45.5% ▲ +25.3%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 39.6%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
2315, NSW · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 2315, NSW
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in postcode 2315 have finished high school and university than a decade ago. While Year 12 completion rose 9.2 percentage points since 2011, the area still sits far below the national figure for education levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Many people in the area stopped their schooling at Year 10, which was the case for 30% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 2315, NSW, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in the rest of Australia, with 17.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This figure has risen by 5.2 percentage points since 2011, and Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 31.9% of adults.
17.7% ▲ +42.0%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 17.7%
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 2315, NSW, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study at 19.7%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 16.6%. Other common fields include society and culture, health, and education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 506 school enrolments across two primary schools, split evenly between the government and Catholic sectors. The number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for similar areas.
0.99
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 50% 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).
506
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
253
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,003
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 2315, NSW
2 schools — 506 students, average ICSEA 1,003.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2
| Shoal Bay Public School, Shoal Bay | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 237 | 962 |
| St Michael's Primary School, Nelson Bay | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 269 | 1,040 |
Sources
More for 2315, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 2315, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2315/2315-nsw/topic/education