74.0% —
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 70.7%
- 2021: 74.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Maroubra - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Maroubra - North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Forty-two percent of adults in Maroubra - North hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This is a highly educated area where school completion and university degrees are much more common than in most other places. Qualifications here have continued to climb since 2016.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the national figure, with 74% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 15 points higher than the New South Wales average and has risen by 3.2 points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Maroubra - North, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a very high proportion of university-educated adults, including 17.3% with postgraduate degrees. This trend has grown, with the share of people holding a bachelor degree or higher rising to 42.2%.
42.2% —
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 42.2%
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 Maroubra - North, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in management and commerce are the most common, held by 25.3% of qualified residents. Other frequent fields of study include society and culture at 12.8% and engineering at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are generally larger than most areas and have some of the highest advantage scores. While there are only 3 schools in the area, there are 41 schools within a 3 km radius.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.92
Lower than 54% 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).
1,800
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
600
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,156
Higher than 98% 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 Maroubra - North
41 schools — 16,959 students, average ICSEA 1,101.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 13 · Independent 9
By type: Primary 26 · Secondary 9 · Combined 6
| Maroubra Bay Public School, Maroubra | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 269 | 1,055 |
| South Coogee Public School, South Coogee | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 376 | 1,095 |
| The Bowen College, Maroubra | Independent | Secondary | 0.9 km | 15 | 910 |
| St Mary - St Joseph Catholic Primary School, Maroubra | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 388 | 1,109 |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Maroubra Junction | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 187 | 1,126 |
| Maroubra Junction Public School, Maroubra | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 484 | 1,128 |
| Lycee Condorcet The International French School Of Sydney, Maroubra Junction | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,129 | 1,173 |
| Mount Sinai College, Maroubra | Independent | Primary | 1.5 km | 267 | 1,097 |
| South Sydney High School, Maroubra | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 796 | 1,037 |
| St Spyridon College, Maroubra | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 785 | 1,093 |
| Coogee Public School, Coogee | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 361 | 1,154 |
| Randwick High School, Randwick | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,461 | 1,071 |
| Rainbow Street Public School, Randwick | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 454 | 1,122 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Coogee | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 205 | 1,159 |
| Corpus Christi College Maroubra, Maroubra | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 755 | 1,043 |
| Brigidine College Randwick, Randwick | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 851 | 1,114 |
| Matraville Soldiers Settlement Public School, Matraville | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 114 | 934 |
| Claremont College, Randwick | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 265 | 1,201 |
| Daceyville Public School, Daceyville | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 126 | 1,029 |
| Sydney Childrens Hospital School, Randwick | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | — | — |
| Malabar Public School, Malabar | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 244 | 1,068 |
| Hartford College, Daceyville | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 29 | 1,117 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Daceyville | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 371 | 1,104 |
| Matraville Public School, Matraville | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 222 | 1,046 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Randwick | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 472 | 1,160 |
| St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Malabar | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 402 | 1,090 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Matraville, Matraville | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 369 | 1,078 |
| Matraville Sports High School, Chifley | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 487 | 930 |
| Marcellin College, Randwick | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 964 | 1,100 |
| Chifley Public School, Malabar | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 227 | 954 |
| Coogee Boys' Preparatory School, Randwick | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 102 | 1,165 |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Clovelly | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 163 | 1,148 |
| Centennial Park School, Randwick | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 53 | 1,055 |
| Randwick Public School, Randwick | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 853 | 1,155 |
| The Joseph Varga School, Randwick | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 8 | 1,119 |
| Pagewood Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 207 | 1,085 |
| Emanuel School, Randwick | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 849 | 1,186 |
| Eastlakes Public School, Eastlakes | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 154 | 1,046 |
| Kensington Public School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 381 | 1,120 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Kensington | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 412 | 1,145 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Kensington | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 702 | 1,083 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Maroubra - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118021566/maroubra-north/topic/education