54.8% ▲ +23.5%
Lower than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 44.4%
- 2016: 47.1%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ballina · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Ballina
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Forty-three schools are located within 3km of the centre in Ballina, making it one of the best-served areas for education at this level. While high school completion is lower than the national figure, the number of adults with university degrees has risen significantly over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.8% of residents have finished Year 12, which is well below the New South Wales and Australian figures. However, this is a strong improvement, having risen by 10 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ballina, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 26.1%, which is about the same as the national figure. This represents a jump of 7.9 percentage points since 2011, and is higher than most similar areas.
26.1% ▲ +43.6%
Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Ballina splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 15.0%, followed by society and culture at 12.5% and health at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Ballina has a high number of schools per 1,000 children and an average school advantage score that is higher than most areas. Most schools are government-run (67.4%), with primary schools making up 69.8% of the total.
3.22
Higher than 80% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
43
Higher than 88% of state electorate 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).
11,334
Higher than 67% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
264
Lower than 83% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,046
Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ballina
43 schools — 11,334 students, average ICSEA 1,046.
By sector: Government 29 · Independent 8 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 30 · Combined 7 · Secondary 6
| Fernleigh Public School, Fernleigh | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 33 | 1,032 |
| Newrybar Public School, Newrybar | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 61 | 1,082 |
| Eureka Public School, Eureka | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 32 | 1,084 |
| Bangalow Public School, Bangalow | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 295 | 1,088 |
| Teven-Tintenbar Public School, Tintenbar | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 133 | 1,057 |
| Cape Byron Rudolf Steiner School, Byron Bay | Independent | Combined | 11.7 km | 382 | 1,097 |
| Coorabell Public School, Coorabell | Government | Primary | 11.7 km | 92 | 1,066 |
| Wollongbar Public School, Wollongbar | Government | Primary | 12.3 km | 243 | 1,028 |
| Lennox Head Public School, Lennox Head | Government | Primary | 12.6 km | 424 | 1,064 |
| Alstonville Public School, Alstonville | Government | Primary | 12.7 km | 280 | 1,001 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Alstonville | Catholic | Primary | 12.8 km | 187 | 1,045 |
| Alstonville High School, Alstonville | Government | Secondary | 13.0 km | 522 | 990 |
| North Coast Pathway, Alstonville | Independent | Secondary | 13.6 km | 26 | 998 |
| Goonengerry Public School, Goonengerry | Government | Primary | 14.2 km | 57 | 1,048 |
| Richmond Christian College, Ballina | Independent | Combined | 14.3 km | 327 | 1,069 |
| Byron Bay High School, Byron Bay | Government | Secondary | 14.7 km | 820 | 1,050 |
| St Finbarr's Primary School, Byron Bay | Catholic | Primary | 14.8 km | 325 | 1,096 |
| Emmanuel Anglican College, Ballina | Independent | Combined | 15.2 km | 878 | 1,113 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Skennars Head | Catholic | Primary | 15.6 km | 446 | 1,102 |
| Byron Bay Public School, Byron Bay | Government | Primary | 15.8 km | 461 | 1,067 |
| Byron Community Primary School, Byron Bay | Independent | Primary | 15.8 km | 95 | 1,094 |
| Xavier Catholic College Ballina, Skennars Head | Catholic | Secondary | 15.9 km | 884 | 1,081 |
| Upper Coopers Creek Public School, Upper Coopers Creek | Government | Primary | 15.9 km | 10 | 1,003 |
| Biala Special School, Ballina | Independent | Combined | 16.4 km | 33 | 898 |
| Southern Cross Public School, East Ballina | Government | Primary | 16.6 km | 388 | 1,053 |
| Southern Cross School of Distance Education, East Ballina | Government | Combined | 16.6 km | 79 | 896 |
| Ballina Coast High School, Ballina | Government | Secondary | 17.0 km | 722 | 952 |
| St Francis Xavier Primary School, Ballina | Catholic | Primary | 17.2 km | 398 | 1,045 |
| Rous Public School, Alstonville | Government | Primary | 17.2 km | 85 | 1,031 |
| Ballina Public School, Ballina | Government | Primary | 17.3 km | 254 | 869 |
| Wilsons Creek Public School, Mullumbimby | Government | Primary | 18.7 km | 23 | 1,041 |
| Mullumbimby High School, Mullumbimby | Government | Secondary | 19.2 km | 623 | 1,019 |
| Shearwater, the Mullumbimby Steiner School, Mullumbimby | Independent | Combined | 19.4 km | 587 | 1,070 |
| Mullumbimby Public School, Mullumbimby | Government | Primary | 20.0 km | 217 | 1,026 |
| St John's Primary School, Mullumbimby | Catholic | Primary | 20.2 km | 63 | 1,038 |
| Empire Vale Public School, Empire Vale | Government | Primary | 20.6 km | 18 | 941 |
| Hinterland Christian College, Mullumbimby | Independent | Combined | 21.0 km | 71 | 1,048 |
| Brunswick Heads Public School, Brunswick Heads | Government | Primary | 22.1 km | 222 | 1,025 |
| Cabbage Tree Island Public School, Cabbage Tree Island | Government | Primary | 24.2 km | 21 | 694 |
| Wardell Public School, Wardell | Government | Primary | 24.4 km | 24 | 952 |
| The Pocket Public School, The Pocket | Government | Primary | 25.1 km | 111 | 1,068 |
| Main Arm Upper Public School, Upper Main Arm | Government | Primary | 26.8 km | 88 | 1,016 |
| Ocean Shores Public School, Ocean Shores | Government | Primary | 27.2 km | 294 | 1,051 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ballina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10003/ballina/topic/education