30.2% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Warialda · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Warialda
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Warialda have remained largely consistent over the last decade, though they sit well below state levels. Only 30.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This gap is reflected in the low number of adults with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure of 58.8%. The most common highest year of school reached here is Year 10, completed by 33.2% of people.
Highest year of school
View on map →Warialda splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (37%) and Year 12 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.2% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales rate of 27.8%. Most people hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 38.9% of qualifications.
9.2% ▲ +11.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 9.2%
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 Warialda, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 15.7%, followed by Health at 13.2% and Management and commerce at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Warialda has 11.76 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. These schools are generally smaller than usual, with an average size of 139 students and a school advantage score that is much lower than most areas.
11.76
Higher than 78% 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).
139
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
910
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 Warialda
3 schools — 416 students, average ICSEA 910.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Warialda Public School, Warialda | Government | Primary | 16.6 km | 192 | 927 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Warialda | Catholic | Primary | 16.7 km | 25 | 864 |
| Warialda High School, Warialda | Government | Secondary | 17.3 km | 199 | 900 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Warialda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14167/warialda/topic/education