67.7% —
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 67.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woolooware - Burraneer · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Woolooware - Burraneer
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 31% of adults in Woolooware - Burraneer hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well above the national average. This is a highly educated area where university qualifications and strong school completion rates are common. These trends have grown over time, with both degree and Year 12 completion rates rising since 2016.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is a strong point here, with 67.7% of residents finishing Year 12. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and has risen by 5.2 points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Woolooware - Burraneer, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common, with 31.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian average of 26.3% and reflects a 5.2 point increase since 2016.
31.0% —
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 31.0%
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 Woolooware - Burraneer, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce, held by 26.8% of people, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has five schools with an average advantage score of 1,085, which is much higher than most similar areas. There are 2,439 enrolments across these schools, which are mostly Catholic and secondary institutions.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.24
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
24
Higher than 59% 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).
2,439
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
488
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,085
Higher than 78% 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 Woolooware - Burraneer
24 schools — 11,484 students, average ICSEA 1,083.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 7 · Combined 1
| St Aloysius College Cronulla, Cronulla | Catholic | Secondary | 0.4 km | 482 | 1,089 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer, Cronulla | Catholic | Secondary | 0.4 km | 421 | 1,086 |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Primary School, Woolooware | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 175 | 1,124 |
| Burraneer Bay Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 573 | 1,101 |
| Cronulla Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 516 | 1,064 |
| Woolooware Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 462 | 1,086 |
| St Aloysius Catholic Primary School, Cronulla | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 178 | 1,123 |
| Caringbah Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 394 | 1,088 |
| Woolooware High School, Woolooware | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 788 | 1,063 |
| Cronulla South Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 261 | 1,093 |
| De La Salle Catholic College, Caringbah, Caringbah | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 536 | 1,078 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Caringbah | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 599 | 1,110 |
| Lilli Pilli Public School, Lilli Pilli | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 323 | 1,113 |
| Cronulla High School, Cronulla | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,205 | 1,050 |
| Caringbah North Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 538 | 1,086 |
| Laguna Street Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 440 | 1,084 |
| Caringbah High School, Caringbah | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 908 | 1,172 |
| Sutherland Hospital School, Caringbah | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | — | — |
| Endeavour Sports High School, Caringbah | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,381 | 1,040 |
| Miranda North Public School, Miranda | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 291 | 1,046 |
| Yowie Bay Public School, Yowie Bay | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 329 | 1,093 |
| Bundeena Public School, Bundeena | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 174 | 1,067 |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Miranda, Miranda | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 396 | 1,090 |
| Taren Point Public School, Taren Point | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 114 | 1,043 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woolooware - Burraneer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/128011606/woolooware-burraneer/topic/education