40.0% ▲ +20.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Clarenza · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Clarenza
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Clarenza finished high school than in most similar areas. Only 40% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend carries through to higher education, with a much lower proportion of adults holding university degrees compared to the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures, sitting at 40%. The most common highest year of school reached is Year 12, followed closely by Year 10 at 35.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Clarenza splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (42%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 15.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% national average. The most common qualification in the area is a Certificate III or IV, held by 45.5% of residents.
15.7% ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 15.7%
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 Clarenza, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Clarenza most commonly studied engineering and related fields at 20.9%, followed by health at 13.3% and management and commerce at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Clarenza has 12 schools within 3km, which is more than about 84% of similar areas. While the average school size is around the middle for its level, the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
33.33
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12
Higher than 82% 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).
389
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
943
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Clarenza
12 schools — 4,667 students, average ICSEA 943.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| St Andrew's Christian School, Grafton | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 209 | 974 |
| Clarence Valley Anglican School, Clarenza | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 402 | 1,016 |
| McAuley Catholic College, Clarenza | Catholic | Secondary | 4.6 km | 602 | 1,031 |
| Induna School, South Grafton | Government | Secondary | 6.0 km | 26 | 754 |
| South Grafton Public School, South Grafton | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 564 | 905 |
| Grafton Public School, Grafton | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 476 | 907 |
| Grafton High School, Grafton | Government | Secondary | 7.2 km | 768 | 941 |
| Gillwinga Public School, South Grafton | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 129 | 774 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, South Grafton | Catholic | Primary | 7.3 km | 126 | 979 |
| South Grafton High School, South Grafton | Government | Secondary | 7.3 km | 639 | 875 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Grafton | Catholic | Primary | 7.3 km | 259 | 1,020 |
| Westlawn Public School, Grafton | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 467 | 940 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Clarenza [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10921/clarenza/topic/education