33.0% ▲ +14.2%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coonabarabran · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Coonabarabran
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 26 percentage points separates Coonabarabran from the national figure for Year 12 completion. Only 33% of people here finished high school, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian averages. While these figures are among the lowest in the region, the number of people finishing Year 12 has risen by 4.1 points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the state and national figures. This is one of the lowest levels for this qualification in the area, though 30.5% of people reached Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Coonabarabran splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.3% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.8% of residents.
10.3% ▲ +24.3%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 10.3%
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 Coonabarabran, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related subjects at 12.7%, followed by Management and commerce at 10.8% and Health at 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Coonabarabran has 10 schools, which is among the highest number of schools for an area of this type. However, these schools are smaller than most, with a typical size of 122 students and a low average advantage score of 889.
10
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
7.43
Higher than 92% 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).
1,102
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
122
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
889
Lower than 92% 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 Coonabarabran
13 schools — 1,163 students, average ICSEA 885.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 5 · Secondary 1
| Coonabarabran High School, Coonabarabran | Government | Secondary | 16.4 km | 298 | 898 |
| Coonabarabran Public School, Coonabarabran | Government | Primary | 16.6 km | 200 | 856 |
| St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School Coonabarabran, Coonabarabran | Catholic | Primary | 17.6 km | 146 | 959 |
| Binnaway Central School, Binnaway | Government | Combined | 28.2 km | 44 | 815 |
| Premer Public School, Premer | Government | Primary | 45.3 km | 12 | 822 |
| Warrumbungle National Park Environmental Education Centre, Coonabarabran | Government | Combined | 45.3 km | — | — |
| Mullaley Public School, Mullaley | Government | Primary | 49.0 km | 28 | 922 |
| Baradine Central School, Baradine | Government | Combined | 54.0 km | 101 | 785 |
| St John's Catholic Primary School Baradine, Baradine | Catholic | Primary | 54.3 km | 43 | 951 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Coolah, Coolah | Catholic | Primary | 62.4 km | 31 | 996 |
| Coolah Central School, Coolah | Government | Combined | 62.4 km | 148 | 896 |
| Mendooran Central School, Mendooran | Government | Combined | 64.8 km | 91 | 889 |
| Gwabegar Public School, Gwabegar | Government | Primary | 90.0 km | 21 | 694 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coonabarabran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/105031099/coonabarabran/topic/education