36.1% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
North Arm · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in North Arm
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 7.7% of adults in North Arm hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average. This level of higher education is much lower than most similar areas, reflecting a community where formal university qualifications are uncommon.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are also far below the New South Wales figure, with only 36.1% of residents finishing Year 12. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 38.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →North Arm splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (37%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 11 at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Certificates III or IV are the most common qualifications here, held by 40.7% of adults. This helps explain why the number of people with degrees is so much lower than in the rest of the state.
7.7% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 North Arm, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 69%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 18.6%, followed by education at 15.3% and engineering at 10.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3 km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. These schools are split evenly between government and independent sectors, with a typical size of 179 students.
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).
179
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,004
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving North Arm
4 schools — 715 students, average ICSEA 1,004.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 2
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Crystal Creek Public School, Crystal Creek | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 80 | 939 |
| Wollumbin High School, Murwillumbah | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 161 | 938 |
| Tweed Valley Adventist College, Murwillumbah | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 381 | 1,039 |
| Bhaktivedanta Swami Gurukula School, Eungella | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 93 | 1,028 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in North Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12988/north-arm/topic/education