34.2% ▲ +25.8%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
2428, NSW · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 2428, NSW
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 34.2% of adults in postcode 2428 finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While school completion rates have risen since 2011, the area continues to have a much lower proportion of people with high-level qualifications than most other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is much lower than in most areas, and 34.4% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10. This 34.2% completion rate is 25 points below the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →2428, NSW splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (38%) and Year 12 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are far less common here than elsewhere, with only 12.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, which 36.2% of adults have achieved.
12.5% ▲ +52.3%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 12.5%
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 2428, NSW, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are management and commerce at 16.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.5% and health at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 2,824 school enrolments across seven schools within 3km, a number larger than about 78% of similar areas. Most of these are government schools, with an average school size of 403 students.
2.23
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 86% of postcode 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).
2,824
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
403
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
959
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 2428, NSW
7 schools — 2,824 students, average ICSEA 959.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 3
| Great Lakes College Forster Campus, Forster | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 478 | 936 |
| Holy Name Primary School, Forster | Catholic | Primary | 6.8 km | 345 | 1,014 |
| Tuncurry Public School, Tuncurry | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 366 | 930 |
| Forster Public School, Forster | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 573 | 934 |
| Great Lakes College Tuncurry Campus, Tuncurry | Government | Secondary | 8.2 km | 466 | 949 |
| Great Lakes College Senior Campus, Tuncurry | Government | Secondary | 8.2 km | 349 | 988 |
| Pacific Palms Public School, Boomerang Beach | Government | Primary | 13.2 km | 247 | 1,007 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 2428, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2428/2428-nsw/topic/education