35.9% ▲ +24.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Congarinni North · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Congarinni North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far lower percentage of residents have completed Year 12 compared to the rest of the state, with only 35.9% of people in Congarinni North reaching this milestone. This gap extends to higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is much lower than most similar areas, with 34% of people finishing at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Congarinni North splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.6% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 44.8% of residents.
10.6% ▲ +8.9%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 10.6%
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 Congarinni North, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related studies at 17.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 16% and Health at 13.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3 km, which is more than 75% of similar areas. These include a mix of government and Catholic schools, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
230
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
923
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Congarinni North
5 schools — 1,148 students, average ICSEA 923.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Macksville Public School, Macksville | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 284 | 925 |
| Macksville High School, Macksville | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 365 | 916 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Bowraville | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 48 | 827 |
| Bowraville Central School, Bowraville | Government | Combined | 5.3 km | 207 | 861 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Macksville | Catholic | Primary | 5.5 km | 244 | 1,002 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Congarinni North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11006/congarinni-north/topic/education