41.0% ▲ +31.3%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 41.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
2259, NSW · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 2259, NSW
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in postcode 2259 have finished high school or university compared to most other areas. While 41% of people have completed Year 12, this figure is far below the national average of 58.8%. However, schooling levels have climbed by nearly 10 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is the most common top schooling level, followed by Year 10 at 32.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 2259, NSW, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 12.5% of adults, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, which is the most common qualification at 40.3%.
12.5% ▲ +54.9%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 12.5%
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 2259, NSW, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Management and Commerce at 18.1% and Engineering at 15.4%, followed by Society and Culture at 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 12,642 school enrolments and 26 schools within 3km, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. Most students attend government schools (69.2%) and primary schools (65.4%).
2.06
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
26
Higher than 93% of postcode 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).
12,642
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
486
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
990
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 2259, NSW
26 schools — 12,642 students, average ICSEA 990.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 17 · Combined 5 · Secondary 4
| Wyee Public School, Wyee | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 193 | 955 |
| Lakes Grammar - An Anglican School, Warnervale | Independent | Combined | 6.7 km | 796 | 1,054 |
| Jilliby Public School, Wyong | Government | Primary | 7.4 km | 60 | 989 |
| MacKillop Catholic College, Woongarrah | Catholic | Combined | 7.6 km | 1,558 | 1,042 |
| Porters Creek Public School, Warnervale | Government | Primary | 7.7 km | 317 | 988 |
| Woongarrah Public School, Woongarrah | Government | Primary | 8.6 km | 385 | 984 |
| Warnervale Public School, Hamlyn Terrace | Government | Primary | 8.6 km | 442 | 979 |
| Wyong Public School, Wyong | Government | Primary | 9.7 km | 433 | 931 |
| Wadalba Community School, Wadalba | Government | Combined | 9.8 km | 1,414 | 941 |
| Wyong Christian Community School, Wyong | Independent | Combined | 10.4 km | 904 | 1,057 |
| Kanwal Public School, Kanwal | Government | Primary | 10.4 km | 500 | 942 |
| Wyong High School, Wyong | Government | Secondary | 10.8 km | 674 | 946 |
| Mannering Park Public School, Mannering Park | Government | Primary | 11.0 km | 193 | 945 |
| HopeTown School, Wyong | Government | Combined | 11.0 km | 43 | 797 |
| Tacoma Public School, Tacoma | Government | Primary | 11.4 km | 186 | 938 |
| Wyong Creek Public School, Wyong Creek | Government | Primary | 11.6 km | 94 | 978 |
| St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School, Wyong | Catholic | Primary | 11.9 km | 335 | 1,022 |
| Tuggerawong Public School, Tuggerawong | Government | Primary | 12.1 km | 208 | 953 |
| St Peter's Catholic College, Tuggerah | Catholic | Secondary | 13.1 km | 1,078 | 1,045 |
| Darkinjung Barker, Yarramalong | Independent | Primary | 14.0 km | 43 | 809 |
| St Brigid's Catholic College, Lake Munmorah | Catholic | Secondary | 14.1 km | 651 | 1,006 |
| Lake Munmorah High School, Lake Munmorah | Government | Secondary | 14.1 km | 610 | 925 |
| St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Lake Munmorah | Catholic | Primary | 14.2 km | 431 | 1,005 |
| Lake Munmorah Public School, Lake Munmorah | Government | Primary | 14.2 km | 384 | 950 |
| Tuggerah Public School, Tuggerah | Government | Primary | 14.3 km | 359 | 993 |
| Gwandalan Public School, Gwandalan | Government | Primary | 15.8 km | 351 | 953 |
Sources
More for 2259, NSW
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 2259, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2259/2259-nsw/topic/education