55.5% ▲ +23.6%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 44.9%
- 2016: 50.2%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Box Head - MacMasters Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Box Head - MacMasters Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A growing number of residents in Box Head - MacMasters Beach hold higher education degrees, with 25.5% of adults now holding a bachelor degree or higher. This shift reflects a trend toward higher qualifications in the area, though the percentage of people finishing Year 12 remains well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
While 55.5% of residents completed Year 12, this is well below the New South Wales and Australian figures. However, school completion has improved significantly here, rising 11 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Box Head - MacMasters Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 8.2 points since 2011 to 25.5%, which is higher than most similar areas. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 28.8%.
25.5% ▲ +47.7%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Box Head - MacMasters Beach splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications here most commonly studied management and commerce (19.6%), followed by engineering and related fields (13.9%) and society and culture (11.9%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The three local schools are all primary schools, and they tend to be smaller than in most areas. These schools have a higher average advantage score than those in most similar places.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.63
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
814
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
271
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,057
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Box Head - MacMasters Beach
16 schools — 7,491 students, average ICSEA 1,035.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Empire Bay Public School, Empire Bay | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 426 | 1,039 |
| Coast Christian School, Bensville | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 234 | 1,061 |
| Pretty Beach Public School, Pretty Beach | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 154 | 1,102 |
| Brisbania Public School, Saratoga | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 358 | 1,014 |
| Ettalong Public School, Ettalong Beach | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 490 | 975 |
| Kincumber Public School, Kincumber | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 364 | 1,004 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Kincumber | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 285 | 1,081 |
| Kincumber High School, Kincumber | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 1,002 | 1,045 |
| Woy Woy Public School, Woy Woy | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 365 | 970 |
| Woy Woy South Public School, Woy Woy | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 648 | 996 |
| Green Point Christian College, Green Point | Independent | Combined | 5.8 km | 1,175 | 1,106 |
| Copacabana Public School, Copacabana | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 259 | 1,064 |
| Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus, Woy Woy | Government | Secondary | 5.9 km | 644 | 974 |
| Yattalunga Valley Christian School, Green Point | Independent | Primary | 5.9 km | 26 | 1,095 |
| Avoca Beach Public School, Avoca Beach | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 455 | 1,081 |
| Umina Beach Public School, Umina Beach | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 606 | 1,010 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Box Head - MacMasters Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011029/box-head-macmasters-beach/topic/education