53.7% ▲ +17.9%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 45.6%
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Karabar · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Karabar
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people have finished high school in Karabar than a decade ago, with Year 12 completion rates rising 8.2 percentage points since 2011. While education levels are climbing, the area remains less qualified than the state and national averages, and only 17.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is well below the New South Wales and Australian figures. For those who left school earlier, 22.5% finished Year 10, while 10.8% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Karabar, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.2% of the population, a figure far below the state average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.0% of residents.
17.2% ▲ +37.9%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 17.2%
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 Karabar, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 18.0%, followed by society and culture at 15.1% and engineering at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools in the area, all of which are government run. The average school advantage score is 966, which is lower than most similar areas.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.85
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
1,176
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
392
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
966
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Karabar
11 schools — 4,664 students, average ICSEA 1,023.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Queanbeyan South Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 419 | 939 |
| Tirriwirri School, Karabar | Government | Combined | 1.3 km | 34 | 944 |
| Karabar High School, Queanbeyan | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 723 | 982 |
| Queanbeyan Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 361 | 997 |
| St Gregory's Primary School, Queanbeyan | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 730 | 1,056 |
| Finigan School of Distance Education, Queanbeyan | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 84 | 1,067 |
| Queanbeyan High School, Queanbeyan | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 448 | 967 |
| Queanbeyan West Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 387 | 988 |
| Queanbeyan East Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 280 | 1,031 |
| Jerrabomberra Public School, Jerrabomberra | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 865 | 1,107 |
| Jerrabomberra High School, Jerrabomberra | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 333 | 1,068 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Karabar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101021008/karabar/topic/education