46.7% ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.6%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 46.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Valla · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Valla
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Valla have finished high school compared to the rest of the state. Only 46.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is 12 percentage points lower than the New South Wales and national figures. Despite this gap, the area has a higher rate of university degrees than many similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of the community has finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. About 29.2% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Valla, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
While 18% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. The most common qualification in Valla is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.4% of people.
18.0% ▲ +27.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 18.0%
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 Valla, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Valla most often studied Engineering and related fields (16.8%) or Management and commerce (13.5%). Other common fields include society and culture and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Valla has three schools within 3km, which is more than about 70% of similar areas. These schools are split evenly between primary, secondary, and combined types, though the typical school advantage score is lower than most areas.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
362
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
967
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Valla
3 schools — 1,086 students, average ICSEA 967.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 1 · Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Nambucca Valley Christian Community School, Nambucca Heads | Independent | Combined | 6.7 km | 555 | 1,042 |
| Nambucca Heads High School, Nambucca Heads | Government | Secondary | 6.9 km | 314 | 890 |
| Frank Partridge VC Public School, Nambucca Heads | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 217 | 886 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Valla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14085/valla/topic/education