32.2% ▲ +30.8%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Arrawarra · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Arrawarra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far lower percentage of residents have completed Year 12 compared to the rest of the state in Arrawarra. Only 32.2% of people finished their secondary schooling, which is 27 percentage points below the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with only 32.2% of residents finishing. About 29.1% of people stopped at Year 10, while 20.1% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Arrawarra splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (36%) and Year 10 (32%), with Year 9 or below at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is much less common here than in most areas, with only 7.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales rate of 27.8%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are more typical at 32.1%.
7.1% ▲ +78.7%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Arrawarra, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (26%) and Bachelor degree (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 13.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.4% and health at 10%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3 km of the area, both of which are government-run. The typical school size of 225 students is lower than in most similar areas.
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).
225
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Arrawarra
2 schools — 449 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Mullaway Public School, Mullaway | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 266 | 1,033 |
| Corindi Public School, Corindi Beach | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 183 | 938 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Arrawarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10089/arrawarra/topic/education