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Koorainghat · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Koorainghat

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Higher qualification rates than most similar areas define Koorainghat, though the community still trails the state average. While 19% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, only 38.5% of residents finished Year 12.

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📍 Koorainghat, Suburb / Locality

Where Koorainghat sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

19.0% ▲ +19.3%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Koorainghat — higher than 64% of areas.

Koorainghat19.0%
2430, NSW 12.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far below the national figure of 58.8%, with only 38.5% of people reaching this milestone. This is much lower than most other areas.

Completed Year 12

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38.5% ▲ +29.6%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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Koorainghat splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (40%), with Year 9 or below at 12%.

Year 12 38.5% Year 10 37.8% Year 9 or below 11.2% Year 11 7.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Among adults, 19% have a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 37.6%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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19.0% ▲ +19.3%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Koorainghat, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (8%).

Certificate III / IV 37.6% Bachelor degree 20.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 5.9% Graduate diploma / certificate 5.0% Postgraduate degree 3.0% Certificate I / II 3.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with education being the most common at 14.9%, followed closely by engineering and management at 13.9% each.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km, making this area smaller for educational facilities than about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Koorainghat — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Koorainghat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12200/koorainghat/topic/education