49.8% ▲ +13.2%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 44.0%
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 49.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lismore Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Lismore Surrounds
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well below the state average for school completions defines the educational landscape of Lismore Surrounds. While 49.8% of residents finished Year 12, this is over 9 points lower than the New South Wales figure. Despite this gap, the area has seen a steady rise in both school completion and university degrees over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 49.8% of people here completed Year 12, which is well below the national figure of 58.8%. This is an improvement from 2011, when the rate was 44.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lismore Surrounds, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 24% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is a little below the Australian average. This figure has risen by 4.7 points since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 28.3%.
24.0% ▲ +24.0%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 24.0%
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 Lismore Surrounds, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Management and Commerce at 12.3%, followed closely by Health at 12.0% and Society and Culture at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Lismore Surrounds has 20 schools, among the highest number for its level, though the typical school is small with 54 students. Government primary schools make up the vast majority of the sector.
20
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
7.49
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
50
Higher than 88% 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).
1,028
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
54
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
999
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 Lismore Surrounds
50 schools — 7,852 students, average ICSEA 996.
By sector: Government 38 · Independent 7 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 38 · Combined 7 · Secondary 5
| The Rivers Secondary College, Richmond River High Campus, North Lismore | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 494 | 950 |
| Lismore South Public School, South Lismore | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 106 | 898 |
| St Carthage's Primary School, Lismore | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 580 | 1,064 |
| Living School, Lismore | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 313 | 1,037 |
| Albert Park Public School, East Lismore | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 102 | 950 |
| Lismore Public School, Lismore | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 179 | 871 |
| St John's College, Lismore | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 774 | 1,059 |
| Lismore Heights Public School, Lismore Heights | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 203 | 973 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians Primary School, East Lismore | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 189 | 1,001 |
| Trinity Catholic College Lismore, East Lismore | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 816 | 1,055 |
| The Rivers Secondary College, Lismore High Campus, Lismore | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 438 | 934 |
| Wyrallah Road Public School, Lismore | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 350 | 947 |
| Wilson Park School, Lismore | Government | Combined | 4.9 km | 83 | 902 |
| Blakebrook Public School, Blakebrook | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 36 | 942 |
| Caniaba Public School, Lismore | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 29 | 955 |
| Goonellabah Public School, Goonellabah | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 226 | 847 |
| Vistara Primary School, Richmond Hill | Independent | Primary | 7.0 km | 19 | 1,121 |
| The Rivers Secondary College, Kadina High Campus, Goonellabah | Government | Secondary | 7.4 km | 262 | 884 |
| Modanville Public School, Lismore | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 58 | 1,014 |
| Bexhill Public School, Bexhill | Government | Primary | 8.1 km | 113 | 995 |
| Summerland Christian College, Goonellabah | Independent | Combined | 8.2 km | 628 | 1,042 |
| Blue Hills College, Goonellabah | Independent | Combined | 9.1 km | 201 | 999 |
| Tregeagle Public School, Tregeagle | Government | Primary | 10.8 km | 103 | 993 |
| Wyrallah Public School, Wyrallah | Government | Primary | 11.4 km | 17 | 985 |
| Dunoon Public School, Dunoon | Government | Primary | 12.7 km | 72 | 1,037 |
| Corndale Public School, Corndale | Government | Primary | 12.8 km | 23 | 998 |
| The Channon Public School, The Channon | Government | Primary | 13.2 km | 25 | 1,019 |
| Eltham Public School, Eltham | Government | Primary | 14.0 km | 59 | 1,075 |
| Wollongbar Public School, Wollongbar | Government | Primary | 15.2 km | 243 | 1,028 |
| Coffee Camp Public School, Coffee Camp | Government | Primary | 15.3 km | 25 | 964 |
| Jiggi Public School, Jiggi | Government | Primary | 15.4 km | 25 | 1,010 |
| Clunes Public School, Clunes | Government | Primary | 15.6 km | 86 | 1,056 |
| Rous Public School, Alstonville | Government | Primary | 16.0 km | 85 | 1,031 |
| Dorroughby Environmental Education Centre, Dorroughby | Government | Combined | 17.2 km | — | — |
| Rosebank Public School, Rosebank | Government | Primary | 17.3 km | 20 | 989 |
| Whian Whian Public School, Whian Whian | Government | Primary | 17.8 km | 8 | 1,052 |
| Manifold Public School, Bentley | Government | Primary | 19.3 km | 17 | 911 |
| Eureka Public School, Eureka | Government | Primary | 20.4 km | 32 | 1,084 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Coraki | Catholic | Primary | 21.9 km | 52 | 836 |
| Larnook Public School, Larnook | Government | Primary | 22.0 km | 11 | 886 |
| Coraki Public School, Coraki | Government | Primary | 22.2 km | 26 | 823 |
| Nimbin Central School, Nimbin | Government | Combined | 22.4 km | 245 | 956 |
| Tuntable Falls Community School, Tuntable Falls Via Nimbin | Independent | Primary | 23.7 km | 54 | 1,023 |
| Upper Coopers Creek Public School, Upper Coopers Creek | Government | Primary | 24.4 km | 10 | 1,003 |
| Goonengerry Public School, Goonengerry | Government | Primary | 26.4 km | 57 | 1,048 |
| Broadwater Public School, Broadwater | Government | Primary | 28.5 km | 47 | 979 |
| Barkers Vale Public School, Wadeville | Government | Primary | 29.6 km | 42 | 971 |
| Rainbow Ridge School for Steiner Education, Lillian Rock | Independent | Combined | 30.1 km | 89 | 1,042 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Woodburn | Catholic | Primary | 31.8 km | 83 | 984 |
| Woodburn Public School, Woodburn | Government | Primary | 32.1 km | 97 | 922 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lismore Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112021249/lismore-surrounds/topic/education