45.5% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.8%
- 2016: 40.4%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Karangi · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Karangi
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Similar to many areas of its type, Karangi sits around the middle for education levels, though it trails behind state and national figures. Only 17.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, and fewer than half of residents have finished Year 12. This creates a profile where vocational training is more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 45.5% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%. About 33.3% of residents finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Karangi, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (9%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 37.4% of adults. The proportion of people with a bachelor degree or higher is 17.1%, which is well below the national average.
17.1% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 17.1%
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 Karangi, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Karangi are spread across several fields, with Health and Management and Commerce both accounting for 14.5% of degrees and certificates. Engineering and related fields follow at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most similar places, with six schools within 3 km. All schools here are government-run, and the average school advantage score is much lower than in most areas.
10.75
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
313
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
913
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 Karangi
6 schools — 1,877 students, average ICSEA 913.
By sector: Government 6
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1
| Karangi Public School, Karangi | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 29 | 957 |
| Coramba Public School, Coramba | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 30 | 912 |
| Orara Upper Public School, Upper Orara | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 33 | 940 |
| Orara High School, Coffs Harbour | Government | Secondary | 7.6 km | 858 | 896 |
| Tyalla Public School, Coffs Harbour | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 258 | 872 |
| Narranga Public School, Coffs Harbour | Government | Primary | 7.7 km | 669 | 948 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Karangi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12080/karangi/topic/education