31.4% ▲ +38.2%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Curlwaa · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Curlwaa
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far lower proportion of people in Curlwaa have finished high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 31.4% of residents have completed Year 12, which is well below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend carries through to higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is low here, with only 31.4% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%, while 24.4% of residents list Year 10 as their highest year of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Curlwaa, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 11 (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon in Curlwaa, where only 11.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, with the most common qualification being a Certificate III or IV at 32.8%.
11.6% ▲ +66.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 11.6%
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 Curlwaa, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related fields at 13%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three government schools within 3km of the area, though they are smaller than most. These schools have some of the lowest average advantage scores at this level.
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).
118
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
819
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Curlwaa
3 schools — 354 students, average ICSEA 819.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Dareton Public School, Dareton | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 54 | 668 |
| Wentworth Public School, Wentworth | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 110 | 881 |
| Coomealla High School, Dareton | Government | Secondary | 7.0 km | 190 | 826 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Curlwaa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11171/curlwaa/topic/education