48.5% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.9%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kooringal · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kooringal
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification rates than most similar areas mark Kooringal, though it still sits well below state and national levels. While nearly 20% of adults hold a university degree, only 48.5% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is low here, with 48.5% of people finishing Year 12, which is far below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kooringal, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national average of 26.3%.
19.6% ▲ +38.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 19.6%
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 Kooringal, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 17.7%, followed by engineering and health-related fields.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 25 schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas. Government schools make up 60% of the sector.
2.53
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
25
Higher than 87% 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).
378
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kooringal
25 schools — 9,447 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 6 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 6 · Combined 5
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Kooringal | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 338 | 1,033 |
| Sturt Public School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 306 | 966 |
| Kooringal High School, Kooringal | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 839 | 959 |
| Kooringal Public School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 390 | 933 |
| Willans Hill School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Combined | 1.3 km | 71 | 929 |
| Wagga Wagga Christian College, Wagga Wagga | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 563 | 1,033 |
| Wagga Wagga High School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 818 | 960 |
| The Bidgee School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 48 | 896 |
| Turvey Park Public School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 283 | 944 |
| Mount Austin High School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 522 | 822 |
| Kildare Catholic College, Wagga Wagga | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 972 | 1,028 |
| Mount Austin Public School, Mount Austin | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 228 | 824 |
| Lutheran School Wagga Wagga, Wagga Wagga | Independent | Primary | 2.1 km | 332 | 1,120 |
| South Wagga Public School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 266 | 1,027 |
| Henschke Primary School, Wagga Wagga | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 603 | 1,029 |
| Saint Mary MacKillop Colleges Limited, Wagga Wagga | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 198 | 1,078 |
| Red Hill Public School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 325 | 831 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Wagga Wagga, Wagga Wagga | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 36 | 990 |
| Shepherds Park School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 17 | 870 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Wagga Wagga | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 166 | 1,050 |
| Wagga Wagga Public School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 440 | 1,008 |
| Lake Albert Public School, Lake Albert | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 434 | 963 |
| Mater Dei Catholic College, Lake Albert | Catholic | Secondary | 4.4 km | 749 | 1,050 |
| Mater Dei Primary School, Lake Albert | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 322 | 1,075 |
| North Wagga Public School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 181 | 999 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kooringal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12202/kooringal/topic/education