43.1% ▲ +10.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.1%
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 43.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Worrigee · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Worrigee
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Worrigee have finished Year 12 compared to the wider community, with only 43.1% completing their final school year. This gap is seen across higher education too, as the area has a much lower rate of university degrees than both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 43.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. Other common highest school levels include Year 10 at 30.9% and Year 9 or below at 12.5%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Worrigee, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.1% of the population, a figure far below the national rate of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 43.9% of the highest qualifications.
12.1% ▲ +35.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 12.1%
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 Worrigee, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related fields at 18.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.7% and Society and culture at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 8 schools within 3 km, which is more than 80% of similar areas, though the typical school size is much higher than most. Government schools make up 62.5% of the sector here.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
558
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
950
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Worrigee
8 schools — 4,464 students, average ICSEA 950.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Nowra Christian School, Nowra | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 572 | 1,033 |
| Shoalhaven High School, Nowra | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 610 | 862 |
| St John the Evangelist Catholic High School, Nowra | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 935 | 1,028 |
| Nowra East Public School, Nowra East | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 420 | 784 |
| Nowra Public School, Nowra | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 517 | 904 |
| Terara Public School, Terara | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 96 | 1,009 |
| Nowra High School, Nowra | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 777 | 944 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Nowra | Catholic | Primary | 5.8 km | 537 | 994 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Worrigee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14441/worrigee/topic/education