61.4% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.8%
- 2016: 46.4%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Barrengarry · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Barrengarry
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the national average for higher learning, Barrengarry has a highly qualified population. About 33% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the figure for New South Wales. This trend is mirrored in secondary schooling, where 61.4% of residents finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people in Barrengarry completed Year 12 than in most similar areas. At 61.4%, this is a little above the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Barrengarry, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a strong record of higher education, with 33% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the 26.3% national figure.
33.0% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 33.0%
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 Barrengarry, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (11%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with society and culture being the most common at 14.8%, followed by engineering and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The local primary school is a government facility with a much lower average size of 83 students than most areas, though it has a much higher advantage score.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
83
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,073
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Barrengarry
1 school — 83 students, average ICSEA 1,073.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Kangaroo Valley Public School, Kangaroo Valley | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 83 | 1,073 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Barrengarry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10214/barrengarry/topic/education