45.6% ▲ +22.4%
Lower than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 37.2%
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 45.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coffs Harbour · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Coffs Harbour
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Lower qualification levels than most similar areas define the workforce in Coffs Harbour. Only 45.6% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. While these numbers are low, the proportion of people finishing high school has rose by 8.4 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here finished high school compared to most areas, with 45.6% completing Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coffs Harbour, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.8% of the population, which is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. This proportion has rose by 5.6 percentage points since 2011, and Certificates III or IV are the most common qualifications at 32.8%.
18.8% ▲ +42.8%
Lower than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 18.8%
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 Coffs Harbour, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Management and Commerce at 15.7%, followed by Health at 12.0% and Engineering at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Coffs Harbour has 50 schools, which is more than about 88% of similar areas. While the typical school is smaller and has a lower advantage score than most areas, there are 3.07 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas.
50
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.07
Higher than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15,024
Higher than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
307
Lower than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Lower than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Coffs Harbour
50 schools — 15,024 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Government 37 · Independent 7 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 34 · Secondary 10 · Combined 6
| Bishop Druitt College, Coffs Harbour | Independent | Combined | — | 1,351 | 1,109 |
| St John Paul College, Coffs Harbour | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,062 | 1,044 |
| Coffs Harbour Christian Community School, Bonville | Independent | Combined | — | 1,008 | 1,037 |
| Woolgoolga High School, Woolgoolga | Government | Secondary | — | 867 | 969 |
| Orara High School, Coffs Harbour | Government | Secondary | — | 858 | 896 |
| Coffs Harbour High School, Coffs Harbour | Government | Secondary | — | 783 | 957 |
| Toormina High School, Toormina | Government | Secondary | — | 739 | 941 |
| St Augustine's Primary School, Coffs Harbour | Catholic | Primary | — | 738 | 1,036 |
| Narranga Public School, Coffs Harbour | Government | Primary | — | 669 | 948 |
| Bellingen High School, Bellingen | Government | Secondary | — | 584 | 1,006 |
| Mary Help of Christians Primary School Sawtell, Toormina | Catholic | Primary | — | 490 | 1,052 |
| Coffs Harbour Public School, Coffs Harbour | Government | Primary | — | 474 | 897 |
| Coffs Harbour Senior College, Coffs Harbour | Government | Secondary | — | 454 | 1,038 |
| Kororo Public School, Korora | Government | Primary | — | 441 | 1,019 |
| Boambee Public School, Boambee | Government | Primary | — | 383 | 996 |
| Woolgoolga Public School, Woolgoolga | Government | Primary | — | 349 | 965 |
| Sandy Beach Public School, Sandy Beach | Government | Primary | — | 336 | 973 |
| Sawtell Public School, Sawtell | Government | Primary | — | 293 | 1,003 |
| Mullaway Public School, Mullaway | Government | Primary | — | 266 | 1,033 |
| St Francis Xavier Primary School, Woolgoolga | Catholic | Primary | — | 263 | 1,071 |
| Tyalla Public School, Coffs Harbour | Government | Primary | — | 258 | 872 |
| Bellingen Public School, Bellingen | Government | Primary | — | 219 | 998 |
| Chrysalis School for Rudolf Steiner Education, Thora | Independent | Combined | — | 188 | 1,032 |
| Corindi Public School, Corindi Beach | Government | Primary | — | 183 | 938 |
| Urunga Public School, Urunga | Government | Primary | — | 179 | 974 |
| Toormina Public School, Toormina | Government | Primary | — | 174 | 922 |
| William Bayldon Public School, Sawtell | Government | Primary | — | 159 | 812 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Bellingen | Catholic | Primary | — | 123 | 1,039 |
| Bonville Public School, Bonville | Government | Primary | — | 121 | 979 |
| Dorrigo High School, Dorrigo | Government | Secondary | — | 118 | 951 |
| Casuarina Steiner School, Coffs Harbour | Independent | Primary | — | 103 | 1,072 |
| Nana Glen Public School, Nana Glen | Government | Primary | — | 100 | 921 |
| Allegra School Coffs Harbour, Coffs Harbour | Independent | Secondary | — | 83 | 984 |
| Maam Giingana Gumbaynggirr, Coffs Harbour | Independent | Combined | — | 81 | 798 |
| Dorrigo Public School, Dorrigo | Government | Primary | — | 72 | 948 |
| Repton Public School, Repton | Government | Primary | — | 63 | 1,030 |
| Mount St John Primary School, Dorrigo | Catholic | Primary | — | 61 | 961 |
| Crossmaglen Public School, Crossmaglen | Government | Primary | — | 45 | 988 |
| Coffs Harbour Bible Church School, Toormina | Independent | Combined | — | 37 | 1,021 |
| Orara Upper Public School, Upper Orara | Government | Primary | — | 33 | 940 |
| Orama Public School, Thora | Government | Primary | — | 32 | 983 |
| Ulong Public School, Ulong | Government | Primary | — | 32 | 903 |
| Coramba Public School, Coramba | Government | Primary | — | 30 | 912 |
| Karangi Public School, Karangi | Government | Primary | — | 29 | 957 |
| Raleigh Public School, Raleigh | Government | Primary | — | 24 | 1,097 |
| Coffs Harbour Learning Centre, Boambee | Government | Secondary | — | 23 | 841 |
| Lowanna Public School, Lowanna | Government | Primary | — | 20 | 793 |
| Hernani Public School, Dorrigo | Government | Primary | — | 14 | 1,049 |
| Dundurrabin Public School, Dundurrabin | Government | Primary | — | 12 | 879 |
| Cascade Environmental Education Centre, Cascade | Government | Combined | — | — | — |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coffs Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10402/coffs-harbour/topic/education