49.0% ▲ +28.3%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.2%
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Warners Bay - Boolaroo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Warners Bay - Boolaroo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Warners Bay - Boolaroo compared to the rest of the state. While 49% of residents completed Year 12, this is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. However, education levels are climbing, with more people finishing school and earning degrees than a decade ago.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer residents have completed Year 12 than in most similar areas. This figure is well below the national average, though it has risen by 11 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Warners Bay - Boolaroo, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 22.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the New South Wales average. This proportion has grown by 7.2 points since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 31.8%.
22.3% ▲ +48.0%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 22.3%
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 Warners Bay - Boolaroo, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 19.3%, followed by engineering at 17.1% and health at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is well served by six schools, which is more than 80% of similar areas. These schools have a higher advantage score than most areas, with the vast majority being government primary schools.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.46
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
42
Higher than 84% 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).
2,622
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
437
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,051
Higher than 65% 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 Warners Bay - Boolaroo
42 schools — 14,998 students, average ICSEA 1,015.
By sector: Government 32 · Catholic 8 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 31 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| Biddabah Public School, Warners Bay | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 348 | 1,065 |
| Warners Bay High School, Warners Bay | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,161 | 1,056 |
| Speers Point Public School, Speers Point | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 256 | 1,000 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Warners Bay | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 418 | 1,093 |
| Boolaroo Public School, Boolaroo | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 99 | 981 |
| Warners Bay Public School, Warners Bay | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 340 | 1,027 |
| Cardiff Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 283 | 1,000 |
| Cardiff South Public School, Cardiff South | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 298 | 1,017 |
| Argenton Public School, Argenton | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 46 | 934 |
| Cardiff High School, Cardiff | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 778 | 986 |
| Lake Macquarie High School, Booragul | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 435 | 925 |
| St Kevin's Primary School, Cardiff | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 130 | 1,071 |
| Booragul Public School, Booragul | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 206 | 931 |
| Five Islands School, Booragul | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 51 | 890 |
| Mount Hutton Public School, Mount Hutton | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 166 | 940 |
| Teralba Public School, Teralba | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 111 | 959 |
| Eleebana Public School, Eleebana | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 506 | 1,105 |
| Cardiff North Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 149 | 1,014 |
| St Paul's Catholic College, Booragul | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 636 | 1,026 |
| Hillsborough Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 164 | 1,020 |
| Newcastle Junior School, Hillsborough | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 63 | 940 |
| Holy Cross Primary School, Glendale | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 153 | 1,036 |
| Glendale Technology High School, Glendale | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 802 | 946 |
| Glendale East Public School, Glendale | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 232 | 956 |
| Garden Suburb Public School, Garden Suburb | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 227 | 1,045 |
| Newcastle Waldorf School, Glendale | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 237 | 1,072 |
| Lakeside School, Gateshead | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 58 | 910 |
| Macquarie College, Wallsend | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 1,060 | 1,110 |
| Charlestown South Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 235 | 1,075 |
| Edgeworth Public School, Edgeworth | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 647 | 967 |
| St Benedict's Primary School, Edgeworth | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 357 | 1,037 |
| Windale Public School, Windale | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 252 | 793 |
| Edgeworth Heights Public School, Edgeworth | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 305 | 969 |
| Kotara South Public School, Kotara | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 309 | 1,069 |
| Barnsley Public School, Barnsley | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 276 | 950 |
| Charlestown Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 234 | 1,037 |
| St Mary's Catholic College, Gateshead | Catholic | Secondary | 5.3 km | 989 | 1,062 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Gateshead | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 294 | 1,023 |
| St Pius X Primary School, Windale | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 54 | 847 |
| Wiripaang Public School, Gateshead | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 182 | 853 |
| Valentine Public School, Valentine | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 510 | 1,071 |
| Hunter Sports High School, Gateshead | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 941 | 955 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Warners Bay - Boolaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111011214/warners-bay-boolaroo/topic/education