52.4% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.7%
- 2016: 45.4%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lismore Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lismore Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a quarter of adults in Lismore Heights hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. While university qualifications are common, fewer than 53% of residents finished Year 12, which is well below the national average. This creates a distinct split between high-level degrees and basic school completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, or 52.4%, completed Year 12. This is higher than most similar areas, but still well below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lismore Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 25.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 27.8% of people.
25.7% ▲ +35.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Lismore Heights splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most common in management and commerce (16.6%), followed by society and culture (14.3%) and health (14.0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 14 schools within 3 km, which is more than 85% of similar areas. Most of these are government schools (64.3%) and primary schools (57.1%).
2.92
Lower than 58% 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 Heights
14 schools — 4,853 students, average ICSEA 996.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Lismore Heights Public School, Lismore Heights | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 203 | 973 |
| Lismore Public School, Lismore | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 179 | 871 |
| St Carthage's Primary School, Lismore | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 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 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians Primary School, East Lismore | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 189 | 1,001 |
| The Rivers Secondary College, Richmond River High Campus, North Lismore | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 494 | 950 |
| St John's College, Lismore | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 774 | 1,059 |
| Living School, Lismore | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 313 | 1,037 |
| Goonellabah Public School, Goonellabah | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 226 | 847 |
| Wyrallah Road Public School, Lismore | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 350 | 947 |
| Wilson Park School, Lismore | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 83 | 902 |
| Albert Park Public School, East Lismore | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 102 | 950 |
| Lismore South Public School, South Lismore | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 106 | 898 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lismore Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12354/lismore-heights/topic/education