42.8% ▲ +11.5%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.4%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 42.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Red Rock · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Red Rock
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Red Rock finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 42.8% completing Year 12. While schooling levels are low, a surprising 21.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more than most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The 42.8% of people who finished Year 12 is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Many residents stopped their formal schooling earlier, with 37% finishing at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Red Rock, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (40%) and Year 9 or below (8%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
While a bachelor degree or higher is held by 21.8% of adults, this is still well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.4% of people.
21.8% ▲ +28.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 21.8%
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 Rock, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and Management and Commerce both accounting for 14.2% of the total. Health and Education each make up 10% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Red Rock has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the typical school is smaller. The local primary school is run by the government and has a school advantage score that is much lower than most areas.
18.18
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
183
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
938
Lower than 79% 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 Rock
1 school — 183 students, average ICSEA 938.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Corindi Public School, Corindi Beach | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 183 | 938 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Red Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13347/red-rock/topic/education