46.9% ▲ +19.1%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 39.4%
- 2016: 42.5%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Calga - Kulnura · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Calga - Kulnura
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of residents in Calga - Kulnura have completed Year 12, at 46.9%. This is far below the state and national figures, though the proportion of people finishing high school has risen by 7.5 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The proportion of people finishing Year 12 is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Roughly 27.5% of residents stopped at Year 10, while 10.3% left at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Calga - Kulnura, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.7% of the population, which is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Certificates III or IV are the most common qualification, held by 30.9% of adults.
18.7% ▲ +33.5%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 18.7%
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 Calga - Kulnura, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 15.8%, followed by management and commerce at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four primary government schools in the area, which is more than half of similar areas. These schools are among the smallest at this level, with an average size of just 34 students.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
6.06
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
31
Higher than 71% 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).
135
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
34
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
980
Lower than 67% 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 Calga - Kulnura
31 schools — 12,538 students, average ICSEA 1,025.
By sector: Government 24 · Independent 5 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 10 · Combined 4
| Peats Ridge Public School, Peats Ridge | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 19 | 947 |
| Central Mangrove Public School, Central Mangrove | Government | Primary | 9.1 km | 23 | 886 |
| Somersby Public School, Gosford | Government | Primary | 12.1 km | 56 | 1,034 |
| Kulnura Public School, Kulnura | Government | Primary | 13.0 km | 37 | 975 |
| Ngaruki Gulgul, Kariong | Independent | Secondary | 15.2 km | 70 | 899 |
| Girrakool School, Kariong | Government | Secondary | 15.4 km | 54 | 826 |
| Kariong Mountains High School, Kariong | Government | Secondary | 15.9 km | 420 | 968 |
| Central Coast Sports College, Kariong | Independent | Combined | 16.0 km | 990 | 1,026 |
| Kariong Public School, Kariong | Government | Primary | 16.2 km | 502 | 1,007 |
| Darkinjung Barker, Yarramalong | Independent | Primary | 16.8 km | 43 | 809 |
| Narara Valley High School, Narara | Government | Secondary | 17.1 km | 629 | 974 |
| Wisemans Ferry Public School, Wisemans Ferry | Government | Primary | 17.4 km | 44 | 946 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Gosford, Narara | Independent | Combined | 17.5 km | 694 | 1,093 |
| Glenvale School, Narara | Government | Combined | 17.6 km | 159 | 963 |
| Niagara Park Public School, Niagara Park | Government | Primary | 18.1 km | 412 | 1,008 |
| Gosford Public School, West Gosford | Government | Primary | 18.3 km | 545 | 1,049 |
| Henry Kendall High School, Gosford | Government | Secondary | 18.4 km | 789 | 1,030 |
| Gosford High School, Gosford | Government | Secondary | 18.6 km | 1,067 | 1,157 |
| Point Clare Public School, Point Clare | Government | Primary | 19.1 km | 479 | 1,058 |
| ET Australia Secondary College, Gosford | Independent | Secondary | 19.2 km | 280 | 976 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Wyoming | Catholic | Primary | 19.2 km | 443 | 1,076 |
| Narara Public School, Lisarow | Government | Primary | 19.3 km | 377 | 1,008 |
| North Gosford Learning Centre, North Gosford | Government | Combined | 19.4 km | 38 | 905 |
| Valley View Public School, Wyoming | Government | Primary | 19.6 km | 325 | 987 |
| Lisarow High School, Lisarow | Government | Secondary | 19.9 km | 728 | 1,014 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Woy Woy South | Catholic | Primary | 22.3 km | 551 | 1,081 |
| Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus, Woy Woy | Government | Secondary | 22.6 km | 644 | 974 |
| Brisbane Water Secondary College Umina Campus, Umina Beach | Government | Secondary | 22.9 km | 787 | 966 |
| Woy Woy South Public School, Woy Woy | Government | Primary | 23.4 km | 648 | 996 |
| Brooklyn Public School, Brooklyn | Government | Primary | 23.6 km | 79 | 1,064 |
| Umina Beach Public School, Umina Beach | Government | Primary | 24.9 km | 606 | 1,010 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Calga - Kulnura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011030/calga-kulnura/topic/education