42.5% ▲ +12.4%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 42.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coffs Harbour - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Coffs Harbour - South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people have finished high school and earned degrees in Coffs Harbour - South since 2011, though gaps remain. Only 42.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. While educational levels are rising, the area still has a much lower proportion of university graduates than most other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 4.7 percentage points since 2011 to reach 42.5%. This is far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%, with 25.4% of people having Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coffs Harbour - South, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.4% of the population, which is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.8% of residents.
16.4% ▲ +25.2%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 16.4%
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 Coffs Harbour - South, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 15.3%, followed by health at 13.2% and society and culture at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Coffs Harbour - South has 8 schools with 5,026 enrolments, making it one of the largest areas for schooling at this level. The region has 4.52 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most similar areas.
8
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.52
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
Higher than 51% 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).
5,026
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
628
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,027
Higher than 55% 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 - South
20 schools — 9,212 students, average ICSEA 992.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 5 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 7 · Combined 3
| St John Paul College, Coffs Harbour | Catholic | Secondary | 0.1 km | 1,062 | 1,044 |
| Coffs Harbour Senior College, Coffs Harbour | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 454 | 1,038 |
| Bishop Druitt College, Coffs Harbour | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,351 | 1,109 |
| Coffs Harbour Bible Church School, Toormina | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 37 | 1,021 |
| Boambee Public School, Boambee | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 383 | 996 |
| St Augustine's Primary School, Coffs Harbour | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 738 | 1,036 |
| Coffs Harbour Public School, Coffs Harbour | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 474 | 897 |
| Allegra School Coffs Harbour, Coffs Harbour | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 83 | 984 |
| Maam Giingana Gumbaynggirr, Coffs Harbour | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 81 | 798 |
| Toormina High School, Toormina | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 739 | 941 |
| Narranga Public School, Coffs Harbour | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 669 | 948 |
| Toormina Public School, Toormina | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 174 | 922 |
| Coffs Harbour Learning Centre, Boambee | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 23 | 841 |
| Coffs Harbour High School, Coffs Harbour | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 783 | 957 |
| Mary Help of Christians Primary School Sawtell, Toormina | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 490 | 1,052 |
| Tyalla Public School, Coffs Harbour | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 258 | 872 |
| Sawtell Public School, Sawtell | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 293 | 1,003 |
| Casuarina Steiner School, Coffs Harbour | Independent | Primary | 4.6 km | 103 | 1,072 |
| Orara High School, Coffs Harbour | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 858 | 896 |
| William Bayldon Public School, Sawtell | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 159 | 812 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coffs Harbour - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/104021085/coffs-harbour-south/topic/education