32.4% ▲ +12.4%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Quirindi · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Quirindi
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents have finished high school in Quirindi compared to the rest of the state, with only 32.4% completing Year 12. This gap extends to higher education, where university degrees are much less common than the national average. The area relies heavily on trade and vocational certificates rather than university qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.4% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 32.2% of residents stopped after Year 10, and 15% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →Quirindi splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (37%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with just 10.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV, making up 36% of the group.
10.1% ▲ +31.7%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 Quirindi, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 15.4%, followed by Management and commerce and Health, which both stand at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3km of the centre, though the typical school size is 185 students, which is lower than most areas. Three quarters of these schools are government-run and provide primary education.
4.94
Higher than 58% 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).
185
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
905
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Quirindi
4 schools — 740 students, average ICSEA 905.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Quirindi Public School, Quirindi | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 277 | 904 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Quirindi | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 74 | 953 |
| Quirindi High School, Quirindi | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 352 | 891 |
| Wallabadah Public School, Wallabadah | Government | Primary | 19.7 km | 37 | 941 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Quirindi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13314/quirindi/topic/education