22.0% ▲ +29.5%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Marrangaroo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Marrangaroo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A shift in educational attainment has seen the number of people completing Year 12 in Marrangaroo stay far below state and national levels. Only 22% of residents finished high school, reflecting a trend where fewer people hold formal qualifications compared to most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is among the lowest for areas like this, sitting at 22%. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Marrangaroo splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (40%), with Year 9 or below at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up only 5.6% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 23.1% of residents.
5.6% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Marrangaroo, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 15.6%, followed by management and commerce at 7.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are six schools within 3 km of the area, which is more than 77% of similar places. These schools are mostly government primary schools, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
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).
305
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
928
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Marrangaroo
6 schools — 1,829 students, average ICSEA 928.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1
| Zig Zag Public School, Lithgow | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 120 | 934 |
| Wallerawang Public School, Wallerawang | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 186 | 909 |
| Cooerwull Public School, Lithgow | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 258 | 906 |
| Lithgow Public School, Lithgow | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 324 | 919 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow, Lithgow | Catholic | Primary | 6.9 km | 287 | 993 |
| Lithgow High School, Lithgow | Government | Secondary | 7.4 km | 654 | 918 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Marrangaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12512/marrangaroo/topic/education