22.3% ▲ +34.5%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Loftville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Loftville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Loftville. The area has very low levels of formal schooling and university degrees compared to the rest of the state. Only 22.3% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than most areas, with only 22.3% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 37 points below the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Loftville, the largest group is Year 10 at 38%, followed by Year 9 or below (29%) and Year 12 (26%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, as only 5.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national average of 26.3%.
5.6% ▼ -17.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Loftville, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related subjects at 14.8%, followed by Society and Culture at 13.9% and Management and Commerce at 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Loftville has more schools within 3 km than about 83% of similar areas, with 11 schools in total. Most of these are government primary schools.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
290
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
999
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Loftville
11 schools — 3,185 students, average ICSEA 999.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 2 · Secondary 2
| Albert Park Public School, East Lismore | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 102 | 950 |
| Caniaba Public School, Lismore | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 29 | 955 |
| Lismore South Public School, South Lismore | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 106 | 898 |
| Living School, Lismore | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 313 | 1,037 |
| Wilson Park School, Lismore | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 83 | 902 |
| Wyrallah Road Public School, Lismore | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 350 | 947 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians Primary School, East Lismore | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 189 | 1,001 |
| Lismore Public School, Lismore | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 179 | 871 |
| Trinity Catholic College Lismore, East Lismore | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 816 | 1,055 |
| The Rivers Secondary College, Lismore High Campus, Lismore | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 438 | 934 |
| St Carthage's Primary School, Lismore | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 580 | 1,064 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Loftville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12381/loftville/topic/education