32.6% ▲ +23.0%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nambucca Heads · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nambucca Heads
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 32.6% of adults in Nambucca Heads have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This lack of secondary schooling is a major trend for the area, and it is reflected in the low number of residents with university degrees. Most people here hold trade certificates instead.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national rates, with a gap of 26 points. The most common highest level of schooling reached is Year 10, at 33%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Nambucca Heads splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (37%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 10.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.2% of residents.
10.4% ▲ +33.7%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 10.4%
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 Nambucca Heads, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 14.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3km, which is more than 73% of similar areas. Most of these are government schools, though the average school advantage score is lower than in most other areas.
4.40
Higher than 55% 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).
311
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
959
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Nambucca Heads
4 schools — 1,242 students, average ICSEA 959.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Frank Partridge VC Public School, Nambucca Heads | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 217 | 886 |
| Nambucca Heads High School, Nambucca Heads | Government | Secondary | 0.2 km | 314 | 890 |
| Nambucca Valley Christian Community School, Nambucca Heads | Independent | Combined | 0.3 km | 555 | 1,042 |
| Nambucca Heads Public School, Nambucca Heads | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 156 | 904 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nambucca Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12898/nambucca-heads/topic/education