34.9% ▲ +24.9%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Grafton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Grafton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower rates of formal schooling and degrees than most similar areas mark Grafton, where only 10.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. While these figures sit far below the state and national averages, more people have finished high school since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 34.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is a significant gap, though the rate rose by 7.0 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →Grafton splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 10.6%, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 39.1% of residents.
10.6% ▲ +38.1%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 10.6%
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 Grafton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Common fields of qualification in the area include management and commerce at 16.1%, followed by society and culture at 13.1% and engineering at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Grafton has 9 schools, among the largest number for an area of its size, with 3,454 enrolments. Most of these are government schools (77.8%) and primary schools (66.7%).
9
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.48
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Lower than 66% 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).
3,454
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
384
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
918
Lower than 88% 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 Grafton
13 schools — 4,739 students, average ICSEA 944.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Grafton High School, Grafton | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 768 | 941 |
| Grafton Public School, Grafton | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 476 | 907 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Grafton | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 259 | 1,020 |
| Westlawn Public School, Grafton | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 467 | 940 |
| McAuley Catholic College, Clarenza | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 602 | 1,031 |
| South Grafton Public School, South Grafton | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 564 | 905 |
| St Andrew's Christian School, Grafton | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 209 | 974 |
| South Grafton High School, South Grafton | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 639 | 875 |
| Induna School, South Grafton | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 26 | 754 |
| Clarence Valley Anglican School, Clarenza | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 402 | 1,016 |
| Gillwinga Public School, South Grafton | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 129 | 774 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, South Grafton | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 126 | 979 |
| Ulmarra Public School, Ulmarra | Government | Primary | 10.4 km | 72 | 971 |
Sources
More for Grafton
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Grafton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/104011080/grafton/topic/education