32.5% ▲ +17.7%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Inverell Surrounds - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Inverell Surrounds - West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 32.5% of people in Inverell Surrounds - West finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This low level of formal schooling is mirrored in the qualifications data, where university degrees are much less common than in most other areas. However, more residents have finished high school now than in 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%, though it has risen 4.9 points since 2011. Currently, the most common highest year of school finished is Year 10, at 33.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Inverell Surrounds - West splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (38%) and Year 12 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 10.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are more typical here, with 35.9% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
10.3% ▲ +35.2%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 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 Inverell Surrounds - West, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce, and engineering, each at 12.5%. Health (10.9%), agriculture and environment (9.3%), and education (8.9%) also feature prominently.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 7 schools, which is more than about 87% of similar areas, though the typical school is much smaller with only 94 students. Most schools are government-run (85.7%) and primary-focused (71.4%).
7
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
7.10
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Lower than 82% 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).
661
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
94
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
914
Lower than 89% 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 Surrounds - West
8 schools — 703 students, average ICSEA 909.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Warialda High School, Warialda | Government | Secondary | 11.3 km | 199 | 900 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Warialda | Catholic | Primary | 11.8 km | 25 | 864 |
| Warialda Public School, Warialda | Government | Primary | 12.0 km | 192 | 927 |
| Bingara Central School, Bingara | Government | Combined | 24.2 km | 175 | 916 |
| Delungra Public School, Delungra | Government | Primary | 24.3 km | 18 | 827 |
| Gravesend Public School, Gravesend | Government | Primary | 25.0 km | 23 | 918 |
| Gum Flat Public School, Gum Flat | Government | Primary | 41.2 km | 29 | 997 |
| Gilgai Public School, Gilgai | Government | Primary | 56.4 km | 42 | 843 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Inverell Surrounds - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/110021193/inverell-surrounds-west/topic/education