54.3% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.4%
- 2016: 47.7%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Girards Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Girards Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a quarter of adults in Girards Hill hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though school completion rates are well below the national average. This creates a striking gap where 28.7% of adults have high-level degrees despite only 54.3% of residents finishing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well below the New South Wales and national figures, with only 54.3% of people finishing. This is higher than most similar areas, but still trails the national rate by 4.6 percentage points.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Girards Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical level of education is high, with 28.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits slightly above the Australian average of 26.3%.
28.7% ▲ +28.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Girards Hill splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, led by society and culture at 17.1% and health at 13.3%. Creative arts, education, and management and commerce also make up significant portions of the local study profiles.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 12 schools within 3km, which is more than 84% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, with an average school size of 321 students.
12
Higher than 82% 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).
321
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
992
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Girards Hill
12 schools — 3,853 students, average ICSEA 992.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Living School, Lismore | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 313 | 1,037 |
| Albert Park Public School, East Lismore | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 102 | 950 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians Primary School, East Lismore | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 189 | 1,001 |
| Lismore Public School, Lismore | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 179 | 871 |
| St Carthage's Primary School, Lismore | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 580 | 1,064 |
| Trinity Catholic College Lismore, East Lismore | Independent | Secondary | 1.8 km | 816 | 1,055 |
| The Rivers Secondary College, Lismore High Campus, Lismore | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 438 | 934 |
| Lismore South Public School, South Lismore | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 106 | 898 |
| Wyrallah Road Public School, Lismore | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 350 | 947 |
| The Rivers Secondary College, Richmond River High Campus, North Lismore | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 494 | 950 |
| Wilson Park School, Lismore | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 83 | 902 |
| Lismore Heights Public School, Lismore Heights | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 203 | 973 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Girards Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11635/girards-hill/topic/education