40.2% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
South Arm · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in South Arm
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in South Arm finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 40.2% completing Year 12. This suggests a community where many residents left school early, contributing to qualification levels that sit well below state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%. Many people in the area stopped their schooling at Year 10, which accounted for 39% of the population.
Highest year of school
View on map →South Arm splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (42%) and Year 10 (40%), with Year 9 or below at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
People with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.2% of adults, a figure far below the 26.3% national average. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.1% of residents.
14.2% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 14.2%
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 South Arm, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 17.8%. Education and Management and commerce both follow at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3km, more than about 75% of similar areas. These include a mix of government, independent, and Catholic schools, though the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
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).
270
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
963
Lower 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 South Arm
5 schools — 1,350 students, average ICSEA 963.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Maclean High School, Maclean | Government | Secondary | 5.8 km | 689 | 959 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Maclean | Catholic | Primary | 6.6 km | 135 | 1,019 |
| Maclean Public School, Maclean | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 198 | 908 |
| Pacific Valley Christian School, Townsend | Independent | Combined | 7.2 km | 277 | 985 |
| Valley Hope Christian School, Townsend | Independent | Combined | 7.2 km | 51 | 951 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in South Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13590/south-arm/topic/education