42.7% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 42.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Palmers Channel · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Palmers Channel
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Almost half of all qualified adults in Palmers Channel hold a Certificate III or IV, reflecting a workforce with strong practical training. This is a place where fewer people have finished high school or university compared to the wider state and nation.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people here finished Year 12 than in the rest of New South Wales, with only 42.7% completing their final year. About 28.1% of residents stopped after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Palmers Channel, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here than in most areas. Only 9.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
9.2% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 9.2%
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 Palmers Channel, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in this area most often studied engineering and related fields (28.6%), followed by management and commerce at 17.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3km, which is more than about 75% of similar areas. These schools are typically smaller than most and 60% are government primary schools.
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).
126
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
974
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Palmers Channel
5 schools — 631 students, average ICSEA 974.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 2
| Palmers Island Public School, Palmers Island | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 56 | 944 |
| Harwood Island Public School, Harwood | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 34 | 943 |
| Gulmarrad Public School, Gulmarrad | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 213 | 977 |
| Pacific Valley Christian School, Townsend | Independent | Combined | 5.9 km | 277 | 985 |
| Valley Hope Christian School, Townsend | Independent | Combined | 5.9 km | 51 | 951 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Palmers Channel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13146/palmers-channel/topic/education