53.3% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 68.3%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Barwang · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Barwang
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of nearly 9 percentage points separates Barwang from the New South Wales average for bachelor degrees. While the area performs better than most similar places, it remains well below the state and national figures for both high school and university completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Barwang, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 18.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. While this is higher than in many similar areas, it is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
18.9% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 18.9%
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 Barwang, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (29%) and Certificate III / IV (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 22.1%, followed by engineering, agriculture, and hospitality services, which each account for 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, making it smaller in this regard than about 59% of similar places.
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Lower than 99% 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).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Barwang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10221/barwang/topic/education