46.0% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.4%
- 2016: 42.2%
- 2021: 46.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Upper Orara · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Upper Orara
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification rates than most similar areas define Upper Orara, though school completion remains a challenge. While 19.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, only 46% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people finished high school here than in most of the country, with only 46% completing Year 12. This is 13 percentage points lower than both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Upper Orara, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 19.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is still well below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
19.1% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 19.1%
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 Upper Orara, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in Engineering and Management and Commerce, each at 13.1%, followed by Health at 10.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Upper Orara has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with four primary government schools within 3 km. These schools are much smaller than usual, with an average size of just 34 students.
5.68
Higher than 61% 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).
34
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
953
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Upper Orara
4 schools — 137 students, average ICSEA 953.
By sector: Government 4
By type: Primary 4
| Orara Upper Public School, Upper Orara | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 33 | 940 |
| Karangi Public School, Karangi | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 29 | 957 |
| Coramba Public School, Coramba | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 30 | 912 |
| Crossmaglen Public School, Crossmaglen | Government | Primary | 9.3 km | 45 | 988 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Upper Orara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14059/upper-orara/topic/education