32.6% ▲ +15.7%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wentworth-Balranald Region · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Wentworth-Balranald Region
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 32.6% of people in the Wentworth-Balranald Region finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This low level of school completion is matched by a small number of adults with university degrees. While these figures are among the lowest for similar areas, more people have finished high school now than in 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is far below the New South Wales figure, though it rose 4.4 points since 2011. About 21.9% of residents peaked at Year 10, while 16% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wentworth-Balranald Region, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 8.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.9% of the population.
8.4% ▲ +22.7%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 Wentworth-Balranald Region, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 13.3%, followed by agriculture, environment, management and commerce, which each account for 9.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The region has 8 schools, among the largest number for similar areas, but these are typically small with an average of 63 students. Most of these are government primary schools, and the area's average school advantage score is among the lowest at this level.
8
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
11.54
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Lower than 63% 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).
501
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
63
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
904
Lower than 90% 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 Wentworth-Balranald Region
14 schools — 1,522 students, average ICSEA 917.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 4
| Gol Gol Public School, Gol Gol | Government | Primary | 64.2 km | 201 | 1,010 |
| Pooncarie Public School, Pooncarie | Government | Primary | 65.1 km | 8 | 937 |
| Red Cliffs East Primary School, Red Cliffs | Government | Primary | 72.2 km | 126 | 944 |
| Euston Public School, Euston | Government | Primary | 73.5 km | 105 | 929 |
| St Mary's School, Robinvale | Catholic | Combined | 74.1 km | 290 | 962 |
| Robinvale College, Robinvale | Government | Combined | 74.6 km | 257 | 819 |
| Nangiloc Colignan and District Primary School, Nangiloc | Government | Primary | 76.1 km | 37 | 941 |
| Palinyewah Public School, Ellerslie | Government | Primary | 77.3 km | 20 | 967 |
| Wentworth Public School, Wentworth | Government | Primary | 87.8 km | 110 | 881 |
| Pomona Public School, Pomona | Government | Primary | 88.4 km | 19 | 929 |
| Balranald Central School, Balranald | Government | Combined | 103.4 km | 179 | 876 |
| St Joseph's Parish School, Balranald | Catholic | Primary | 103.5 km | 43 | 891 |
| Clare Public School, Clare | Government | Primary | 116.9 km | 9 | 1,009 |
| Tooleybuc Central School, Tooleybuc | Government | Combined | 131.1 km | 118 | 902 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wentworth-Balranald Region [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/109021179/wentworth-balranald-region/topic/education