48.0% ▲ +29.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 40.1%
- 2021: 48.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Merimbula · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Merimbula
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 48% of residents in Merimbula have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While the area has a higher-than-usual proportion of university graduates compared to similar places, it still sits well below the state and national averages for higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people here finished high school than in the rest of the country, with Year 12 completion sitting at 48%. About 23.5% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Merimbula, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 19.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more than in most similar areas but still well below the New South Wales average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.6% of people.
19.9% ▲ +63.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 19.9%
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 Merimbula, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 16.4%, followed by health at 12.4% and engineering at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,015, which is higher than most areas. There are four schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than in most other places.
2.23
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
357
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,015
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Merimbula
4 schools — 1,429 students, average ICSEA 1,015.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Merimbula Public School, Merimbula | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 428 | 1,001 |
| Pambula Public School, Pambula | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 257 | 994 |
| Pambula Beach Flexible School, Pambula | Independent | Secondary | 4.5 km | 52 | 888 |
| Lumen Christi Catholic College, Pambula Beach | Catholic | Combined | 4.7 km | 692 | 1,040 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Merimbula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12586/merimbula/topic/education