26.7% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Collarenebri · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Collarenebri
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Collarenebri have remained consistently low over the last decade, with only 26.7% of residents completing Year 12. This figure is far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. The area faces significant educational gaps compared to both state and national benchmarks.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 26.7% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8% and among the lowest levels in similar areas. Other common highest school years include Year 10 at 23.7% and Year 9 or below at 17.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Collarenebri splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (36%) and Year 10 (32%), with Year 9 or below at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon in Collarenebri, where only 7.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%, though Certificate III and IV qualifications are more common at 20.2%.
7.6% ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 Collarenebri, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are health at 10.7% and engineering and related fields at 8%. Management, commerce, education, and society and culture also make up a small part of the total.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the average school size of 68 is much lower than typical. All local schools are government-run, combined institutions, and they have some of the lowest advantage scores in the region.
8.13
Higher than 71% 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).
68
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
625
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Collarenebri
1 school — 68 students, average ICSEA 625.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Collarenebri Central School, Collarenebri | Government | Combined | 13.7 km | 68 | 625 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Collarenebri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10969/collarenebri/topic/education