49.1% —
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Port Macquarie - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Port Macquarie - South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in Port Macquarie - South finished Year 12, which is well below the national figure. This trend is reflected in the qualifications of the area, where a small number of residents hold university degrees compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 49.1% of people here completed Year 12, a result that is well below both New South Wales and Australia. About 28.3% of residents listed Year 10 as their highest year of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Port Macquarie - South, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 20.8% of adults, which is well below the state and national figures. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.7% of residents.
20.8% —
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Port Macquarie - South, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification in the area are management and commerce at 20.5%, followed by health and engineering, which both stand at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 3 schools here, and while they are larger than most similar areas, there is only 1.01 school per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most areas.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.01
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Lower than 53% 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).
1,732
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
577
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,067
Higher than 72% 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 Port Macquarie - South
18 schools — 8,238 students, average ICSEA 1,022.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 6 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| Port Macquarie Adventist School, Port Macquarie | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 91 | 1,011 |
| The Nature School, Port Macquarie | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 171 | 1,054 |
| St Columba Anglican School, Port Macquarie | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,221 | 1,116 |
| St Peter's Primary School, Port Macquarie | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 534 | 1,075 |
| MacKillop College Port Macquarie, Port Macquarie | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,107 | 1,068 |
| Tacking Point Public School, Port Macquarie | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 594 | 1,054 |
| Hastings Public School, Port Macquarie | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 526 | 1,019 |
| St Agnes' Primary School, Port Macquarie | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 553 | 1,029 |
| Westport Public School, Port Macquarie | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 365 | 888 |
| Port Macquarie Steiner School, Port Macquarie | Independent | Primary | 5.4 km | 69 | 1,051 |
| Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus, Port Macquarie | Government | Secondary | 5.5 km | 612 | 919 |
| Nautilus Senior College, Port Macquarie | Independent | Secondary | 6.1 km | 113 | 833 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Port Macquarie | Catholic | Primary | 6.2 km | 397 | 1,017 |
| Heritage Christian School, Port Macquarie | Independent | Combined | 6.2 km | 345 | 1,032 |
| Hastings Secondary College, Port Macquarie Campus, Port Macquarie | Government | Secondary | 6.3 km | 717 | 971 |
| Port Macquarie Public School, Port Macquarie | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 451 | 932 |
| North East Public School of Distance Education, Port Macquarie | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 45 | 979 |
| Newman Senior Technical College, Port Macquarie | Catholic | Secondary | 6.6 km | 327 | 996 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Port Macquarie - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108041620/port-macquarie-south/topic/education