53.7% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.6%
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Karabar · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Karabar
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education rates have stayed well below state and national levels in Karabar, where only 17.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. While more people here finished Year 12 compared to most similar areas, the suburb still lags behind the broader New South Wales community in overall school and university completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Karabar, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a university degree make up 17.2% of the population, a figure that is far below the state average of 27.8%. Trade qualifications are more common, with 34% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV.
17.2% ▲ +38.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 17.2%
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 Karabar, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 18%, followed by society and culture at 15.1% and engineering at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Karabar has more schools within 3km than about 83% of similar areas, and its schools are generally larger than most. Most of these are government-run, with an average school advantage score that is higher than most areas.
1.85
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
424
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,023
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Karabar
11 schools — 4,664 students, average ICSEA 1,023.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Queanbeyan South Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 419 | 939 |
| Tirriwirri School, Karabar | Government | Combined | 1.3 km | 34 | 944 |
| Karabar High School, Queanbeyan | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 723 | 982 |
| Queanbeyan Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 361 | 997 |
| St Gregory's Primary School, Queanbeyan | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 730 | 1,056 |
| Finigan School of Distance Education, Queanbeyan | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 84 | 1,067 |
| Queanbeyan High School, Queanbeyan | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 448 | 967 |
| Queanbeyan West Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 387 | 988 |
| Queanbeyan East Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 280 | 1,031 |
| Jerrabomberra Public School, Jerrabomberra | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 865 | 1,107 |
| Jerrabomberra High School, Jerrabomberra | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 333 | 1,068 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Karabar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12079/karabar/topic/education