36.0% ▲ +21.3%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Inverell · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Inverell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Inverell than in the rest of the state, with only 36% completing Year 12. While this figure has risen since 2011, the area continues to trail well behind New South Wales and national trends in both school and university attainment.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This result is much lower than most similar areas, though it has risen 6.3 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Inverell, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are also uncommon here, with just 10.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, though the number has grown slightly since 2011.
10.5% ▲ +21.8%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 10.5%
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 Inverell, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering (14.6%) and Management and Commerce (14.3%), followed by Society and Culture at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Inverell has five schools with a total of 2,521 enrolments, which is larger than about 72% of similar areas. However, the average school advantage score is much lower than most other areas.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.12
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Lower than 88% 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).
2,521
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
504
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
919
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 Inverell
6 schools — 2,563 students, average ICSEA 918.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Inverell High School, Inverell | Government | Secondary | 0.2 km | 484 | 888 |
| Ross Hill Public School, Inverell | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 475 | 871 |
| Inverell Public School, Inverell | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 498 | 899 |
| Macintyre High School, Inverell | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 487 | 919 |
| Holy Trinity School, Inverell | Catholic | Combined | 2.4 km | 577 | 1,003 |
| Gilgai Public School, Gilgai | Government | Primary | 9.8 km | 42 | 843 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Inverell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110021191/inverell/topic/education