31.4% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Walgett · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Walgett
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Walgett remain low compared to other regions, with only 31.4% of residents completing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%. The area faces significant gaps in school completion and university degrees when compared to New South Wales and the rest of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 31.4% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is much lower than most areas, with 17.2% of residents reaching Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Walgett, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 10.8% of adults, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 15.3% of the population.
10.8% ▲ +13.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 10.8%
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 Walgett, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are society and culture at 7.2%, followed closely by management and commerce at 7.1% and health at 7.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 7.13 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas. However, the average school size of 105 is lower than most areas, and the average school advantage score is among the lowest at this level.
7.13
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
105
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
762
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Walgett
3 schools — 314 students, average ICSEA 762.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Walgett Community College - Primary School, Walgett | Government | Primary | 11.9 km | 97 | 672 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Walgett | Catholic | Primary | 12.0 km | 134 | 879 |
| Walgett Community College - High School, Walgett | Government | Secondary | 12.5 km | 83 | 677 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Walgett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14114/walgett/topic/education