62.7% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 53.3%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lennox Head - Skennars Head · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Lennox Head - Skennars Head
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A higher than usual share of adults in Lennox Head - Skennars Head hold university degrees, contributing to a well-educated local population. Over 32% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, a figure that is well above the national average and has climbed steadily since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates have risen by 9.4 percentage points since 2011. Now, 62.7% of people have finished high school, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lennox Head - Skennars Head, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, with 32.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian average of 26.3%, and the proportion of degree-holders has grown by 8.9 percentage points over the last decade.
32.8% ▲ +37.4%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 32.8%
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 Lennox Head - Skennars Head, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 17.5%, followed by health at 14.2% and education at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools in the area, which are larger and have a much higher advantage score than most similar areas. The local sector is split between Catholic schools (66.7%) and government schools (33.3%).
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.64
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Lower than 82% 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).
1,754
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
585
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,082
Higher than 77% 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 Lennox Head - Skennars Head
8 schools — 3,374 students, average ICSEA 1,040.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2 · Combined 2
| Lennox Head Public School, Lennox Head | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 424 | 1,064 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Skennars Head | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 446 | 1,102 |
| Xavier Catholic College Ballina, Skennars Head | Catholic | Secondary | 5.1 km | 884 | 1,081 |
| Southern Cross Public School, East Ballina | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 388 | 1,053 |
| Southern Cross School of Distance Education, East Ballina | Government | Combined | 6.9 km | 79 | 896 |
| Biala Special School, Ballina | Independent | Combined | 8.4 km | 33 | 898 |
| Ballina Coast High School, Ballina | Government | Secondary | 8.8 km | 722 | 952 |
| St Francis Xavier Primary School, Ballina | Catholic | Primary | 9.1 km | 398 | 1,045 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lennox Head - Skennars Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112011242/lennox-head-skennars-head/topic/education