30.2% ▲ +45.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Warrell Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Warrell Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 30.2% of people in Warrell Creek finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This means many residents left school early, and far fewer adults hold university degrees compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. The most common highest school year reached here is Year 10, at 35.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Warrell Creek, the largest group is Year 10 at 38%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 9.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.7% of residents.
9.1% ▲ +91.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 9.1%
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 Warrell Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Bachelor degree is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related fields at 18.2%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one primary school within 3 km, which is a Catholic institution. The school has an average size of 244 students, which is around the middle for its level.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
244
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,002
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Warrell Creek
1 school — 244 students, average ICSEA 1,002.
By sector: Catholic 1
By type: Primary 1
| St Patrick's Primary School, Macksville | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 244 | 1,002 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Warrell Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14188/warrell-creek/topic/education