33.5% ▲ +21.6%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Raymond Terrace · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Raymond Terrace
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 25 percentage points separates the 33.5% of Raymond Terrace residents who finished Year 12 from the New South Wales average. This area has far fewer people with high-level schooling or university degrees compared to the state and nation. While university qualifications are rare, trade certificates are very common here.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is among the lowest levels for this qualification, though the rate has risen 5.9 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →Raymond Terrace splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (37%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 7.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the 27.8% seen across New South Wales. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV, which 45% of the population have achieved.
7.9% ▲ +32.3%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 7.9%
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 Raymond Terrace, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related subjects at 18.5%, followed by Management and Commerce at 17.3%. Society and Culture accounts for 11.1% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 6 schools in the area with a total of 2,828 enrolments, which is more than 77% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the average school advantage score is among the lowest for its level.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.07
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Lower than 71% 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).
2,828
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
471
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
912
Lower than 89% 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 Raymond Terrace
11 schools — 4,192 students, average ICSEA 912.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| St Brigid's Primary School, Raymond Terrace | Catholic | Primary | 0.0 km | 377 | 1,012 |
| Raymond Terrace Public School, Raymond Terrace | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 322 | 864 |
| Irrawang Public School, Raymond Terrace | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 304 | 863 |
| Irrawang High School, Raymond Terrace | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 810 | 916 |
| Hunter River High School, Heatherbrae | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 762 | 899 |
| Grahamstown Public School, Raymond Terrace | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 253 | 912 |
| Woodberry Learning Centre, Woodberry | Government | Combined | 7.6 km | 26 | 844 |
| Woodberry Public School, Woodberry | Government | Primary | 7.7 km | 221 | 817 |
| Francis Greenway High School, Beresfield | Government | Secondary | 8.8 km | 742 | 912 |
| Tarro Public School, Tarro | Government | Primary | 9.2 km | 115 | 892 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Tarro | Catholic | Primary | 9.3 km | 260 | 1,013 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Raymond Terrace [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106031122/raymond-terrace/topic/education