61.8% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 51.1%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Byron · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Byron
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher rates of university degrees and school completion set Byron apart from the national average. This is a highly qualified area where 30.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. Over the last decade, the proportion of people finishing Year 12 has jumped by 11 points to 61.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is higher here than in most similar areas. While 61.8% of residents finished Year 12, about 17% reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Byron, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. This has grown steadily, rising 9 points since 2011 to reach 30.3% of the population.
30.3% ▲ +42.2%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 30.3%
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 Byron, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in society and culture are the most common qualification at 13.7%, followed closely by management and commerce at 13.5% and health at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Byron has 20 schools and 4,868 enrolments, with the average school advantage score being much higher than most areas. Most students attend government schools (70%) and primary schools (75%).
20
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.44
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4,868
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
243
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,058
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Byron
20 schools — 4,868 students, average ICSEA 1,058.
By sector: Government 14 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 15 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| Byron Bay High School, Byron Bay | Government | Secondary | — | 820 | 1,050 |
| Mullumbimby High School, Mullumbimby | Government | Secondary | — | 623 | 1,019 |
| Shearwater, the Mullumbimby Steiner School, Mullumbimby | Independent | Combined | — | 587 | 1,070 |
| Byron Bay Public School, Byron Bay | Government | Primary | — | 461 | 1,067 |
| Cape Byron Rudolf Steiner School, Byron Bay | Independent | Combined | — | 382 | 1,097 |
| St Finbarr's Primary School, Byron Bay | Catholic | Primary | — | 325 | 1,096 |
| Bangalow Public School, Bangalow | Government | Primary | — | 295 | 1,088 |
| Ocean Shores Public School, Ocean Shores | Government | Primary | — | 294 | 1,051 |
| Brunswick Heads Public School, Brunswick Heads | Government | Primary | — | 222 | 1,025 |
| Mullumbimby Public School, Mullumbimby | Government | Primary | — | 217 | 1,026 |
| The Pocket Public School, The Pocket | Government | Primary | — | 111 | 1,068 |
| Byron Community Primary School, Byron Bay | Independent | Primary | — | 95 | 1,094 |
| Coorabell Public School, Coorabell | Government | Primary | — | 92 | 1,066 |
| Main Arm Upper Public School, Upper Main Arm | Government | Primary | — | 88 | 1,016 |
| Hinterland Christian College, Mullumbimby | Independent | Combined | — | 71 | 1,048 |
| St John's Primary School, Mullumbimby | Catholic | Primary | — | 63 | 1,038 |
| Goonengerry Public School, Goonengerry | Government | Primary | — | 57 | 1,048 |
| Eureka Public School, Eureka | Government | Primary | — | 32 | 1,084 |
| Wilsons Creek Public School, Mullumbimby | Government | Primary | — | 23 | 1,041 |
| Upper Coopers Creek Public School, Upper Coopers Creek | Government | Primary | — | 10 | 1,003 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Byron [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11350/byron/topic/education