27.6% ▲ +28.9%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Chinderah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Chinderah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Chinderah finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 27.6% completing Year 12. This significant gap is reflected in higher education levels, where bachelor degrees are much less common than in the state or national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 27.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Instead, the most common highest year of school reached here is Year 10, at 33.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Chinderah, the largest group is Year 10 at 38%, followed by Year 12 (31%) and Year 9 or below (24%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 6.8% of the population, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.4% of residents.
6.8% ▲ +107.9%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 Chinderah, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 16%, followed by Management and commerce and Society and culture, both at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 13 schools within 3 km, which is more than 85% of similar areas. These schools are generally larger than most, with an average size of 522 students and a much higher average advantage score than most areas.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
522
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,047
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Chinderah
13 schools — 6,784 students, average ICSEA 1,047.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Cudgen Public School, Cudgen | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 161 | 984 |
| Banora Point Public School, Banora Point | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 390 | 992 |
| Kingscliff High School, Kingscliff | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 910 | 991 |
| St Anthony's Primary School, Kingscliff | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 323 | 1,066 |
| Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School, Terranora | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 2,008 | 1,117 |
| Terranora Public School, Terranora | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 286 | 1,023 |
| Kingscliff Public School, Kingscliff | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 455 | 1,058 |
| Centaur Public School, Banora Point | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 424 | 975 |
| Banora Point High School, Banora Point | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 503 | 965 |
| Duranbah Public School, Duranbah | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 56 | 1,058 |
| St James' Primary School, Banora Point | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 406 | 1,068 |
| St Joseph's College, Banora Point | Catholic | Secondary | 4.8 km | 838 | 1,050 |
| Caldera School, Tweed Heads South | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 24 | 936 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Chinderah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10904/chinderah/topic/education