64.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 64.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nombi · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nombi
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A wide gap exists between Nombi and the rest of the country in higher education, though basic schooling is strong. While 64.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure, far fewer people here hold university degrees compared to the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 64.3% of people completed Year 12, a result that is well above both the New South Wales and Australian averages. The rest of the population mostly finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nombi, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 19.0%, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the state and national figures.
19.0% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Nombi splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (38%) and Certificate III / IV (33%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 29%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with education being the most common at 22.2%, followed by engineering, agriculture, and management each at 16.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is much smaller and has a much lower advantage score than most other schools.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
28
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
922
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Nombi
1 school — 28 students, average ICSEA 922.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Mullaley Public School, Mullaley | Government | Primary | 16.7 km | 28 | 922 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nombi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12979/nombi/topic/education