44.9% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.5%
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 44.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lismore · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lismore
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Lismore than the state average, with only 44.9% completing Year 12. This gap stands out in a place that otherwise has a relatively high number of adults with university degrees compared to similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures of around 59%. Roughly a quarter of the population stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lismore, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 27.6% of residents.
19.5% ▲ +48.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 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 Lismore, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with society and culture being the most common at 14.5%, followed by management, commerce, and health at around 12% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Lismore has a high number of schools, with 14 located within 3km and 5.2 schools for every 1,000 children. Most of these are government-run primary schools.
5.20
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
347
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
996
Higher 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 Lismore
14 schools — 4,853 students, average ICSEA 996.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| St Carthage's Primary School, Lismore | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 580 | 1,064 |
| Lismore Public School, Lismore | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 179 | 871 |
| Living School, Lismore | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 313 | 1,037 |
| The Rivers Secondary College, Richmond River High Campus, North Lismore | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 494 | 950 |
| Lismore Heights Public School, Lismore Heights | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 203 | 973 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians Primary School, East Lismore | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 189 | 1,001 |
| 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 |
| Albert Park Public School, East Lismore | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 102 | 950 |
| Lismore South Public School, South Lismore | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 106 | 898 |
| Wyrallah Road Public School, Lismore | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 350 | 947 |
| St John's College, Lismore | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 774 | 1,059 |
| Wilson Park School, Lismore | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 83 | 902 |
| Goonellabah Public School, Goonellabah | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 226 | 847 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lismore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12353/lismore/topic/education