55.9% ▲ +25.7%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 44.5%
- 2016: 49.5%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Narara · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Narara
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Narara have finished school and earned degrees than a decade ago, with university qualifications rising by 9.5 percentage points since 2011. This shift is part of a broader trend where Year 12 completion has also climbed 11 points in the same period. Currently, about 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is at 55.9%, which is a little below the national figure of 58.8%. Around 26% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10, while 8.6% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Narara, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The 23% of adults with a university degree is well below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.3% of people.
23.0% ▲ +70.4%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 23.0%
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 Narara, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study at 21.8%. This is followed by engineering and society and culture, which both sit at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Narara has three schools, and the typical school size of 494 students is higher than in most areas. There are 20 schools within 3km, with two-thirds of the local schools being government-run.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.01
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
Higher than 51% 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).
1,482
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
494
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,029
Higher than 56% 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 Narara
20 schools — 8,896 students, average ICSEA 1,040.
By sector: Government 14 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Secondary 8 · Primary 7 · Combined 5
| Narara Valley High School, Narara | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 629 | 974 |
| Glenvale School, Narara | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | 159 | 963 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Gosford, Narara | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 694 | 1,093 |
| Niagara Park Public School, Niagara Park | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 412 | 1,008 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Wyoming | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 443 | 1,076 |
| Wyoming Public School, Wyoming | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 302 | 940 |
| Gosford High School, Gosford | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,067 | 1,157 |
| Valley View Public School, Wyoming | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 325 | 987 |
| Narara Public School, Lisarow | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 377 | 1,008 |
| North Gosford Learning Centre, North Gosford | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 38 | 905 |
| Gosford Public School, West Gosford | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 545 | 1,049 |
| Henry Kendall High School, Gosford | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 789 | 1,030 |
| ET Australia Secondary College, Gosford | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 280 | 976 |
| Lisarow High School, Lisarow | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 728 | 1,014 |
| Rumbalara Environmental Education Centre, Gosford | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | — | — |
| Lisarow Public School, Lisarow | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 192 | 1,035 |
| St Joseph's Catholic College, East Gosford | Catholic | Secondary | 4.7 km | 802 | 1,075 |
| Girrakool School, Kariong | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 54 | 826 |
| Central Coast Sports College, Kariong | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 990 | 1,026 |
| Ngaruki Gulgul, Kariong | Independent | Secondary | 5.1 km | 70 | 899 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Narara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011035/narara/topic/education