46.3% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.4%
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 46.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Byangum · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Byangum
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 46% of residents in Byangum have finished Year 12, which is the most common schooling level here. While higher education is more common than in most similar areas, the local school completion rate is far below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46.3% of people completed Year 12, a result that is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures. Other common outcomes include 15.7% finishing Year 10 and 14% finishing Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Byangum, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the state and national figures.
18.0% ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Byangum splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (45%) and Certificate III / IV (41%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related subjects at 19.8%, followed by health at 11% and society and culture at 7.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 10 schools within 3 km, which is more than 82% of similar areas. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,030, which is higher than most areas.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
284
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,030
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Byangum
10 schools — 2,835 students, average ICSEA 1,030.
By sector: Independent 4 · Government 3 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 3 · Combined 3
| Wollumbin High School, Murwillumbah | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 161 | 938 |
| Tweed Valley Adventist College, Murwillumbah | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 381 | 1,039 |
| Murwillumbah High School, Murwillumbah | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 347 | 950 |
| Bhaktivedanta Swami Gurukula School, Eungella | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 93 | 1,028 |
| Murwillumbah Public School, Murwillumbah | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 149 | 959 |
| Sathya Sai College, Murwillumbah | Independent | Primary | 4.5 km | 280 | 1,046 |
| The Small School, Murwillumbah | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 67 | 1,071 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, South Murwillumbah | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 161 | 1,011 |
| Mount St Patrick Primary School, Murwillumbah | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 373 | 1,061 |
| Mount St Patrick College, Murwillumbah | Catholic | Secondary | 4.8 km | 823 | 1,071 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Byangum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10727/byangum/topic/education