48.2% ▲ +26.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 42.5%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Orange · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Orange
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Orange have finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 48.2% completing Year 12. While a good number of adults hold university degrees, the area generally has lower school completion rates than the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 48.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 27.3% of the population listed Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Orange, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical resident is more likely to hold a Certificate III or IV (32%) than a university degree. While 21% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher—which is higher than most similar areas—this remains well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
21.0% ▲ +53.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 21.0%
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 Orange, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 17.4%, followed by health at 14% and engineering at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Orange has 20 schools within 3 km, which is more than about 89% of similar areas. However, there are 1.79 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most other areas.
1.79
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
Higher than 87% 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).
441
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,003
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Orange
20 schools — 8,821 students, average ICSEA 1,003.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 12 · Combined 5 · Secondary 3
| Orange Anglican Grammar School, Orange | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 755 | 1,077 |
| Orange High School, Orange | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 914 | 979 |
| Calare Public School, Orange | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 566 | 964 |
| Bletchington Public School, Orange | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 503 | 938 |
| Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School Orange, Orange | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 505 | 1,020 |
| Orange Public School, Orange | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 761 | 1,046 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Orange, East Orange | Independent | Combined | 5.1 km | 109 | 977 |
| Orange Christian School, Orange | Independent | Combined | 5.8 km | 490 | 1,052 |
| Orange East Public School, Orange | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 270 | 951 |
| Anson Street School, Orange | Government | Combined | 6.1 km | 134 | 882 |
| Bowen Public School, Orange | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 217 | 811 |
| Canobolas Public School, Orange | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 136 | 1,098 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School Orange, Orange | Catholic | Primary | 6.4 km | 426 | 1,041 |
| James Sheahan Catholic High School Orange, Orange | Catholic | Secondary | 6.4 km | 1,030 | 1,010 |
| Kinross Wolaroi School, Orange | Independent | Combined | 6.5 km | 1,018 | 1,128 |
| Nashdale Public School, Nashdale | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 137 | 1,063 |
| Glenroi Heights Public School, Orange | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 208 | 751 |
| Canobolas Rural Technology High School, Orange | Government | Secondary | 7.1 km | 546 | 838 |
| Borenore Public School, Borenore | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 22 | 992 |
| Clergate Public School, Clergate | Government | Primary | 8.1 km | 74 | 961 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Orange [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13103/orange/topic/education