53.5% ▲ +22.8%
Higher than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 43.6%
- 2016: 46.0%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Richmond Valley - Coastal · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Richmond Valley - Coastal
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over a quarter of adults in Richmond Valley - Coastal hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more than most similar areas. While school completion rates have climbed nearly 10 percentage points since 2011, they remain well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose to 53.5% since the last census, though this is still well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 23.3% of residents reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Richmond Valley - Coastal, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a university degree rose 7.6 percentage points since 2011 to reach 25.3%. This is a little below the national figure of 26.3%, with the most common qualification being a bachelor degree at 26.6%.
25.3% ▲ +42.7%
Higher than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Richmond Valley - Coastal splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 14.8%, followed by society and culture at 12.4% and health at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 47 schools, which is more than about 85% of similar regions. Most of these are primary schools, with government providers making up 68.1% of the sector.
47
Higher than 84% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.31
Higher than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12,092
Higher than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
257
Lower than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,041
Higher than 62% 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 Richmond Valley - Coastal
47 schools — 12,092 students, average ICSEA 1,041.
By sector: Government 32 · Independent 8 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 33 · Combined 8 · Secondary 6
| Xavier Catholic College Ballina, Skennars Head | Catholic | Secondary | — | 884 | 1,081 |
| Emmanuel Anglican College, Ballina | Independent | Combined | — | 878 | 1,113 |
| Byron Bay High School, Byron Bay | Government | Secondary | — | 820 | 1,050 |
| Ballina Coast High School, Ballina | Government | Secondary | — | 722 | 952 |
| Mullumbimby High School, Mullumbimby | Government | Secondary | — | 623 | 1,019 |
| Shearwater, the Mullumbimby Steiner School, Mullumbimby | Independent | Combined | — | 587 | 1,070 |
| Evans River Community School, Evans Head | Government | Combined | — | 531 | 955 |
| Alstonville High School, Alstonville | Government | Secondary | — | 522 | 990 |
| Byron Bay Public School, Byron Bay | Government | Primary | — | 461 | 1,067 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Skennars Head | Catholic | Primary | — | 446 | 1,102 |
| Lennox Head Public School, Lennox Head | Government | Primary | — | 424 | 1,064 |
| St Francis Xavier Primary School, Ballina | Catholic | Primary | — | 398 | 1,045 |
| Southern Cross Public School, East Ballina | Government | Primary | — | 388 | 1,053 |
| Cape Byron Rudolf Steiner School, Byron Bay | Independent | Combined | — | 382 | 1,097 |
| Richmond Christian College, Ballina | Independent | Combined | — | 327 | 1,069 |
| St Finbarr's Primary School, Byron Bay | Catholic | Primary | — | 325 | 1,096 |
| Bangalow Public School, Bangalow | Government | Primary | — | 295 | 1,088 |
| Ocean Shores Public School, Ocean Shores | Government | Primary | — | 294 | 1,051 |
| Alstonville Public School, Alstonville | Government | Primary | — | 280 | 1,001 |
| Ballina Public School, Ballina | Government | Primary | — | 254 | 869 |
| Wollongbar Public School, Wollongbar | Government | Primary | — | 243 | 1,028 |
| Brunswick Heads Public School, Brunswick Heads | Government | Primary | — | 222 | 1,025 |
| Mullumbimby Public School, Mullumbimby | Government | Primary | — | 217 | 1,026 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Alstonville | Catholic | Primary | — | 187 | 1,045 |
| Teven-Tintenbar Public School, Tintenbar | Government | Primary | — | 133 | 1,057 |
| The Pocket Public School, The Pocket | Government | Primary | — | 111 | 1,068 |
| Woodburn Public School, Woodburn | Government | Primary | — | 97 | 922 |
| Byron Community Primary School, Byron Bay | Independent | Primary | — | 95 | 1,094 |
| Coorabell Public School, Coorabell | Government | Primary | — | 92 | 1,066 |
| Main Arm Upper Public School, Upper Main Arm | Government | Primary | — | 88 | 1,016 |
| Rous Public School, Alstonville | Government | Primary | — | 85 | 1,031 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Woodburn | Catholic | Primary | — | 83 | 984 |
| Southern Cross School of Distance Education, East Ballina | Government | Combined | — | 79 | 896 |
| Hinterland Christian College, Mullumbimby | Independent | Combined | — | 71 | 1,048 |
| St John's Primary School, Mullumbimby | Catholic | Primary | — | 63 | 1,038 |
| Newrybar Public School, Newrybar | Government | Primary | — | 61 | 1,082 |
| Goonengerry Public School, Goonengerry | Government | Primary | — | 57 | 1,048 |
| Broadwater Public School, Broadwater | Government | Primary | — | 47 | 979 |
| Biala Special School, Ballina | Independent | Combined | — | 33 | 898 |
| Fernleigh Public School, Fernleigh | Government | Primary | — | 33 | 1,032 |
| Eureka Public School, Eureka | Government | Primary | — | 32 | 1,084 |
| North Coast Pathway, Alstonville | Independent | Secondary | — | 26 | 998 |
| Wardell Public School, Wardell | Government | Primary | — | 24 | 952 |
| Wilsons Creek Public School, Mullumbimby | Government | Primary | — | 23 | 1,041 |
| Cabbage Tree Island Public School, Cabbage Tree Island | Government | Primary | — | 21 | 694 |
| Empire Vale Public School, Empire Vale | Government | Primary | — | 18 | 941 |
| Upper Coopers Creek Public School, Upper Coopers Creek | Government | Primary | — | 10 | 1,003 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Richmond Valley - Coastal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11201/richmond-valley-coastal/topic/education