47.0% ▲ +25.1%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 37.6%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Merimbula - Tura Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Merimbula - Tura Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of the adults in Merimbula - Tura Beach finished Year 12, though this is a significant improvement on previous years. While the area has a lower rate of high school and university completion than the state average, more people have earned degrees and certificates over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales figure, with only 47.0% of residents finishing their final school year. However, this rate rose 9.4 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Merimbula - Tura Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 20.0% of the population, which is well below the national figure. This represents a rise of 6.9 points since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 33.3%.
20.0% ▲ +52.8%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 20.0%
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 Merimbula - Tura Beach, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 15.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.6% and health at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools serving 1,429 students, which is a higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most similar areas. These schools are smaller than usual, with an average size of 357 students.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.64
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
1,429
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
357
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,015
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Merimbula - Tura Beach
4 schools — 1,429 students, average ICSEA 1,015.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Pambula Public School, Pambula | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 257 | 994 |
| Pambula Beach Flexible School, Pambula | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 52 | 888 |
| Merimbula Public School, Merimbula | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 428 | 1,001 |
| Lumen Christi Catholic College, Pambula Beach | Catholic | Combined | 4.1 km | 692 | 1,040 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Merimbula - Tura Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101041025/merimbula-tura-beach/topic/education