45.6% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.8%
- 2021: 45.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Narrawa · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Narrawa
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Narrawa than in the rest of the country, with only 45.6% completing Year 12. This gap is seen across all levels of study, leaving the area with a much lower rate of higher education compared to state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of about 59%. Around 40% of the population finished school at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Narrawa, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 44%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon here, with only 14.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, though many residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
14.1% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.1%
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 Narrawa, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Many of the local qualifications are in practical fields, with agriculture and environment being the most common at 29.5%, followed by engineering at 16.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is more common than in about 59% of similar places.
0
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).
Sources
More for Narrawa
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Narrawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12917/narrawa/topic/education