44.0% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Carwell · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Carwell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have become more prominent in Carwell, where 32% of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher. While the area has a strong proportion of university graduates, far fewer people have finished high school compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures of around 59%. For those who did not finish Year 12, 28% of the population reached Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Carwell, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 39%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 32%, which is well above both the state (27.8%) and national (26.3%) figures and much higher than most similar areas.
32.0% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Carwell, Bachelor degree is the majority at 67%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 33%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Management & commerce at 38%, ahead of Agriculture & environment (23%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km, all of which are government run. These schools are smaller than most, and the average school advantage score is much lower than in most areas.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
120
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
909
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Carwell
3 schools — 360 students, average ICSEA 909.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Kandos High School, Kandos | Government | Secondary | 6.2 km | 166 | 902 |
| Kandos Public School, Kandos | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 95 | 837 |
| Rylstone Public School, Rylstone | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 99 | 989 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Carwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10839/carwell/topic/education