34.9% ▲ +19.5%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Grenfell · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Grenfell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification in Grenfell, held by 35.5% of adults. While more people are finishing school and earning degrees than they were ten years ago, the town's overall education levels remain far below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This has risen by 5.7 points since 2011, though a third of the population still left school at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Grenfell splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.3% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. This is a slight improvement from 2011, when only 8.1% of adults held these qualifications.
11.3% ▲ +39.8%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 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 Grenfell, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 14.4%, followed by management and commerce at 13% and education at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Grenfell has 6 schools, which is more than about 80% of similar areas, though the average school size is very small at 71 students. These schools have a much lower average advantage score than most areas.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
10.81
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Lower than 86% 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).
428
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
71
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
960
Lower than 77% 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 Grenfell
7 schools — 436 students, average ICSEA 959.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 1
| St Joseph's Primary School, Grenfell | Catholic | Primary | 14.0 km | 47 | 995 |
| The Henry Lawson High School, Grenfell | Government | Secondary | 14.1 km | 178 | 946 |
| Grenfell Public School, Grenfell | Government | Primary | 14.4 km | 173 | 965 |
| Quandialla Public School, Quandialla | Government | Primary | 24.5 km | 10 | 942 |
| Caragabal Public School, Caragabal | Government | Primary | 25.1 km | 15 | 986 |
| Bribbaree Public School, Bribbaree | Government | Primary | 28.8 km | 8 | 903 |
| Greenethorpe Public School, Greenethorpe | Government | Primary | 37.9 km | 5 | 893 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Grenfell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103021066/grenfell/topic/education