58.5% ▲ +24.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.1%
- 2016: 48.5%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
The Pocket · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in The Pocket
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of the adults in The Pocket have finished Year 12, with 58.5% completing their secondary schooling. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it sits about the same as the New South Wales and national figures. The community is well-educated, with a strong presence of university degrees and professional qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is high at 58.5%, while 17.6% of residents finished Year 10. These figures are about the same as the state and national averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In The Pocket, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 23.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is a little below the Australian figure and well below the New South Wales average.
23.9% ▲ +52.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 23.9%
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 The Pocket, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are most common in management and commerce at 17.1%. Other frequent fields include society and culture at 10.7% and education at 9.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per child and an advantage score much higher than most areas. These schools are typically very small, with an average size of 83 students.
31.25
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
83
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,044
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving The Pocket
4 schools — 333 students, average ICSEA 1,044.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1
| The Pocket Public School, The Pocket | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 111 | 1,068 |
| Hinterland Christian College, Mullumbimby | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 71 | 1,048 |
| St John's Primary School, Mullumbimby | Catholic | Primary | 5.7 km | 63 | 1,038 |
| Main Arm Upper Public School, Upper Main Arm | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 88 | 1,016 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in The Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13850/the-pocket/topic/education