34.1% ▲ +20.8%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Raymond Terrace · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Raymond Terrace
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Raymond Terrace, where 46.2% of adults hold one. This area has a much lower rate of higher education and school completion than most other regions, with only 7.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people in Raymond Terrace finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 34.1% completing Year 12. This is 25 percentage points below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →Raymond Terrace splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (37%) and Year 12 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, as the 7.9% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
7.9% ▲ +32.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 7.9%
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 Raymond Terrace, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related fields at 18.4%, followed closely by Management and commerce at 17.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are six schools within 3km, which is more than about 77% of similar areas. However, the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas, and there are fewer schools per 1,000 children.
1.80
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
471
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
912
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Raymond Terrace
6 schools — 2,828 students, average ICSEA 912.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2
| Irrawang High School, Raymond Terrace | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 810 | 916 |
| Grahamstown Public School, Raymond Terrace | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 253 | 912 |
| Irrawang Public School, Raymond Terrace | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 304 | 863 |
| St Brigid's Primary School, Raymond Terrace | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 377 | 1,012 |
| Raymond Terrace Public School, Raymond Terrace | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 322 | 864 |
| Hunter River High School, Heatherbrae | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 762 | 899 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Raymond Terrace [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13340/raymond-terrace/topic/education