23.9% ▲ +31.2%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Baradine · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Baradine
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 35 percentage points separates Baradine from the state and national figures for Year 12 completion. Only 23.9% of residents finished high school, which is among the lowest levels seen across similar areas. This pattern of lower formal schooling is mirrored in the low number of people with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales and Australian averages at 23.9%. The most common highest year of school reached is Year 10, finished by 32.4% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Baradine, the largest group is Year 10 at 39%, followed by Year 12 (29%) and Year 9 or below (25%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 8.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 33.4% of the population.
8.6% ▲ +126.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 8.6%
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 Baradine, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with degrees, the most common fields are Health at 12.0% and Engineering and related fields at 11.0%. Education and Management qualifications also feature prominently.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Baradine has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the typical school is much smaller than usual with 72 students. There are two schools within 3 km, split evenly between government and Catholic sectors.
13.89
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
72
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
835
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Baradine
2 schools — 144 students, average ICSEA 835.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Baradine Central School, Baradine | Government | Combined | 4.7 km | 101 | 785 |
| St John's Catholic Primary School Baradine, Baradine | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 43 | 951 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Baradine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10191/baradine/topic/education