33.4% ▲ +60.6%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
2828, NSW · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 2828, NSW
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in postcode 2828 compared to the rest of the country. Only 33.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. While this is a significant gap, the number of people finishing school has risen 13 points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates remain much lower than most areas, with only 33.4% finishing Year 12. The most common highest year of schooling is Year 12 at 33.4%, followed closely by Year 10 at 32.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →2828, NSW splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (39%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with 11.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%, though the rate rose 6.7 points since 2011.
11.3% ▲ +146.3%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 11.3%
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 2828, NSW, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in agriculture and the environment at 12.9%, followed by education at 10.2% and engineering at 9.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 11.70 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas, although the schools themselves are smaller than about 79% of other areas. All schools here are government-run combined institutions.
11.70
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
104
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
104
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
693
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 2828, NSW
2 schools — 104 students, average ICSEA 693.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Combined 2
| Gulargambone Central School, Gulargambone | Government | Combined | 7.2 km | 104 | 693 |
| Warrumbungle National Park Environmental Education Centre, Coonabarabran | Government | Combined | 42.9 km | — | — |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 2828, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2828/2828-nsw/topic/education