60.0% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 50.4%
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sylvania - Taren Point · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Sylvania - Taren Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A sharp increase in school completions defines the learning trend in Sylvania - Taren Point, where 60% of people have now finished Year 12. This is a jump of 9.6 percentage points since 2011. The area is generally well-educated, though university degrees are slightly less common here than across the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60% of residents completed Year 12, which is a little above the New South Wales and national figures. This is a significant rise from 50.4% in 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sylvania - Taren Point, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
One in four adults holds a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that rose 6.2 percentage points since 2011. However, this is still well below the New South Wales average of 27.8%.
24.7% ▲ +33.4%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 24.7%
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 Sylvania - Taren Point, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 26.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Sylvania - Taren Point has four government schools with an advantage score higher than most areas. While it has 57 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.47
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
57
Higher than 90% 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).
1,513
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
378
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,045
Higher than 63% 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 Sylvania - Taren Point
57 schools — 26,065 students, average ICSEA 1,078.
By sector: Government 44 · Catholic 12 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 39 · Secondary 14 · Combined 4
| Sylvania Public School, Sylvania | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 167 | 1,038 |
| Sylvania High School, Sylvania | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 750 | 1,039 |
| Sylvania Heights Public School, Sylvania | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 482 | 1,056 |
| Taren Point Public School, Taren Point | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 114 | 1,043 |
| Bald Face Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 246 | 1,123 |
| Miranda North Public School, Miranda | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 291 | 1,046 |
| Endeavour Sports High School, Caringbah | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,381 | 1,040 |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Miranda, Miranda | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 396 | 1,090 |
| Port Hacking High School, Miranda | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 950 | 1,050 |
| Bates Drive School, Kareela | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 62 | 1,018 |
| Gymea North Public School, Gymea | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 362 | 1,075 |
| Caringbah High School, Caringbah | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 908 | 1,172 |
| Kareela Public School, Kareela | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 272 | 1,102 |
| Sans Souci Public School, Sans Souci | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 523 | 1,060 |
| Oyster Bay Public School, Oyster Bay | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 416 | 1,098 |
| Miranda Public School, Miranda | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 300 | 1,024 |
| St Finbar's Catholic Primary School Sans Souci, Sans Souci | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 218 | 1,091 |
| Mater Dei Catholic Primary School, Blakehurst | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 400 | 1,103 |
| Sutherland Hospital School, Caringbah | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | — | — |
| Caringbah North Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 538 | 1,086 |
| Gymea Technology High School, Gymea | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 554 | 1,048 |
| Connells Point Public School, South Hurstville | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 429 | 1,088 |
| Blakehurst Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 256 | 1,049 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Como - Oyster Bay, Como | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 414 | 1,127 |
| Sydney Montessori School, Gymea | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 147 | 1,118 |
| Blakehurst High School, Blakehurst | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,013 | 1,043 |
| Jannali East Public School, Jannali | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 313 | 1,081 |
| St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School, Gymea | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 596 | 1,109 |
| Kirrawee Public School, Kirrawee | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 326 | 1,050 |
| Laguna Street Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 440 | 1,084 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Caringbah | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 599 | 1,110 |
| De La Salle Catholic College, Caringbah, Caringbah | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 536 | 1,078 |
| Como Public School, Como | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 103 | 1,071 |
| Yowie Bay Public School, Yowie Bay | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 329 | 1,093 |
| St Raphael's Catholic Primary School, South Hurstville | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 210 | 1,130 |
| Oatley Public School, Oatley | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 365 | 1,126 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oatley | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 219 | 1,131 |
| Sutherland North Public School, Sutherland | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 225 | 1,073 |
| The Jannali High School, Jannali | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 925 | 1,051 |
| Woolooware High School, Woolooware | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 788 | 1,063 |
| Hurstville South Public School, Hurstville | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 453 | 1,077 |
| Jannali Public School, Jannali | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 139 | 1,062 |
| Gymea Bay Public School, Gymea Bay | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 763 | 1,091 |
| Woniora Road School, Hurstville | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 46 | 999 |
| Como West Public School, Como | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 275 | 1,109 |
| Hurstville Grove Infants School, Penshurst | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 59 | 1,097 |
| Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus, Oatley | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 741 | 1,022 |
| Burraneer Bay Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 573 | 1,101 |
| Kirrawee High School, Kirrawee | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 1,185 | 1,092 |
| Bonnet Bay Public School, Bonnet Bay | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 197 | 1,090 |
| Carinya School, Mortdale | Government | Combined | 5.0 km | 55 | 975 |
| Woolooware Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 462 | 1,086 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Sutherland | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 603 | 1,106 |
| Sutherland Public School, Sutherland | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 344 | 1,101 |
| St Patrick's College Sutherland, Sutherland | Catholic | Secondary | 5.3 km | 1,227 | 1,093 |
| Cronulla High School, Cronulla | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 1,205 | 1,050 |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Primary School, Woolooware | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 175 | 1,124 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sylvania - Taren Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/128011531/sylvania-taren-point/topic/education