42.8% ▲ +25.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 42.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Banora Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Banora Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Banora Point have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 42.8% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a local profile where most adults hold trade certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are far below the state and national figures, with only 42.8% of people finishing Year 12. About 30.1% of the population left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Banora Point, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most of Australia, with only 13.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 36.1% of residents.
13.6% ▲ +58.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 13.6%
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 Banora Point, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 17.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 15 schools within 3km, which is more than 86% of similar areas. These schools are generally larger than average and have a higher advantage score than most areas.
2.00
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality 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).
461
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,035
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Banora Point
15 schools — 6,921 students, average ICSEA 1,035.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Banora Point Public School, Banora Point | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 390 | 992 |
| Centaur Public School, Banora Point | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 424 | 975 |
| Banora Point High School, Banora Point | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 503 | 965 |
| St James' Primary School, Banora Point | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 406 | 1,068 |
| St Joseph's College, Banora Point | Catholic | Secondary | 1.6 km | 838 | 1,050 |
| Caldera School, Tweed Heads South | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 24 | 936 |
| Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School, Terranora | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 2,008 | 1,117 |
| Pacific Hope Christian School, Tweed Heads South | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 85 | 1,014 |
| Tweed River High School, Tweed Heads South | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 590 | 940 |
| Tweed Heads South Public School, Tweed Heads South | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 142 | 882 |
| Pacific Gulgangali Jarjums Christian School, Tweed Heads South | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 32 | 781 |
| Pacific Coast Christian School, Tweed Heads South | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 999 | 1,027 |
| Terranora Public School, Terranora | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 286 | 1,023 |
| Fingal Head Public School, Fingal Head | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 33 | 934 |
| Cudgen Public School, Cudgen | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 161 | 984 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Banora Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10186/banora-point/topic/education