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Higher 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).
Port Kembla Industrial · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Port Kembla Industrial
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Port Kembla Industrial have remained notably lower than state and national figures over the last decade. Only 25% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Australian average. This reflects a workforce and community with fewer formal academic qualifications than most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 25% of people here finished Year 12, a figure that is far below the 58.9% seen in New South Wales and the 58.8% national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Port Kembla Industrial, Year 12 is the majority at 100%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with adults holding a bachelor degree or higher at 10.7%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 33%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Despite the low qualification rates, the area is well served by education facilities, with 38 schools within 3 km—more than about 80% of similar areas.
Schools serving Port Kembla Industrial
38 schools — 14,092 students, average ICSEA 1,043.
By sector: Government 25 · Independent 8 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 24 · Secondary 9 · Combined 5
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Port Kembla | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 177 | 1,058 |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Warrawong | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 149 | 1,013 |
| Port Kembla Public School, Port Kembla | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 278 | 1,014 |
| Coniston Public School, Coniston | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 181 | 990 |
| Warrawong Public School, Warrawong | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 276 | 891 |
| Kemblawarra Public School, Port Kembla | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 153 | 892 |
| Five Islands Secondary College, Port Kembla | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 293 | 983 |
| Cringila Public School, Cringila | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 163 | 936 |
| Warrawong High School, Warrawong | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 591 | 905 |
| Novo Education Space, Wollongong | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 44 | 983 |
| Mount St Thomas Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 354 | 1,070 |
| St Mary Star of the Sea College, Wollongong | Independent | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,128 | 1,104 |
| Lake Heights Public School, Lake Heights | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 147 | 941 |
| Wollongong Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 579 | 1,084 |
| Illawarra Hospital School, Wollongong | Government | Combined | 4.6 km | — | — |
| Berkeley Public School, Berkeley | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 259 | 926 |
| Primbee Public School, Primbee | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 88 | 943 |
| The Illawarra Grammar School, Wollongong West | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 970 | 1,159 |
| Smiths Hill High School, Wollongong | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 736 | 1,186 |
| Illawarra Sports High School, Berkeley | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 926 | 937 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Mangerton | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 368 | 1,090 |
| Figtree Public School, Figtree | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 264 | 1,028 |
| Wollongong West Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 243 | 991 |
| Figtree High School, Figtree | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 880 | 1,013 |
| Lindsay Park Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 334 | 1,068 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Gwynneville | Catholic | Primary | 5.5 km | 175 | 1,083 |
| Gwynneville Public School, Gwynneville | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 271 | 1,065 |
| Figtree Heights Public School, Figtree | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 181 | 1,061 |
| St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Unanderra | Catholic | Primary | 5.7 km | 371 | 1,066 |
| Berkeley West Public School, Berkeley | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 157 | 868 |
| Edmund Rice College, West Wollongong | Independent | Secondary | 6.0 km | 1,054 | 1,083 |
| Farmborough Road Public School, Unanderra | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 226 | 961 |
| Nareena Hills Public School, Figtree | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 209 | 1,080 |
| Unanderra Public School, Cordeaux Heights | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 348 | 992 |
| Cedars Christian College, Unanderra | Independent | Combined | 6.8 km | 661 | 1,067 |
| Craig Davis College, Cordeaux Heights | Independent | Secondary | 6.8 km | 45 | 825 |
| Cedars Christian College - Aspire, Unanderra | Independent | Combined | 6.8 km | 13 | 1,094 |
| Illawarra Christian School, Cordeaux Heights | Independent | Combined | 6.9 km | 800 | 1,091 |
Sources
- Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Port Kembla Industrial [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107011133/port-kembla-industrial/topic/education