44.3% ▲ +35.3%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 44.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woy Woy - Blackwall · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Woy Woy - Blackwall
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Woy Woy - Blackwall have finished high school and earned degrees than a decade ago. While 44.3% of residents have now completed Year 12, this figure remains far below the New South Wales average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen 12 points since 2011, though at 44.3% it is still far below the national figure of 58.8%. About 28.5% of people here list Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Woy Woy - Blackwall, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 7.5 points since 2011 to 17.1%, which is well below the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.9% of residents.
17.1% ▲ +78.0%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 17.1%
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 Woy Woy - Blackwall, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study at 19.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.9% and society and culture at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools in the area with total enrolments of 2,208 students. Most of these are government primary schools, and the typical school size of 552 students is higher than most similar areas.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.84
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Lower than 63% 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).
2,208
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
552
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,006
Lower than 54% 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 Woy Woy - Blackwall
14 schools — 7,420 students, average ICSEA 1,008.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus, Woy Woy | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 644 | 974 |
| Woy Woy Public School, Woy Woy | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 365 | 970 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Woy Woy South | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 551 | 1,081 |
| Woy Woy South Public School, Woy Woy | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 648 | 996 |
| Brisbane Water Secondary College Umina Campus, Umina Beach | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 787 | 966 |
| Ettalong Public School, Ettalong Beach | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 490 | 975 |
| Brisbania Public School, Saratoga | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 358 | 1,014 |
| Umina Beach Public School, Umina Beach | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 606 | 1,010 |
| Point Clare Public School, Point Clare | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 479 | 1,058 |
| Empire Bay Public School, Empire Bay | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 426 | 1,039 |
| Kariong Public School, Kariong | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 502 | 1,007 |
| Pretty Beach Public School, Pretty Beach | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 154 | 1,102 |
| Kariong Mountains High School, Kariong | Government | Secondary | 6.2 km | 420 | 968 |
| Central Coast Sports College, Kariong | Independent | Combined | 6.2 km | 990 | 1,026 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woy Woy - Blackwall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011042/woy-woy-blackwall/topic/education