38.6% ▲ +25.0%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 38.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Narrabri · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Narrabri
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Narrabri, where 38.1% of people hold one. The area has a lower level of formal schooling than most other places, with far fewer people finishing high school compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 30% of people in Narrabri stopped their schooling after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Narrabri, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 12.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. This puts the area around the middle when compared to similar places.
12.3% ▲ +30.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.3%
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 Narrabri, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are engineering and related fields at 17.2%, followed by management and commerce at 13.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Narrabri has four schools within 3km, though it has fewer schools per 1,000 children than most areas. The average school advantage score is among the lowest at this level.
2.70
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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.
893
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Narrabri
4 schools — 1,219 students, average ICSEA 893.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Narrabri Public School, Narrabri | Government | Primary | 11.0 km | 267 | 823 |
| St Francis Xavier's Primary School, Narrabri | Catholic | Primary | 11.1 km | 300 | 1,000 |
| Narrabri High School, Narrabri | Government | Secondary | 12.1 km | 420 | 864 |
| Narrabri West Public School, Narrabri | Government | Primary | 13.2 km | 232 | 889 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Narrabri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12912/narrabri/topic/education