38.8% ▲ +39.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
South Lismore · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in South Lismore
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in South Lismore have remained notably low compared to the rest of the country. Only 11.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This gap extends to secondary schooling, where fewer people have finished Year 12 than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 32.9% of people here finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In South Lismore, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 11.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 40.9% of residents.
11.8% ▲ +70.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
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 South Lismore, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are society and culture at 16.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.2% and management and commerce at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Thirteen schools are located within 3km of the area, which is more than 85% of similar places. Most of these are government primary schools, which make up 69.2% of the sector and 61.5% of school types.
2.96
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
299
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
992
Higher than 51% 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 Lismore
13 schools — 3,882 students, average ICSEA 992.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Lismore South Public School, South Lismore | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 106 | 898 |
| Albert Park Public School, East Lismore | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 102 | 950 |
| Living School, Lismore | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 313 | 1,037 |
| The Rivers Secondary College, Richmond River High Campus, North Lismore | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 494 | 950 |
| Caniaba Public School, Lismore | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 29 | 955 |
| St Carthage's Primary School, Lismore | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 580 | 1,064 |
| Lismore Public School, Lismore | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 179 | 871 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians Primary School, East Lismore | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 189 | 1,001 |
| Trinity Catholic College Lismore, East Lismore | Independent | Secondary | 4.2 km | 816 | 1,055 |
| Wyrallah Road Public School, Lismore | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 350 | 947 |
| The Rivers Secondary College, Lismore High Campus, Lismore | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 438 | 934 |
| Wilson Park School, Lismore | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 83 | 902 |
| Lismore Heights Public School, Lismore Heights | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 203 | 973 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in South Lismore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13605/south-lismore/topic/education