61.3% ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.5%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Canobolas · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Canobolas
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Canobolas have finished high school now than in previous censuses. The area stands out for its high level of learning, with 35.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 61.3% of residents completed Year 12, a result that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the New South Wales average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Canobolas, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Qualifications are notably high here, with bachelor degrees being the most common top qualification at 33%. This contributes to a total of 35.3% of adults having a degree, far exceeding the Australian average.
35.3% ▲ +36.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 35.3%
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 Canobolas, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Common fields of study in the area include education at 15.8%, followed by health and management and commerce, which both sit at 14%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is well served by 11.9 schools per 1,000 children, much higher than most similar areas. There are seven schools within 3km, and the typical school is larger than those in most other areas.
11.90
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
487
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,001
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Canobolas
7 schools — 3,407 students, average ICSEA 1,001.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 2 · Secondary 2
| Canobolas Public School, Orange | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 136 | 1,098 |
| Nashdale Public School, Nashdale | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 137 | 1,063 |
| Orange Christian School, Orange | Independent | Combined | 9.8 km | 490 | 1,052 |
| James Sheahan Catholic High School Orange, Orange | Catholic | Secondary | 10.0 km | 1,030 | 1,010 |
| Calare Public School, Orange | Government | Primary | 10.2 km | 566 | 964 |
| Anson Street School, Orange | Government | Combined | 10.6 km | 134 | 882 |
| Orange High School, Orange | Government | Secondary | 11.0 km | 914 | 979 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Canobolas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10792/canobolas/topic/education