51.2% ▲ +20.8%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 42.4%
- 2016: 45.9%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Saratoga - Davistown · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Saratoga - Davistown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Saratoga - Davistown have finished high school than in most other areas, though the number of people with university degrees has risen to 19.9%. This suggests a local workforce that relies more on practical trade certificates than higher academic degrees. Most of these qualifications are now more common than they were a decade ago.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 51.2% of people have completed Year 12, which is well below the national figure of 58.8%. This result is lower than most similar areas, despite the rate rising by 8.8 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Saratoga - Davistown, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 19.9%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. Certificates III and IV are the most common qualification held here at 36.5%.
19.9% ▲ +49.2%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 19.9%
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 Saratoga - Davistown, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 19.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is only one school in the area, which is a government primary school. This means the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for similar areas.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.77
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12
Lower than 69% 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).
358
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
358
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,014
Lower than 51% 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 Saratoga - Davistown
12 schools — 6,089 students, average ICSEA 1,036.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Brisbania Public School, Saratoga | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 358 | 1,014 |
| Green Point Christian College, Green Point | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,175 | 1,106 |
| Yattalunga Valley Christian School, Green Point | Independent | Primary | 2.0 km | 26 | 1,095 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Kincumber | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 285 | 1,081 |
| Woy Woy Public School, Woy Woy | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 365 | 970 |
| Kincumber High School, Kincumber | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,002 | 1,045 |
| Empire Bay Public School, Empire Bay | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 426 | 1,039 |
| Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus, Woy Woy | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 644 | 974 |
| Kincumber Public School, Kincumber | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 364 | 1,004 |
| Coast Christian School, Bensville | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 234 | 1,061 |
| Woodport Public School, Erina | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 429 | 1,041 |
| Erina High School, Erina | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 781 | 996 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Saratoga - Davistown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011038/saratoga-davistown/topic/education