56.5% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.4%
- 2016: 49.7%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pambula Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pambula Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a quarter of adults in Pambula Beach hold a university degree, making it a highly qualified place to live. This level of education is much higher than in most similar areas and sits right around the national figure. It creates a community where professional qualifications are common.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This is slightly below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pambula Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 27.3%, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the state and national averages.
27.3% ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Pambula Beach splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (30%) and Bachelor degree (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications here are spread across several fields, with Education being the most common at 16.7%, followed by Society and Culture at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 11.90 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. The three schools within 3km are split evenly between government, Catholic, and independent sectors.
11.90
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
334
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,020
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pambula Beach
3 schools — 1,001 students, average ICSEA 1,020.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Independent 1 · Government 1
By type: Combined 1 · Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Lumen Christi Catholic College, Pambula Beach | Catholic | Combined | 0.7 km | 692 | 1,040 |
| Pambula Beach Flexible School, Pambula | Independent | Secondary | 1.4 km | 52 | 888 |
| Pambula Public School, Pambula | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 257 | 994 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pambula Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13152/pambula-beach/topic/education