32.1% ▲ +19.2%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Grenfell · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Grenfell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a third of residents in Grenfell hold a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification. This is a place where fewer people have finished high school or university compared to most other areas, with only 10.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures. The most common highest year of schooling for locals is Year 10, at 35.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Grenfell splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, as the 10.2% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the state and national averages. Certificates III and IV are the most typical qualification, held by 37.7% of people.
10.2% ▲ +40.5%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 10.2%
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 Grenfell, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, led by engineering and related subjects at 15.1%, followed by management and commerce at 13.5% and education at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Grenfell has more schools per 1,000 children than most similar areas, with three schools within 3km. These schools are smaller than average and two-thirds are government-run primary schools.
7.96
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
133
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
960
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Grenfell
3 schools — 398 students, average ICSEA 960.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| The Henry Lawson High School, Grenfell | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 178 | 946 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Grenfell | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 47 | 995 |
| Grenfell Public School, Grenfell | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 173 | 965 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Grenfell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11782/grenfell/topic/education