38.5% ▲ +17.4%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Walcha · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Walcha
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer adults in Walcha have completed high school or university compared to most other areas, though numbers have climbed since 2011. Only 38.5% of residents finished Year 12, and just 12.4% hold a bachelor degree or higher, leaving the town well below the national figure for higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.5% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales. This figure has rose 5.7 points since 2011, though nearly 30% of residents still list Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Walcha, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 12.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 32.6% of the population.
12.4% ▲ +34.0%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.4%
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 Walcha, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several practical fields, with management and commerce at 13.2%, closely followed by agriculture and environment at 13.1% and engineering at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Walcha has five schools, which is more than most similar areas, but they are among the smallest in the region with an average size of 70 students. Most of these are government primary schools.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
9.54
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Lower than 90% 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).
349
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
70
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
942
Lower than 84% 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 Walcha
5 schools — 349 students, average ICSEA 942.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 1
| Yarrowitch Public School, Yarrowitch | Government | Primary | 17.2 km | 3 | — |
| Walcha Central School, Walcha | Government | Combined | 29.2 km | 230 | 906 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Walcha | Catholic | Primary | 29.9 km | 94 | 1,027 |
| Niangala Public School, Niangala | Government | Primary | 36.9 km | 11 | 995 |
| Woolbrook Public School, Woolbrook | Government | Primary | 48.4 km | 11 | 900 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Walcha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110011189/walcha/topic/education