41.2% ▲ +23.5%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 41.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ulladulla Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Ulladulla Surrounds
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Ulladulla Surrounds have finished high school than in most other similar areas. While university degrees have become more common over the last decade, the area still sits well below the state and national figures for both school and tertiary qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is a low result compared to most areas, though the rate has risen 7.9 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ulladulla Surrounds, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (37%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.0% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. This has improved since 2011, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 37.7%.
18.0% ▲ +50.3%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 18.0%
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 Ulladulla Surrounds, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related fields at 15.5%, followed by management and commerce at 14.0% and architecture and building at 10.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 6 schools within 3 km, which is fewer than about 86% of similar areas.
6
Lower than 88% 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).
Schools serving Ulladulla Surrounds
6 schools — 3,095 students, average ICSEA 996.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Milton | Catholic | Primary | 8.4 km | 125 | 1,044 |
| Milton Public School, Milton | Government | Primary | 8.8 km | 823 | 1,024 |
| Budawang School, Milton | Government | Combined | 9.0 km | 44 | 909 |
| Ulladulla Public School, Ulladulla | Government | Primary | 11.3 km | 689 | 978 |
| Ulladulla High School, Ulladulla | Government | Secondary | 11.4 km | 1,159 | 993 |
| Sussex Inlet Public School, Sussex Inlet | Government | Primary | 29.2 km | 255 | 956 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ulladulla Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/114011283/ulladulla-surrounds/topic/education