47.0% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.6%
- 2016: 40.8%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
East Lismore · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in East Lismore
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in East Lismore finished high school compared to the state average, with only 47% completing Year 12. This gap highlights a local trend where school leaving happens earlier than in the rest of New South Wales. However, the area has a higher proportion of university graduates than many similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales. About 27% of the population left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In East Lismore, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
While 19.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher—more than most similar areas—this is still well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.4% of residents.
19.5% ▲ +37.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 19.5%
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 East Lismore, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are society and culture at 14.6%, followed closely by management and commerce at 14.2%. Health and education also make up a significant share of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
East Lismore is well served for education, with 13 schools within 3km and more schools per child than most similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools.
7.13
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
314
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
984
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving East Lismore
13 schools — 4,079 students, average ICSEA 984.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 2 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Our Lady Help of Christians Primary School, East Lismore | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 189 | 1,001 |
| Wyrallah Road Public School, Lismore | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 350 | 947 |
| Trinity Catholic College Lismore, East Lismore | Independent | Secondary | 1.1 km | 816 | 1,055 |
| The Rivers Secondary College, Lismore High Campus, Lismore | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 438 | 934 |
| Lismore Public School, Lismore | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 179 | 871 |
| Wilson Park School, Lismore | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | 83 | 902 |
| Albert Park Public School, East Lismore | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 102 | 950 |
| Living School, Lismore | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 313 | 1,037 |
| St Carthage's Primary School, Lismore | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 580 | 1,064 |
| Lismore Heights Public School, Lismore Heights | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 203 | 973 |
| Lismore South Public School, South Lismore | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 106 | 898 |
| The Rivers Secondary College, Richmond River High Campus, North Lismore | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 494 | 950 |
| Goonellabah Public School, Goonellabah | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 226 | 847 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in East Lismore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11361/east-lismore/topic/education