45.3% ▲ +65.7%
Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 40.1%
- 2021: 45.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coffs Harbour · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Coffs Harbour
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common credential in Coffs Harbour, held by 33.3% of adults. While the area has seen a strong climb in school and degree completion since 2011, overall qualification levels remain well below the New South Wales and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is despite a significant trend where the rate of Year 12 completion rose 18 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coffs Harbour, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 18.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. This figure has more than doubled since 2011, rising 10 points to reach its current level.
18.2% ▲ +127.5%
Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 18.2%
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 Coffs Harbour, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study at 16.5%, followed by health at 12.1% and engineering and related fields at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Coffs Harbour has 13,335 school enrolments and a high number of schools per child compared to most areas. Most students attend government schools (72.2%), and primary schools make up the largest share of the 36 schools located within 3 km.
2.58
Higher than 70% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
36
Higher than 86% 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).
13,335
Higher than 80% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
370
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
993
Lower than 66% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Coffs Harbour
36 schools — 13,335 students, average ICSEA 993.
By sector: Government 26 · Independent 6 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 24 · Secondary 8 · Combined 4
| Nana Glen Public School, Nana Glen | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 100 | 921 |
| Coramba Public School, Coramba | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 30 | 912 |
| Karangi Public School, Karangi | Government | Primary | 9.0 km | 29 | 957 |
| Orara Upper Public School, Upper Orara | Government | Primary | 13.0 km | 33 | 940 |
| Kororo Public School, Korora | Government | Primary | 13.2 km | 441 | 1,019 |
| Lowanna Public School, Lowanna | Government | Primary | 13.2 km | 20 | 793 |
| Orara High School, Coffs Harbour | Government | Secondary | 14.5 km | 858 | 896 |
| Tyalla Public School, Coffs Harbour | Government | Primary | 14.6 km | 258 | 872 |
| Narranga Public School, Coffs Harbour | Government | Primary | 15.0 km | 669 | 948 |
| Sandy Beach Public School, Sandy Beach | Government | Primary | 15.0 km | 336 | 973 |
| Bishop Druitt College, Coffs Harbour | Independent | Combined | 15.9 km | 1,351 | 1,109 |
| Allegra School Coffs Harbour, Coffs Harbour | Independent | Secondary | 16.0 km | 83 | 984 |
| Ulong Public School, Ulong | Government | Primary | 16.1 km | 32 | 903 |
| St Augustine's Primary School, Coffs Harbour | Catholic | Primary | 16.3 km | 738 | 1,036 |
| Casuarina Steiner School, Coffs Harbour | Independent | Primary | 16.4 km | 103 | 1,072 |
| Coffs Harbour Public School, Coffs Harbour | Government | Primary | 16.7 km | 474 | 897 |
| Maam Giingana Gumbaynggirr, Coffs Harbour | Independent | Combined | 16.7 km | 81 | 798 |
| Woolgoolga Public School, Woolgoolga | Government | Primary | 17.2 km | 349 | 965 |
| Woolgoolga High School, Woolgoolga | Government | Secondary | 17.2 km | 867 | 969 |
| St Francis Xavier Primary School, Woolgoolga | Catholic | Primary | 17.5 km | 263 | 1,071 |
| Coffs Harbour High School, Coffs Harbour | Government | Secondary | 17.8 km | 783 | 957 |
| St John Paul College, Coffs Harbour | Catholic | Secondary | 18.0 km | 1,062 | 1,044 |
| Boambee Public School, Boambee | Government | Primary | 18.4 km | 383 | 996 |
| Mullaway Public School, Mullaway | Government | Primary | 18.5 km | 266 | 1,033 |
| Coffs Harbour Senior College, Coffs Harbour | Government | Secondary | 18.8 km | 454 | 1,038 |
| Coffs Harbour Bible Church School, Toormina | Independent | Combined | 19.6 km | 37 | 1,021 |
| Coffs Harbour Learning Centre, Boambee | Government | Secondary | 19.9 km | 23 | 841 |
| Toormina High School, Toormina | Government | Secondary | 20.4 km | 739 | 941 |
| Toormina Public School, Toormina | Government | Primary | 20.7 km | 174 | 922 |
| Mary Help of Christians Primary School Sawtell, Toormina | Catholic | Primary | 21.2 km | 490 | 1,052 |
| William Bayldon Public School, Sawtell | Government | Primary | 21.7 km | 159 | 812 |
| Crossmaglen Public School, Crossmaglen | Government | Primary | 22.0 km | 45 | 988 |
| Sawtell Public School, Sawtell | Government | Primary | 22.1 km | 293 | 1,003 |
| Coffs Harbour Christian Community School, Bonville | Independent | Combined | 23.0 km | 1,008 | 1,037 |
| Corindi Public School, Corindi Beach | Government | Primary | 23.0 km | 183 | 938 |
| Bonville Public School, Bonville | Government | Primary | 23.0 km | 121 | 979 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coffs Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10020/coffs-harbour/topic/education