46.8% ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.2%
- 2016: 44.0%
- 2021: 46.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Red Head · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Red Head
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher rates of university degrees than most similar areas define the educational profile of Red Head. While many adults have high-level qualifications, only 46.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national and state figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with a gap of 12 points below both Australia and New South Wales. About 31.5% of residents stopped their formal schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Red Head, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 34%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 23.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but still a little below the national average. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 31.1% of residents.
23.6% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 23.6%
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 Red Head, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering, Management and Commerce, both at 14.8%, followed by Education at 13.2% and Health at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3 km, which is more than about 59% of similar areas. This school has a size of 302 students and a school advantage score that is higher than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
302
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,021
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 Red Head
1 school — 302 students, average ICSEA 1,021.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Hallidays Point Public School, Diamond Beach | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 302 | 1,021 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Red Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13342/red-head/topic/education