49.2% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.3%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Keith Hall · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Keith Hall
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of nearly 10 percentage points separates Keith Hall from the national average in school completion. While nearly half of residents have finished Year 12, this is well below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. The area shows a mix of vocational and higher education, though university degrees are far less common than in the wider state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 49.2% of people here completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national figure of 58.8%. The rest of the population left school earlier, with 34.4% finishing Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Keith Hall, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 11 (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are far less common here than in New South Wales, with only 14.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. The most frequent qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 28.7% of people.
14.7% ▲ +65.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Keith Hall, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (34%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Keith Hall are most often trained in engineering and related fields (26.3%), followed by health (16.3%) and society and culture (12.5%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is well served by six schools within 3 km, which is more than 77% of similar areas. These schools have a higher average advantage score than most and are split between government, independent, and Catholic providers.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
384
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,019
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Keith Hall
6 schools — 2,303 students, average ICSEA 1,019.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Ballina Public School, Ballina | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 254 | 869 |
| St Francis Xavier Primary School, Ballina | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 398 | 1,045 |
| Ballina Coast High School, Ballina | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 722 | 952 |
| Emmanuel Anglican College, Ballina | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 878 | 1,113 |
| Biala Special School, Ballina | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 33 | 898 |
| Empire Vale Public School, Empire Vale | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 18 | 941 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Keith Hall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12094/keith-hall/topic/education