44.3% ▲ +23.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 44.2%
- 2021: 44.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Eungella · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Eungella
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of residents in Eungella have completed Year 12, making it the most common level of schooling in the area. While university degrees are more common here than in most similar places, the overall rate of finishing high school is far below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.3% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian averages of around 59%. About 21% of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Eungella, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 24.1% of adults, which is much higher than most similar areas, though still a little below the national figure of 26.3%.
24.1% ▲ +77.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 24.1%
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 Eungella, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 33%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 12.3%, followed by health at 11.3% and engineering at 10.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 20.41 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most similar areas. Most students attend government schools (60%), and the typical school is smaller than those in most other areas.
20.41
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
150
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,004
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Eungella
5 schools — 750 students, average ICSEA 1,004.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 2
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Bhaktivedanta Swami Gurukula School, Eungella | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 93 | 1,028 |
| Crystal Creek Public School, Crystal Creek | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 80 | 939 |
| Chillingham Public School, Chillingham | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 35 | 1,005 |
| Wollumbin High School, Murwillumbah | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 161 | 938 |
| Tweed Valley Adventist College, Murwillumbah | Independent | Combined | 6.7 km | 381 | 1,039 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Eungella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11463/eungella/topic/education