31.4% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Barrington · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Barrington
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Barrington finished high school than in most similar areas, with only 31.4% completing Year 12. This is well below the national figure of 58.8%, though a surprising number of residents hold high-level university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 31.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest school year reached here is Year 10, at 35.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Barrington splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (40%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.4% of residents.
21.2% ▲ +55.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 21.2%
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 Barrington, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and Health both at 15.8%, followed by Management and Commerce at 13.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Barrington has 17.24 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most similar areas. These schools are very small, with an average size of 44 students, and are split evenly between government and Catholic primary schools.
17.24
Higher than 86% 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).
44
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
992
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Barrington
2 schools — 87 students, average ICSEA 992.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2
| Barrington Public School, Barrington | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 52 | 966 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Gloucester | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 35 | 1,030 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Barrington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10217/barrington/topic/education