52.9% ▲ +53.8%
Lower than 59% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 47.1%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Robertson · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Robertson
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
An 18 percentage point jump in Year 12 completions since 2011 shows that more people in Robertson are finishing school. While progress is being made, the area still trails the state and national averages for both school and university qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 52.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is well below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. This is a significant improvement from 2011, when only 34.4% of people had completed their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Robertson, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 22.4% of the population, which is well below the state and national levels. This figure has risen by 4.7 percentage points since 2016.
22.4% —
Higher than 54% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 22.4%
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 Robertson, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 19.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The local schools have a higher advantage score than most other areas. Government schools make up the largest sector at 70.6%, and over half of the schools are primary schools.
1.96
Higher than 57% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
51
Lower than 63% of federal 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).
23,770
Lower than 74% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
475
Lower than 54% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,044
Higher than 60% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Robertson
51 schools — 23,770 students, average ICSEA 1,044.
By sector: Government 36 · Independent 10 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 29 · Secondary 14 · Combined 8
| Peats Ridge Public School, Peats Ridge | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 19 | 947 |
| Central Mangrove Public School, Central Mangrove | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 23 | 886 |
| Somersby Public School, Gosford | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 56 | 1,034 |
| Ngaruki Gulgul, Kariong | Independent | Secondary | 11.6 km | 70 | 899 |
| Girrakool School, Kariong | Government | Secondary | 11.7 km | 54 | 826 |
| Kulnura Public School, Kulnura | Government | Primary | 12.0 km | 37 | 975 |
| Central Coast Sports College, Kariong | Independent | Combined | 12.3 km | 990 | 1,026 |
| Kariong Mountains High School, Kariong | Government | Secondary | 12.3 km | 420 | 968 |
| Narara Valley High School, Narara | Government | Secondary | 12.5 km | 629 | 974 |
| Kariong Public School, Kariong | Government | Primary | 13.0 km | 502 | 1,007 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Gosford, Narara | Independent | Combined | 13.1 km | 694 | 1,093 |
| Glenvale School, Narara | Government | Combined | 13.1 km | 159 | 963 |
| Niagara Park Public School, Niagara Park | Government | Primary | 13.2 km | 412 | 1,008 |
| Gosford Public School, West Gosford | Government | Primary | 14.0 km | 545 | 1,049 |
| Henry Kendall High School, Gosford | Government | Secondary | 14.1 km | 789 | 1,030 |
| Gosford High School, Gosford | Government | Secondary | 14.3 km | 1,067 | 1,157 |
| ET Australia Secondary College, Gosford | Independent | Secondary | 14.9 km | 280 | 976 |
| North Gosford Learning Centre, North Gosford | Government | Combined | 14.9 km | 38 | 905 |
| Point Clare Public School, Point Clare | Government | Primary | 15.3 km | 479 | 1,058 |
| Rumbalara Environmental Education Centre, Gosford | Government | Combined | 15.4 km | — | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic College, East Gosford | Catholic | Secondary | 16.0 km | 802 | 1,075 |
| St Edward's Christian Brothers' College, East Gosford | Independent | Secondary | 16.1 km | 971 | 1,068 |
| Gosford East Public School, East Gosford | Government | Primary | 16.2 km | 334 | 1,017 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, East Gosford | Catholic | Primary | 16.4 km | 384 | 1,090 |
| Chertsey Primary School, Springfield | Government | Primary | 17.2 km | 125 | 935 |
| Woodport Public School, Erina | Government | Primary | 18.6 km | 429 | 1,041 |
| Erina High School, Erina | Government | Secondary | 18.8 km | 781 | 996 |
| Yattalunga Valley Christian School, Green Point | Independent | Primary | 19.0 km | 26 | 1,095 |
| Green Point Christian College, Green Point | Independent | Combined | 19.1 km | 1,175 | 1,106 |
| Central Coast Adventist School, Erina | Independent | Combined | 19.1 km | 1,136 | 1,112 |
| Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus, Woy Woy | Government | Secondary | 19.5 km | 644 | 974 |
| Woy Woy Public School, Woy Woy | Government | Primary | 19.7 km | 365 | 970 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Woy Woy South | Catholic | Primary | 19.7 km | 551 | 1,081 |
| Brisbania Public School, Saratoga | Government | Primary | 20.1 km | 358 | 1,014 |
| Brisbane Water Secondary College Umina Campus, Umina Beach | Government | Secondary | 20.4 km | 787 | 966 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Kincumber | Catholic | Primary | 20.4 km | 285 | 1,081 |
| Woy Woy South Public School, Woy Woy | Government | Primary | 20.5 km | 648 | 996 |
| Erina Heights Public School, Erina Heights | Government | Primary | 20.6 km | 254 | 1,094 |
| Kincumber High School, Kincumber | Government | Secondary | 20.6 km | 1,002 | 1,045 |
| Our Lady Star of The Sea Catholic Primary School, Terrigal | Catholic | Primary | 21.0 km | 605 | 1,102 |
| Kincumber Public School, Kincumber | Government | Primary | 21.6 km | 364 | 1,004 |
| Ettalong Public School, Ettalong Beach | Government | Primary | 22.0 km | 490 | 975 |
| Umina Beach Public School, Umina Beach | Government | Primary | 22.4 km | 606 | 1,010 |
| Aspect Central Coast School, Terrigal | Independent | Combined | 22.5 km | 122 | 1,030 |
| Terrigal High School, Terrigal | Government | Secondary | 22.6 km | 847 | 1,044 |
| Empire Bay Public School, Empire Bay | Government | Primary | 22.6 km | 426 | 1,039 |
| Coast Christian School, Bensville | Independent | Primary | 23.3 km | 234 | 1,061 |
| Terrigal Public School, Terrigal | Government | Primary | 23.3 km | 888 | 1,078 |
| Pretty Beach Public School, Pretty Beach | Government | Primary | 24.0 km | 154 | 1,102 |
| Avoca Beach Public School, Avoca Beach | Government | Primary | 24.5 km | 455 | 1,081 |
| Copacabana Public School, Copacabana | Government | Primary | 25.9 km | 259 | 1,064 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Robertson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED140/robertson/topic/education