34.4% ▲ +15.1%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Narromine · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Narromine
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Narromine than in the rest of the state. Only 34.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is a massive gap of 25 percentage points compared to New South Wales.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with only 34.4% of people reaching this milestone. Many residents stopped their schooling earlier, as 30.9% finished at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Narromine splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here than in most areas. Only 11% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 27.8% seen across New South Wales, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 35.8%.
11.0% ▲ +34.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 11.0%
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 Narromine, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications have studied a variety of fields, led by Engineering and related subjects at 13.5% and Management and commerce at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Narromine has four schools within 3km, more than about 73% of similar areas. These schools are generally smaller than most, with an average of 181 students and a school advantage score among the lowest at this level.
3.92
Higher than 51% 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).
181
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
865
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Narromine
4 schools — 724 students, average ICSEA 865.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| St Augustine's Parish School, Narromine | Catholic | Primary | 17.7 km | 87 | 993 |
| Narromine High School, Narromine | Government | Secondary | 17.9 km | 223 | 787 |
| Narromine Public School, Narromine | Government | Primary | 18.0 km | 237 | 832 |
| Narromine Christian School, Narromine | Independent | Primary | 18.0 km | 177 | 946 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Narromine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12920/narromine/topic/education