63.3% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 53.6%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sutherland - Menai - Heathcote · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Sutherland - Menai - Heathcote
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of education are common across Sutherland - Menai - Heathcote, where more people have finished high school and university than in most similar areas. Since 2011, there has been a clear shift toward higher learning, with university degrees and Year 12 completion rates both rising significantly.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people here finished Year 12 than in most areas, with 63.3% completing it. This is well above the national figure of 58.8%, and the rate has risen 9.6 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sutherland - Menai - Heathcote, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 28.2% of the population, which is higher than most areas. This figure has climbed 8.3 percentage points over the last decade, making it a little above the Australian average.
28.2% ▲ +41.9%
Higher than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Sutherland - Menai - Heathcote splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 24.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.7%. Other common areas of study include society and culture, education, and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 45 schools and 20,291 enrolments, both of which are higher than about 82% of similar areas. Local schools also have a school advantage score of 1,078, which is much higher than most areas.
45
Higher than 82% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.07
Lower than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20,291
Higher than 82% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
461
Higher than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,078
Higher than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sutherland - Menai - Heathcote
45 schools — 20,291 students, average ICSEA 1,078.
By sector: Government 34 · Catholic 7 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 28 · Combined 9 · Secondary 8
| St Patrick's College Sutherland, Sutherland | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,227 | 1,093 |
| Inaburra School, Bangor | Independent | Combined | — | 1,211 | 1,123 |
| Kirrawee High School, Kirrawee | Government | Secondary | — | 1,185 | 1,092 |
| Aquinas Catholic College, Menai | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,140 | 1,082 |
| Engadine High School, Engadine | Government | Secondary | — | 1,063 | 1,051 |
| Menai High School, Menai | Government | Secondary | — | 1,062 | 1,046 |
| St John Bosco College, Engadine | Catholic | Secondary | — | 986 | 1,081 |
| Shire Christian School, Barden Ridge | Independent | Combined | — | 926 | 1,116 |
| The Jannali High School, Jannali | Government | Secondary | — | 925 | 1,051 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Menai | Catholic | Primary | — | 803 | 1,098 |
| Lucas Heights Community School, Barden Ridge | Government | Combined | — | 796 | 1,038 |
| St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Engadine | Catholic | Primary | — | 772 | 1,094 |
| Heathcote High School, Heathcote | Government | Secondary | — | 633 | 1,028 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Sutherland | Catholic | Primary | — | 603 | 1,106 |
| Engadine West Public School, Engadine | Government | Primary | — | 541 | 1,057 |
| Bangor Public School, Bangor | Government | Primary | — | 503 | 1,077 |
| Oyster Bay Public School, Oyster Bay | Government | Primary | — | 416 | 1,098 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Como - Oyster Bay, Como | Catholic | Primary | — | 414 | 1,127 |
| Engadine Public School, Engadine | Government | Primary | — | 411 | 1,059 |
| Sutherland Public School, Sutherland | Government | Primary | — | 344 | 1,101 |
| Loftus Public School, Loftus | Government | Primary | — | 337 | 1,079 |
| Tharawal Public School, Menai | Government | Primary | — | 328 | 1,085 |
| Kirrawee Public School, Kirrawee | Government | Primary | — | 326 | 1,050 |
| Marton Public School, Engadine | Government | Primary | — | 318 | 1,063 |
| Jannali East Public School, Jannali | Government | Primary | — | 313 | 1,081 |
| Como West Public School, Como | Government | Primary | — | 275 | 1,109 |
| Heathcote Public School, Heathcote | Government | Primary | — | 273 | 1,056 |
| Kareela Public School, Kareela | Government | Primary | — | 272 | 1,102 |
| Yarrawarrah Public School, Engadine | Government | Primary | — | 249 | 1,081 |
| Sutherland North Public School, Sutherland | Government | Primary | — | 225 | 1,073 |
| Bonnet Bay Public School, Bonnet Bay | Government | Primary | — | 197 | 1,090 |
| Illawong Public School, Illawong | Government | Primary | — | 191 | 1,069 |
| Alfords Point Public School, Alfords Point | Government | Primary | — | 165 | 1,037 |
| Menai Public School, Menai | Government | Primary | — | 154 | 1,036 |
| Jannali Public School, Jannali | Government | Primary | — | 139 | 1,062 |
| Heathcote East Public School, Heathcote | Government | Primary | — | 106 | 1,072 |
| Como Public School, Como | Government | Primary | — | 103 | 1,071 |
| Woronora River Public School, Woronora | Government | Primary | — | 70 | 1,054 |
| Cook School, Loftus | Government | Combined | — | 66 | 956 |
| Bates Drive School, Kareela | Government | Combined | — | 62 | 1,018 |
| Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town, Engadine | Independent | Combined | — | 55 | 962 |
| Minerva School, Sutherland | Government | Combined | — | 47 | 1,039 |
| Southern Cross Baptist Church Christian School, Engadine | Independent | Combined | — | 42 | 1,108 |
| Waterfall Public School, Waterfall | Government | Primary | — | 17 | 1,031 |
| Royal National Park Environmental Education Centre, Audley | Government | Combined | — | — | — |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sutherland - Menai - Heathcote [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12802/sutherland-menai-heathcote/topic/education