41.0% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 41.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wirrimbi · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wirrimbi
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than 41% of residents in Wirrimbi finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap in school completion sits alongside a surprising trend where a fifth of adults hold a university degree, a rate higher than most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far below the New South Wales and national rates, with 41% of people finishing Year 12. Other common outcomes include 32.5% finishing Year 10 and 8.5% leaving at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wirrimbi, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (38%) and Year 9 or below (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
While 20.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher—which is higher than most similar areas—this remains well below the New South Wales average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.7% of residents.
20.5% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 20.5%
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 Wirrimbi, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 36%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, led by Engineering at 16.7% and Management and Commerce at 14.3%. Education is another common field of study at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government schools within 3 km, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas. These schools are around the middle for size, with an average of 325 students.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
325
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
920
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wirrimbi
2 schools — 649 students, average ICSEA 920.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Macksville Public School, Macksville | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 284 | 925 |
| Macksville High School, Macksville | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 365 | 916 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wirrimbi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14359/wirrimbi/topic/education