32.5% ▲ +54.5%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Macksville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Macksville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 40% of qualified adults in Macksville hold a Certificate III or IV, marking this as the most common qualification in the area. However, schooling levels are generally low, with only 32.5% of people finishing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of school finished is Year 10 at 34.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Macksville splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (37%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 9.2% of adults, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. This is also lower than most similar areas.
9.2% ▲ +75.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 9.2%
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 Macksville, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 14.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Macksville has 5.89 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas, and three schools are located within 3km. The average school advantage score is 942, which is much lower than most areas.
5.89
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
298
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
942
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Macksville
3 schools — 893 students, average ICSEA 942.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Macksville High School, Macksville | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 365 | 916 |
| Macksville Public School, Macksville | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 284 | 925 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Macksville | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 244 | 1,002 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Macksville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12439/macksville/topic/education