63.6% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 53.0%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Figtree - Keiraville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Figtree - Keiraville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above national levels of schooling and degrees define Figtree - Keiraville, where 63.6% of residents have finished Year 12. This is nearly 5 points higher than the Australian average. Education levels have climbed steadily here, with more people holding university degrees than a decade ago.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is higher than most areas, with 63.6% of people finishing Year 12. This figure is well above the New South Wales average of 58.9% and has risen by 11 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Figtree - Keiraville, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 30.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. This proportion of university-qualified residents has grown by 6.6 points since 2011.
30.8% ▲ +27.3%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 30.8%
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 Figtree - Keiraville, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 33%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in management and commerce at 18.4%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 17.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Figtree - Keiraville has eight schools and 3,310 enrolments, which is larger than about 83% of similar areas. The local schools also have an advantage score that is higher than most areas.
8
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.95
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
41
Higher than 82% 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).
3,310
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
414
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,059
Higher than 68% 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 Figtree - Keiraville
41 schools — 15,146 students, average ICSEA 1,069.
By sector: Government 27 · Independent 10 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 25 · Secondary 9 · Combined 7
| Edmund Rice College, West Wollongong | Independent | Secondary | 0.6 km | 1,054 | 1,083 |
| Mount Keira Public School, Mount Keira | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 91 | 1,072 |
| Nareena Hills Public School, Figtree | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 209 | 1,080 |
| Lindsay Park Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 334 | 1,068 |
| Figtree Heights Public School, Figtree | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 181 | 1,061 |
| Wollongong West Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 243 | 991 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Mangerton | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 368 | 1,090 |
| The Illawarra Grammar School, Wollongong West | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 970 | 1,159 |
| Keiraville Public School, Keiraville | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 297 | 1,103 |
| Figtree High School, Figtree | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 880 | 1,013 |
| Gwynneville Public School, Gwynneville | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 271 | 1,065 |
| Mount St Thomas Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 354 | 1,070 |
| Figtree Public School, Figtree | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 264 | 1,028 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Gwynneville | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 175 | 1,083 |
| Illawarra Hospital School, Wollongong | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | — | — |
| Novo Education Space, Wollongong | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 44 | 983 |
| Pleasant Heights Public School, Mount Pleasant | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 241 | 1,126 |
| Para Meadows School, North Wollongong | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 113 | 945 |
| Keira High School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 723 | 984 |
| Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts, Fairy Meadow | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,169 | 1,075 |
| Unanderra Public School, Cordeaux Heights | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 348 | 992 |
| Coniston Public School, Coniston | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 181 | 990 |
| Elonera Montessori School, Mount Ousley | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 187 | 1,108 |
| Illawarra Christian School, Cordeaux Heights | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 800 | 1,091 |
| Smiths Hill High School, Wollongong | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 736 | 1,186 |
| Wollongong Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 579 | 1,084 |
| Mount Ousley Public School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 193 | 1,079 |
| Craig Davis College, Cordeaux Heights | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 45 | 825 |
| St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Unanderra | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 371 | 1,066 |
| Mount Kembla Public School, Mount Kembla | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 159 | 1,050 |
| Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School, Fairy Meadow | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 335 | 1,081 |
| Balgownie Public School, Balgownie | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 329 | 1,076 |
| St Mary Star of the Sea College, Wollongong | Independent | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,128 | 1,104 |
| Fairy Meadow Public School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 342 | 1,002 |
| Cedars Christian College - Aspire, Unanderra | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 13 | 1,094 |
| Cedars Christian College, Unanderra | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 661 | 1,067 |
| Farmborough Road Public School, Unanderra | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 226 | 961 |
| Tarrawanna Public School, Tarrawanna | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 164 | 982 |
| Towradgi Public School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 134 | 1,031 |
| Wollongong Flexible School, Towradgi | Independent | Secondary | 5.4 km | 71 | 895 |
| Cringila Public School, Cringila | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 163 | 936 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Figtree - Keiraville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/107041146/figtree-keiraville/topic/education