31.2% ▲ +26.3%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Richmond Valley · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Richmond Valley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 28 percentage points separates Richmond Valley from the rest of the state in Year 12 completion rates. While these figures have improved over the last decade, the area remains much lower than most of Australia for both high school and university qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 31.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is a trend that is slowly improving, as the rate rose 6.5 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →Richmond Valley splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 9.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, though the number of people with degrees rose 2.9 points since 2011.
9.6% ▲ +42.8%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 9.6%
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 Richmond Valley, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 14.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 16 schools in the area, with the majority being government run at 68.8%. The average school advantage score is 927, which is much lower than most similar areas.
16
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.71
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3,473
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
217
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
927
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Richmond Valley
16 schools — 3,473 students, average ICSEA 927.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 2 · Combined 2
| St Mary's Primary School, Casino | Catholic | Primary | — | 606 | 981 |
| Casino High School, Casino | Government | Secondary | — | 567 | 866 |
| Evans River Community School, Evans Head | Government | Combined | — | 531 | 955 |
| Casino Public School, Casino | Government | Primary | — | 428 | 860 |
| St Mary's Catholic College, Casino | Catholic | Secondary | — | 425 | 985 |
| Casino Christian School, North Casino | Independent | Combined | — | 354 | 979 |
| Casino West Public School, Casino | Government | Primary | — | 157 | 756 |
| Woodburn Public School, Woodburn | Government | Primary | — | 97 | 922 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Woodburn | Catholic | Primary | — | 83 | 984 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Coraki | Catholic | Primary | — | 52 | 836 |
| Leeville Public School, Leeville | Government | Primary | — | 48 | 953 |
| Broadwater Public School, Broadwater | Government | Primary | — | 47 | 979 |
| Coraki Public School, Coraki | Government | Primary | — | 26 | 823 |
| Stratheden Public School, Stratheden | Government | Primary | — | 18 | 931 |
| Manifold Public School, Bentley | Government | Primary | — | 17 | 911 |
| Rappville Public School, Rappville | Government | Primary | — | 17 | 896 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Richmond Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16610/richmond-valley/topic/education