34.1% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Caragabal · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Caragabal
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 34.1% of people in Caragabal finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This low rate of school completion is a standout feature of the area's educational profile. While many residents left school early, about 15.3% of adults still hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The rate of Year 12 completion is much lower than most similar areas, sitting at 34.1%. This is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures, which both sit around 59%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Caragabal, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor's degree or higher is held by 15.3% of adults, which is far below the national average of 26.3%. This level of qualification is around the middle for areas of this type.
15.3% ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Caragabal splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 27%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study in the area are agriculture and environment at 19.1%, followed by education at 16.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school in the area, making the number of schools per 1,000 children among the highest for its level. The school is very small, with an average size of just 15 students.
27.03
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
15
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
986
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Caragabal
1 school — 15 students, average ICSEA 986.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Caragabal Public School, Caragabal | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 15 | 986 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Caragabal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10805/caragabal/topic/education