21.9% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Calliope · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Calliope
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Calliope have remained low over the last decade, with only 21.9% of residents completing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, marking it as one of the areas with the lowest school completion rates in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 21.9% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. More than half of the community, 52.1%, listed Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Calliope, Year 10 is the majority at 61%; Year 12 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 8.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, while trade qualifications are more typical, with 41.7% holding a Certificate III or IV.
8.5% ▲ +96.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 Calliope, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several trades and professional fields. Engineering and architecture and building are the most common, each making up 22.2% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two government primary schools, though the average school size of 45 is much lower than most areas. These schools also have an average advantage score of 933, which is much lower than most other 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).
45
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
933
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Calliope
2 schools — 89 students, average ICSEA 933.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Ulmarra Public School, Ulmarra | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 72 | 971 |
| Cowper Public School, Cowper | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 17 | 774 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Calliope [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10758/calliope/topic/education