54.2% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.2%
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Arding · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Arding
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of nearly 5 percentage points separates Arding from the national figure for Year 12 completion, though the area has a high proportion of university graduates. While only 54.2% of residents finished high school, over a quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales and Australian figures. Around 30.1% of the population left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Arding, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical adult here is well-qualified, with 26.4% holding a bachelor degree or higher, a figure about the same as the national average. Other common qualifications include Certificate III or IV for 25.6% and diplomas for 17.1% of residents.
26.4% ▲ +35.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Arding splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 19.7% and engineering at 17.1%. Education and health each account for around 11% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The two primary schools within 3km are split evenly between government and Catholic sectors. These schools are much smaller than those in most other areas, with an average size of 46 students.
2
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality 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).
46
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
974
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Arding
2 schools — 91 students, average ICSEA 974.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2
| Rocky River Public School, Uralla | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 39 | 963 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Uralla | Catholic | Primary | 7.6 km | 52 | 982 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Arding [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10076/arding/topic/education