48.8% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.2%
- 2016: 44.0%
- 2021: 48.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Main Arm · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Main Arm
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 10 percentage points separates Main Arm from the rest of the country in school completion rates. While university degrees are more common here than in most similar areas, the typical resident is still far less likely to have finished Year 12 than the average person in New South Wales.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer than half of residents (48.8%) have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. About 17.2% of the population peaked at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Main Arm, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 23.2% of adults, which is much higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are also common at 20.5%.
23.2% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Main Arm splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with society and culture being the most common at 11.4%. Engineering and health follow at 8.4% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Main Arm has six schools within 3km, more than about 77% of similar areas. These schools have an advantage score of 1,044, which is much higher than most areas.
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).
257
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,044
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Main Arm
6 schools — 1,543 students, average ICSEA 1,044.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Main Arm Upper Public School, Upper Main Arm | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 88 | 1,016 |
| The Pocket Public School, The Pocket | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 111 | 1,068 |
| Hinterland Christian College, Mullumbimby | Independent | Combined | 5.7 km | 71 | 1,048 |
| Shearwater, the Mullumbimby Steiner School, Mullumbimby | Independent | Combined | 5.8 km | 587 | 1,070 |
| St John's Primary School, Mullumbimby | Catholic | Primary | 7.2 km | 63 | 1,038 |
| Mullumbimby High School, Mullumbimby | Government | Secondary | 7.7 km | 623 | 1,019 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Main Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12454/main-arm/topic/education