39.9% ▲ +30.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 39.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
North Boambee Valley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in North Boambee Valley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than 40% of residents in North Boambee Valley have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap in basic schooling is matched by a lower rate of higher education, with the area seeing far fewer university degrees than the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 39.9% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average. About 27.3% of residents stopped after Year 10, while 10.9% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In North Boambee Valley, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 15.8%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 28.6% of the population.
15.8% ▲ +36.6%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 15.8%
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 Boambee Valley, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most common in management and commerce at 15.1%, followed by health at 13.8% and engineering and related fields at 10.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 14 schools within 3 km, which is more than 85% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most, with 57.1% being government-run and 42.9% being secondary schools.
2.79
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
515
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
995
Higher than 53% 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 Boambee Valley
14 schools — 7,210 students, average ICSEA 995.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Secondary 6 · Primary 5 · Combined 3
| Bishop Druitt College, Coffs Harbour | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 1,351 | 1,109 |
| Boambee Public School, Boambee | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 383 | 996 |
| St John Paul College, Coffs Harbour | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,062 | 1,044 |
| Coffs Harbour Senior College, Coffs Harbour | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 454 | 1,038 |
| Narranga Public School, Coffs Harbour | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 669 | 948 |
| Coffs Harbour Bible Church School, Toormina | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 37 | 1,021 |
| St Augustine's Primary School, Coffs Harbour | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 738 | 1,036 |
| Coffs Harbour Learning Centre, Boambee | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 23 | 841 |
| Allegra School Coffs Harbour, Coffs Harbour | Independent | Secondary | 4.4 km | 83 | 984 |
| Toormina High School, Toormina | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 739 | 941 |
| Coffs Harbour Public School, Coffs Harbour | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 474 | 897 |
| Tyalla Public School, Coffs Harbour | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 258 | 872 |
| Orara High School, Coffs Harbour | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 858 | 896 |
| Maam Giingana Gumbaynggirr, Coffs Harbour | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 81 | 798 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in North Boambee Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12993/north-boambee-valley/topic/education