48.9% ▲ +59.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 40.8%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Congewai · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Congewai
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people hold degrees and finish high school in Congewai than in most similar areas. While the typical resident is more qualified than those in nearby small towns, the area still falls well below the New South Wales and national figures for higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 48.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still 10 percentage points lower than the national and state figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Congewai, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 20.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the 26.3% national average. Nearly half of the community hold a Certificate III or IV.
20.5% ▲ +42.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 20.5%
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 Congewai, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 27%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering at 17.3%, followed by Management and Commerce at 12.7% and Health at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Congewai has four primary schools within 3km, though they are much smaller than most other areas. All schools here are government-run and have a much lower average advantage score than most similar areas.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
77
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
918
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Congewai
4 schools — 306 students, average ICSEA 918.
By sector: Government 4
By type: Primary 4
| Congewai Public School, Congewai | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 11 | 888 |
| Ellalong Public School, Ellalong | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 114 | 903 |
| Paxton Public School, Paxton | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 80 | 926 |
| Millfield Public School, Millfield | Government | Primary | 9.3 km | 101 | 932 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Congewai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11007/congewai/topic/education