Government | Primary | — | 363 | 896 |
| Parkes East Public School, Parkes | Government | Primary | — | 281 | 949 |
| Middleton Public School, Parkes | Government | Primary | — | 173 | 891 |
| Holy Family Parish School, Parkes | Catholic | Primary | — | 171 | 988 |
| Peak Hill Central School, Peak Hill | Government | Combined | — | 126 | 815 |
| Trundle Central School, Trundle | Government | Combined | — | 98 | 919 |
| Tullamore Central School, Tullamore | Government | Combined | — | 54 | 915 |
| St Joseph's Parish School, Peak Hill | Catholic | Primary | — | 34 | 850 |
| St Patrick's Parish School, Trundle | Catholic | Primary | — | 12 | 859 |
| Bogan Gate Public School, Bogan Gate | Government | Primary | — | 11 | 828 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Parkes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16200/parkes/topic/education