70.5% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 70.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Talofa · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Talofa
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more people in Talofa have finished high school than in most similar areas. High academic achievement is a key feature here, with 70.5% of residents completing Year 12, which is far above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The 70.5% who finished Year 12 is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Another 15.9% of residents reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Talofa, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 28.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most areas. The most common high-level qualification is a bachelor degree at 34.3%.
28.4% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 28.4%
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 Talofa, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Talofa are most common in management and commerce at 20.9%. Other typical fields of study include society and culture and creative arts, both at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The average school advantage score of 1,093 is much higher than most areas. There are two schools within 3 km, split evenly between government and independent sectors.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
339
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,093
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Talofa
2 schools — 677 students, average ICSEA 1,093.
By sector: Independent 1 · Government 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Cape Byron Rudolf Steiner School, Byron Bay | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 382 | 1,097 |
| Bangalow Public School, Bangalow | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 295 | 1,088 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Talofa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13755/talofa/topic/education