52.3% ▲ +8.5%
Lower than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 48.2%
- 2016: 51.0%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Armidale · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Armidale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Armidale have finished their schooling and gained degrees than a decade ago. The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 5.5 percentage points since 2011, while Year 12 completion rates also climbed by 4.1 points.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the national figure of 58.8%. This is a middle-of-the-road result compared to similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Armidale, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 24.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is higher than most areas, though it remains a little below the Australian average of 26.3%.
24.8% ▲ +28.7%
Higher than 63% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Armidale splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Armidale are spread across various fields, most commonly in management and commerce at 13.9% and society and culture at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per child, with 34 schools serving 6,010 students. Most of these are government primary schools, though typical school sizes are much lower than in most areas.
34
Higher than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
5.07
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6,010
Lower than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
182
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
977
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Armidale
34 schools — 6,010 students, average ICSEA 977.
By sector: Government 23 · Independent 6 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 23 · Combined 9 · Secondary 2
| Armidale Secondary College, Armidale | Government | Secondary | — | 1,029 | 928 |
| The Armidale School, Armidale | Independent | Combined | — | 625 | 1,097 |
| O'Connor Catholic College, Armidale | Catholic | Secondary | — | 511 | 1,020 |
| Ben Venue Public School, Armidale | Government | Primary | — | 509 | 1,008 |
| Armidale City Public School, Armidale | Government | Primary | — | 349 | 963 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Armidale | Catholic | Primary | — | 327 | 1,038 |
| Guyra Central School, Guyra | Government | Combined | — | 292 | 889 |
| Uralla Central School, Uralla | Government | Combined | — | 264 | 901 |
| New England Girls' School, Armidale | Independent | Combined | — | 247 | 1,047 |
| Drummond Memorial Public School, Armidale | Government | Primary | — | 233 | 827 |
| Walcha Central School, Walcha | Government | Combined | — | 230 | 906 |
| PLC Armidale, Armidale | Independent | Combined | — | 226 | 1,077 |
| Sandon Public School, Armidale | Government | Primary | — | 179 | 923 |
| Newling Public School, Armidale | Government | Primary | — | 165 | 802 |
| Martins Gully Public School, Armidale | Government | Primary | — | 164 | 1,050 |
| The Armidale Waldorf School, Armidale | Independent | Combined | — | 163 | 1,057 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Walcha | Catholic | Primary | — | 94 | 1,027 |
| St Mary of the Angels Primary School, Guyra | Catholic | Primary | — | 72 | 1,008 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Uralla | Catholic | Primary | — | 52 | 982 |
| Minimbah Primary School, Armidale | Independent | Primary | — | 47 | 697 |
| Rocky River Public School, Uralla | Government | Primary | — | 39 | 963 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Armidale, Armidale | Independent | Combined | — | 35 | 981 |
| Bald Blair Public School, Guyra | Government | Primary | — | 32 | 969 |
| Kentucky Public School, Kentucky | Government | Primary | — | 28 | 1,002 |
| Kellys Plains Public School, Armidale | Government | Primary | — | 27 | 1,054 |
| Black Mountain Public School, Black Mountain | Government | Primary | — | 20 | 807 |
| Niangala Public School, Niangala | Government | Primary | — | 11 | 995 |
| Woolbrook Public School, Woolbrook | Government | Primary | — | 11 | 900 |
| Kingstown Public School, Kingstown | Government | Primary | — | 10 | 955 |
| Ebor Public School, Ebor | Government | Primary | — | 7 | 826 |
| Ben Lomond Public School, Ben Lomond | Government | Primary | — | 5 | 908 |
| Chandler Public School, Wollomombi | Government | Primary | — | 4 | — |
| Yarrowitch Public School, Yarrowitch | Government | Primary | — | 3 | — |
| Thalgarrah Environmental Education Centre, Armidale | Government | Combined | — | — | — |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Armidale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11001/armidale/topic/education