32.8% ▲ +18.7%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
2460, NSW · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 2460, NSW
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 26 percentage points separates the 32.8% of people in postcode 2460 who finished Year 12 from the New South Wales average. This area has far fewer residents with higher school and university qualifications than most other parts of the country. While these figures are low, the proportion of people finishing school has risen by 5.2 points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 32.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →2460, NSW splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (38%) and Year 12 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.4% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 36.9% of people.
10.4% ▲ +28.2%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 10.4%
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 2460, NSW, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 14%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 18 schools within 3km, and total enrolments of 4,901 are larger than about 88% of similar areas. However, the average school advantage score is 941, which is much lower than most areas.
3.38
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Higher than 90% 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).
4,901
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
272
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
941
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 2460, NSW
18 schools — 4,901 students, average ICSEA 941.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Copmanhurst Public School, Copmanhurst | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 66 | 904 |
| Westlawn Public School, Grafton | Government | Primary | 10.8 km | 467 | 940 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Grafton | Catholic | Primary | 11.3 km | 259 | 1,020 |
| Grafton High School, Grafton | Government | Secondary | 11.8 km | 768 | 941 |
| Grafton Public School, Grafton | Government | Primary | 12.1 km | 476 | 907 |
| South Grafton High School, South Grafton | Government | Secondary | 14.4 km | 639 | 875 |
| South Grafton Public School, South Grafton | Government | Primary | 14.4 km | 564 | 905 |
| McAuley Catholic College, Clarenza | Catholic | Secondary | 15.2 km | 602 | 1,031 |
| Gillwinga Public School, South Grafton | Government | Primary | 15.6 km | 129 | 774 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, South Grafton | Catholic | Primary | 15.6 km | 126 | 979 |
| Induna School, South Grafton | Government | Secondary | 16.1 km | 26 | 754 |
| St Andrew's Christian School, Grafton | Independent | Combined | 16.1 km | 209 | 974 |
| Clarence Valley Anglican School, Clarenza | Independent | Combined | 17.0 km | 402 | 1,016 |
| Cowper Public School, Cowper | Government | Primary | 22.8 km | 17 | 774 |
| Coutts Crossing Public School, Coutts Crossing | Government | Primary | 25.4 km | 66 | 903 |
| Lawrence Public School, Lawrence | Government | Primary | 27.8 km | 52 | 947 |
| Nymboida Public School, Nymboida | Government | Primary | 39.5 km | 19 | 908 |
| Baryulgil Public School, Baryulgil | Government | Primary | 48.6 km | 14 | 775 |
Sources
More for 2460, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 2460, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2460/2460-nsw/topic/education