30.1% ▲ +25.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
North Macksville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in North Macksville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 29 percentage points separates North Macksville from the rest of the country in school completion rates. Only 30.1% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend extends to higher education, with a much lower proportion of adults holding university degrees compared to most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 30.1% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the New South Wales and national averages. The most common highest level of schooling attained is Year 10, which accounts for 36.4% of the population.
Highest year of school
View on map →In North Macksville, the largest group is Year 10 at 40%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.5% of the population, which is far below the state and national figures. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.6% of residents.
10.5% ▲ +63.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 10.5%
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 Macksville, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Bachelor degree (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are management and commerce at 14.6%, followed by engineering and health services.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3 km, which is more than about 75% of similar areas. Most of these are government schools, and the average school size is 347 students.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
347
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
949
Lower than 74% 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 Macksville
5 schools — 1,735 students, average ICSEA 949.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Macksville Public School, Macksville | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 284 | 925 |
| Macksville High School, Macksville | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 365 | 916 |
| Nambucca Heads High School, Nambucca Heads | Government | Secondary | 5.9 km | 314 | 890 |
| Frank Partridge VC Public School, Nambucca Heads | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 217 | 886 |
| Nambucca Valley Christian Community School, Nambucca Heads | Independent | Combined | 6.0 km | 555 | 1,042 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in North Macksville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13006/north-macksville/topic/education