40.5% ▲ +16.6%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 40.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school in Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head than in most other areas, with only 40.5% of residents completing Year 12. This gap is far below the state and national figures, although the number of people finishing school has risen by 5.8 points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.5% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 33% of residents peaked at Year 10, while 12.3% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.3% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. This proportion has risen by 4.5 points since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 35.3%.
17.3% ▲ +34.8%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 17.3%
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 Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 15.1%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 14.2%. Education and health are also common, each accounting for 11.9% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three government primary schools, which is fewer than about 55% of similar areas. These schools are smaller than most, with an average of 273 students and a total of 819 enrolments.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.51
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Lower than 86% 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).
819
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
273
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,000
Lower than 57% 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 Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head
7 schools — 1,957 students, average ICSEA 989.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 1
| Old Bar Public School, Old Bar | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 480 | 994 |
| Hallidays Point Public School, Diamond Beach | Government | Primary | 8.1 km | 302 | 1,021 |
| Manning Valley Anglican College, Cundletown | Independent | Combined | 8.8 km | 758 | 1,005 |
| Cundletown Public School, Cundletown | Government | Primary | 9.3 km | 265 | 923 |
| Mitchells Island Public School, Mitchells Island | Government | Primary | 9.6 km | 37 | 917 |
| Manning Adventist School, Tinonee | Independent | Primary | 12.5 km | 32 | 952 |
| Harrington Public School, Harrington | Government | Primary | 16.2 km | 83 | 949 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108051168/old-bar-manning-point-red-head/topic/education