44.0% ▲ +37.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 44.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Griffith · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Griffith
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Griffith have remained steady over the last decade, though they stay well below state and national benchmarks. Only 15% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, reflecting a local workforce that relies more on practical trade certificates than university qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%, with only 44% of Griffith residents finishing Year 12. Many locals leave school earlier, with 26.2% finishing at Year 10 and 14.7% at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Griffith, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are much less common here than across Australia, where 26.3% of adults have one. Instead, the most typical qualification in Griffith is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.9% of adults.
15.0% ▲ +55.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 15.0%
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 Griffith, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study are Management and Commerce at 17.1%, followed by Engineering and related fields at 14.4%. Health and Society and Culture also feature prominently, each around 9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Griffith has 16 schools within 3km of residents, which is more than about 87% of similar areas. Most of these are government schools (68.8%) and primary schools (62.5%), though the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
2.64
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Higher than 86% 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).
276
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
956
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Griffith
16 schools — 4,408 students, average ICSEA 956.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Griffith North Public School, Griffith | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 418 | 960 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Griffith | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 504 | 1,016 |
| Western Riverina Community School, Griffith | Independent | Secondary | 1.5 km | 38 | 883 |
| Marian Catholic College, Griffith | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 701 | 1,012 |
| Griffith Public School, Griffith | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 433 | 881 |
| Murrumbidgee Regional High School - Griffith, Griffith | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 608 | 899 |
| Griffith East Public School, Griffith | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 500 | 966 |
| Kalinda School, Griffith | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 38 | 835 |
| Murrumbidgee Regional High School - Wade, Griffith | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 461 | 918 |
| Verity Christian College, Griffith | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 147 | 959 |
| Lake Wyangan Public School, Lake Wyangan | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 43 | 926 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Yoogali | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 161 | 1,033 |
| Yoogali Public School, Yoogali | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 49 | 931 |
| Tharbogang Public School, Tharbogang | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 11 | 855 |
| Beelbangera Public School, Beelbangera | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 142 | 983 |
| Hanwood Public School, Hanwood | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 154 | 982 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Griffith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11788/griffith/topic/education