34.5% ▲ +27.7%
Lower than 94% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Myall Lakes · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Myall Lakes
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people have finished high school and university in Myall Lakes since 2011, though the area still trails state averages. Only 34.5% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. These trends show a slow climb in formal education levels across the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates rose 7.5 points since 2011 to reach 34.5%, but this remains among the lowest levels for similar areas. This is far below the 58.9% recorded in New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →Myall Lakes splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.3% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. While this rose 4.5 points since 2011, Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common, held by 37.4% of residents.
12.3% ▲ +57.8%
Lower than 85% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 12.3%
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 Myall Lakes, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 14.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.1% and health at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Myall Lakes has 36 schools within 3km, which is larger than about 88% of similar areas. These schools are typically much smaller than most areas, with an average size of 287 students.
3.12
Higher than 79% 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).
10,346
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
287
Lower than 81% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
947
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Myall Lakes
36 schools — 10,346 students, average ICSEA 947.
By sector: Government 28 · Catholic 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 26 · Secondary 7 · Combined 3
| Krambach Public School, Krambach | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 40 | 908 |
| Mount George Public School, Mount George | Government | Primary | 15.5 km | 23 | 932 |
| Nabiac Public School, Nabiac | Government | Primary | 17.4 km | 165 | 938 |
| Tinonee Public School, Tinonee | Government | Primary | 20.0 km | 158 | 948 |
| Wingham Public School, Wingham | Government | Primary | 20.6 km | 240 | 934 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Wingham | Catholic | Primary | 21.3 km | 118 | 941 |
| Wingham Brush Public School, Wingham | Government | Primary | 21.6 km | 203 | 895 |
| Manning Adventist School, Tinonee | Independent | Primary | 21.8 km | 32 | 952 |
| Wingham High School, Wingham | Government | Secondary | 22.1 km | 520 | 932 |
| MidCoast Christian College, Taree | Independent | Combined | 23.5 km | 787 | 1,015 |
| Taree West Public School, Taree | Government | Primary | 23.9 km | 409 | 910 |
| Coolongolook Public School, Coolongolook | Government | Primary | 24.7 km | 31 | 950 |
| Taree Public School, Taree | Government | Primary | 25.2 km | 83 | 795 |
| Taree High School, Taree | Government | Secondary | 25.4 km | 623 | 918 |
| Manning Gardens Public School, Taree | Government | Primary | 26.0 km | 207 | 724 |
| St Clare's High School, Taree | Catholic | Secondary | 27.4 km | 630 | 1,012 |
| Chatham Public School, Taree | Government | Primary | 27.5 km | 222 | 837 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Taree | Catholic | Primary | 27.5 km | 271 | 952 |
| Chatham High School, Taree | Government | Secondary | 27.6 km | 493 | 814 |
| Hallidays Point Public School, Diamond Beach | Government | Primary | 29.6 km | 302 | 1,021 |
| Great Lakes College Senior Campus, Tuncurry | Government | Secondary | 30.2 km | 349 | 988 |
| Great Lakes College Tuncurry Campus, Tuncurry | Government | Secondary | 30.3 km | 466 | 949 |
| Manning Valley Anglican College, Cundletown | Independent | Combined | 30.7 km | 758 | 1,005 |
| Cundletown Public School, Cundletown | Government | Primary | 30.8 km | 265 | 923 |
| Tuncurry Public School, Tuncurry | Government | Primary | 30.8 km | 366 | 930 |
| Holy Name Primary School, Forster | Catholic | Primary | 33.3 km | 345 | 1,014 |
| Forster Public School, Forster | Government | Primary | 33.8 km | 573 | 934 |
| Bobin Public School, Bobin | Government | Primary | 34.1 km | 13 | 938 |
| Old Bar Public School, Old Bar | Government | Primary | 34.6 km | 480 | 994 |
| Great Lakes College Forster Campus, Forster | Government | Secondary | 36.2 km | 478 | 936 |
| Mitchells Island Public School, Mitchells Island | Government | Primary | 39.0 km | 37 | 917 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Bulahdelah | Catholic | Primary | 43.4 km | 72 | 980 |
| Bulahdelah Central School, Bulahdelah | Government | Combined | 44.3 km | 289 | 902 |
| Elands Public School, Elands | Government | Primary | 44.5 km | 15 | 976 |
| Bungwahl Public School, Bungwahl | Government | Primary | 46.6 km | 36 | 1,037 |
| Pacific Palms Public School, Boomerang Beach | Government | Primary | 46.8 km | 247 | 1,007 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Myall Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10057/myall-lakes/topic/education