41.5% ▲ +36.3%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 41.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
The Entrance · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in The Entrance
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 17 percentage points separates the proportion of people in The Entrance who finished Year 12 from the state and national figures. While the area has seen a steady climb in school and degree completions since 2011, it still lags well behind most other regions in formal education levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is an improvement on 2011, when the rate was 30.5%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In The Entrance, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.1% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.1% of people.
15.1% ▲ +70.7%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 15.1%
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 The Entrance, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are management and commerce at 18.1%, followed by society and culture at 11.6% and engineering at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The Entrance has three schools with a total of 1,784 enrolments. Local schools are larger than most other areas, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in similar places.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.35
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Lower than 79% 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).
1,784
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
595
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
996
Lower than 59% 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 The Entrance
9 schools — 4,400 students, average ICSEA 985.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 1
| The Entrance Public School, The Entrance | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 422 | 923 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Shelly Beach | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 606 | 1,057 |
| Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus, Long Jetty | Government | Secondary | 5.8 km | 756 | 987 |
| Killarney Vale Public School, Killarney Vale | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 477 | 963 |
| Brooke Avenue Public School, Killarney Vale | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 420 | 931 |
| The Central Coast Montessori Primary School, Bateau Bay | Independent | Primary | 7.6 km | 66 | 1,100 |
| Toukley Public School, Toukley | Government | Primary | 7.7 km | 494 | 889 |
| Bateau Bay Public School, Bateau Bay | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 614 | 1,029 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Noraville | Catholic | Primary | 8.0 km | 545 | 1,034 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in The Entrance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102021053/the-entrance/topic/education