44.1% ▼ -28.4%
Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Orange · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Orange
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 15 percentage points separates Orange from both the state and national figures for Year 12 completion. This lack of senior schooling is mirrored in adult qualifications, where the share of people with a university degree has fallen significantly over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.1% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average and has fallen 18 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Orange, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.8% of the population, which is well below the national figure and has dropped since 2011.
17.8% ▼ -33.3%
Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 17.8%
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 Orange, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in management and commerce at 16.2%, followed by engineering and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Orange has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with 55 schools within 3km and a total of 14,568 enrolments.
3.24
Higher than 81% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
55
Higher than 91% of state electorate 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).
14,568
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
265
Lower than 83% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
977
Lower than 75% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Orange
55 schools — 14,568 students, average ICSEA 977.
By sector: Government 37 · Catholic 12 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 37 · Combined 11 · Secondary 7
| Parkes East Public School, Parkes | Government | Primary | 16.5 km | 281 | 949 |
| Parkes Public School, Parkes | Government | Primary | 17.3 km | 363 | 896 |
| Holy Family Parish School, Parkes | Catholic | Primary | 17.4 km | 171 | 988 |
| Parkes High School, Parkes | Government | Secondary | 17.5 km | 467 | 894 |
| Middleton Public School, Parkes | Government | Primary | 18.6 km | 173 | 891 |
| Parkes Christian School, Parkes | Independent | Combined | 18.6 km | 402 | 1,014 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Manildra, Manildra | Catholic | Primary | 37.1 km | 33 | 1,000 |
| St Joseph's Parish School, Peak Hill | Catholic | Primary | 37.1 km | 34 | 850 |
| Peak Hill Central School, Peak Hill | Government | Combined | 37.4 km | 126 | 815 |
| Manildra Public School, Manildra | Government | Primary | 37.8 km | 39 | 947 |
| Cumnock Public School, Cumnock | Government | Primary | 41.1 km | 47 | 954 |
| Eugowra Public School, Eugowra | Government | Primary | 42.2 km | 32 | 938 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Eugowra, Eugowra | Catholic | Primary | 42.8 km | 37 | 939 |
| Yeoval Central School, Yeoval | Government | Combined | 44.0 km | 75 | 858 |
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School Yeoval, Yeoval | Catholic | Primary | 44.4 km | 30 | 1,008 |
| Forbes High School, Forbes | Government | Secondary | 46.3 km | 287 | 848 |
| Cudal Public School, Cudal | Government | Primary | 46.7 km | 48 | 979 |
| Forbes North Public School, Forbes | Government | Primary | 47.4 km | 203 | 818 |
| St Laurence's Parish School, Forbes | Catholic | Primary | 47.7 km | 298 | 992 |
| Forbes Public School, Forbes | Government | Primary | 48.6 km | 356 | 940 |
| Bogan Gate Public School, Bogan Gate | Government | Primary | 50.0 km | 11 | 828 |
| Molong Central School, Molong | Government | Combined | 50.1 km | 394 | 917 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Molong, Molong | Catholic | Primary | 50.1 km | 106 | 1,030 |
| Red Bend Catholic College, Forbes | Independent | Secondary | 50.6 km | 880 | 989 |
| Trundle Central School, Trundle | Government | Combined | 59.4 km | 98 | 919 |
| St Patrick's Parish School, Trundle | Catholic | Primary | 59.5 km | 12 | 859 |
| Cargo Public School, Cargo | Government | Primary | 61.5 km | 12 | 764 |
| Borenore Public School, Borenore | Government | Primary | 65.1 km | 22 | 992 |
| Canowindra High School, Canowindra | Government | Secondary | 65.2 km | 239 | 945 |
| St Edward's Catholic Primary School Canowindra, Canowindra | Catholic | Primary | 65.7 km | 63 | 1,022 |
| Canowindra Public School, Canowindra | Government | Primary | 65.8 km | 181 | 953 |
| Nashdale Public School, Nashdale | Government | Primary | 69.4 km | 137 | 1,063 |
| Bedgerabong Public School, Bedgerabong | Government | Primary | 70.0 km | 31 | 950 |
| Canobolas Public School, Orange | Government | Primary | 72.7 km | 136 | 1,098 |
| Orange Anglican Grammar School, Orange | Independent | Combined | 73.1 km | 755 | 1,077 |
| Mullion Creek Public School, Mullion Creek | Government | Primary | 74.4 km | 67 | 1,009 |
| Clergate Public School, Clergate | Government | Primary | 74.7 km | 74 | 961 |
| Calare Public School, Orange | Government | Primary | 74.7 km | 566 | 964 |
| Orange High School, Orange | Government | Secondary | 74.9 km | 914 | 979 |
| Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School Orange, Orange | Catholic | Primary | 75.8 km | 505 | 1,020 |
| Orange Christian School, Orange | Independent | Combined | 76.0 km | 490 | 1,052 |
| Bletchington Public School, Orange | Government | Primary | 76.2 km | 503 | 938 |
| Orange Public School, Orange | Government | Primary | 76.2 km | 761 | 1,046 |
| James Sheahan Catholic High School Orange, Orange | Catholic | Secondary | 76.6 km | 1,030 | 1,010 |
| Anson Street School, Orange | Government | Combined | 76.7 km | 134 | 882 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Orange, East Orange | Independent | Combined | 76.8 km | 109 | 977 |
| Orange East Public School, Orange | Government | Primary | 77.6 km | 270 | 951 |
| Bowen Public School, Orange | Government | Primary | 77.8 km | 217 | 811 |
| Kinross Wolaroi School, Orange | Independent | Combined | 77.8 km | 1,018 | 1,128 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School Orange, Orange | Catholic | Primary | 77.9 km | 426 | 1,041 |
| Glenroi Heights Public School, Orange | Government | Primary | 78.0 km | 208 | 751 |
| Canobolas Rural Technology High School, Orange | Government | Secondary | 78.6 km | 546 | 838 |
| Spring Terrace Public School, Spring Terrace | Government | Primary | 81.2 km | 40 | 927 |
| Tullamore Central School, Tullamore | Government | Combined | 84.6 km | 54 | 915 |
| Spring Hill Public School, Spring Hill | Government | Primary | 86.0 km | 57 | 969 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Orange [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10063/orange/topic/education