41.8% ▲ +20.7%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 41.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coffs Harbour - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Coffs Harbour - North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than 42% of residents in Coffs Harbour - North have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While schooling levels have risen since 2011, the area generally has lower qualification rates than most other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.8% of people here completed Year 12, a result far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This rate has grown by 7.2 percentage points since 2011, though 28.9% of residents still list Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coffs Harbour - North, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most areas, with only 15.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, though it has risen by 4.3 percentage points over the last decade.
15.3% ▲ +38.8%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 15.3%
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 Coffs Harbour - North, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are management and commerce at 18.2%, followed by society and culture and health, which both sit around 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Four schools serve the area with a total of 1,888 enrolments, and most are government-run primary schools. However, the average school advantage score of 921 is much lower than in most similar areas.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.28
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12
Lower than 69% 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).
1,888
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
472
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
921
Lower than 88% 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 Coffs Harbour - North
12 schools — 6,901 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Narranga Public School, Coffs Harbour | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 669 | 948 |
| Tyalla Public School, Coffs Harbour | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 258 | 872 |
| Orara High School, Coffs Harbour | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 858 | 896 |
| Allegra School Coffs Harbour, Coffs Harbour | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 83 | 984 |
| St Augustine's Primary School, Coffs Harbour | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 738 | 1,036 |
| Bishop Druitt College, Coffs Harbour | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,351 | 1,109 |
| Coffs Harbour Public School, Coffs Harbour | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 474 | 897 |
| Maam Giingana Gumbaynggirr, Coffs Harbour | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 81 | 798 |
| Casuarina Steiner School, Coffs Harbour | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 103 | 1,072 |
| Coffs Harbour High School, Coffs Harbour | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 783 | 957 |
| St John Paul College, Coffs Harbour | Catholic | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,062 | 1,044 |
| Kororo Public School, Korora | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 441 | 1,019 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coffs Harbour - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/104021084/coffs-harbour-north/topic/education