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Sydney - Sutherland · Region (SA4)

Education & Qualifications in Sydney - Sutherland

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Higher schooling and degree rates have climbed significantly in Sydney - Sutherland since 2011. The area now sees 63.1% of residents completing Year 12, a figure well above the national average. This shift toward higher education is reflected in a much larger proportion of adults holding university degrees than in most other areas.

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📍 Sydney - Sutherland, Region (SA4)

Where Sydney - Sutherland sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

28.1% ▲ +42.7%

All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Sydney - Sutherland — higher than 74% of areas.

Sydney - Sutherland28.1%
Greater Sydney 33.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completion of Year 12 has risen by 9.7 percentage points since 2011 to 63.1%. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and is much higher than most other areas.

Completed Year 12

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63.1% ▲ +18.2%

Higher than 75% of region (sa4) areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Sydney - Sutherland, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 23%.

Year 12 63.1% Year 10 22.0% Year 9 or below 6.2% Year 11 4.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 8.4 percentage points since 2011 to 28.1%. This is a little above the Australian average and much higher than most similar areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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28.1% ▲ +42.7%

Higher than 74% of region (sa4) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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Sydney - Sutherland splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.

Bachelor degree 28.6% Certificate III / IV 26.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.5% Postgraduate degree 9.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.6% Certificate I / II 1.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 24.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.1%. Society and culture qualifications make up 11.2% of the total.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

The area has 82 schools with an average advantage score of 1,078, which is much higher than most other areas. Most students attend government schools (75.6%), and 63.4% of the schools are primary schools.

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1,078

Higher than 79% of region (sa4) areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Sydney - Sutherland

82 schools — 37,410 students, average ICSEA 1,078.

By sector: Government 62 · Catholic 15 · Independent 5

By type: Primary 52 · Secondary 18 · Combined 12
Endeavour Sports High School, Caringbah Government Secondary — 1,381 1,040
St Patrick's College Sutherland, Sutherland Catholic Secondary — 1,227 1,093
Inaburra School, Bangor Independent Combined — 1,211 1,123
Cronulla High School, Cronulla Government Secondary — 1,205 1,050
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
Port Hacking High School, Miranda Government Secondary — 950 1,050
Shire Christian School, Barden Ridge Independent Combined — 926 1,116
The Jannali High School, Jannali Government Secondary — 925 1,051
Caringbah High School, Caringbah Government Secondary — 908 1,172
Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Menai Catholic Primary — 803 1,098
Lucas Heights Community School, Barden Ridge Government Combined — 796 1,038
Woolooware High School, Woolooware Government Secondary — 788 1,063
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Engadine Catholic Primary — 772 1,094
Gymea Bay Public School, Gymea Bay Government Primary — 763 1,091
Sylvania High School, Sylvania Government Secondary — 750 1,039
Heathcote High School, Heathcote Government Secondary — 633 1,028
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Sutherland Catholic Primary — 603 1,106
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Caringbah Catholic Primary — 599 1,110
St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School, Gymea Catholic Primary — 596 1,109
Burraneer Bay Public School, Cronulla Government Primary — 573 1,101
Gymea Technology High School, Gymea Government Secondary — 554 1,048
Engadine West Public School, Engadine Government Primary — 541 1,057
Caringbah North Public School, Caringbah Government Primary — 538 1,086
De La Salle Catholic College, Caringbah, Caringbah Catholic Secondary — 536 1,078
Cronulla Public School, Cronulla Government Primary — 516 1,064
Bangor Public School, Bangor Government Primary — 503 1,077
St Aloysius College Cronulla, Cronulla Catholic Secondary — 482 1,089
Sylvania Heights Public School, Sylvania Government Primary — 482 1,056
Woolooware Public School, Cronulla Government Primary — 462 1,086
Laguna Street Public School, Caringbah Government Primary — 440 1,084
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer, Cronulla Catholic Secondary — 421 1,086
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
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Miranda, Miranda Catholic Primary — 396 1,090
Caringbah Public School, Caringbah Government Primary — 394 1,088
Gymea North Public School, Gymea Government Primary — 362 1,075
Grays Point Public School, Grays Point Government Primary — 353 1,113
Sutherland Public School, Sutherland Government Primary — 344 1,101
Loftus Public School, Loftus Government Primary — 337 1,079
Yowie Bay Public School, Yowie Bay Government Primary — 329 1,093
Tharawal Public School, Menai Government Primary — 328 1,085
Kirrawee Public School, Kirrawee Government Primary — 326 1,050
Lilli Pilli Public School, Lilli Pilli Government Primary — 323 1,113
Marton Public School, Engadine Government Primary — 318 1,063
Jannali East Public School, Jannali Government Primary — 313 1,081
Miranda Public School, Miranda Government Primary — 300 1,024
Miranda North Public School, Miranda Government Primary — 291 1,046
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
Cronulla South Public School, Cronulla Government Primary — 261 1,093
Yarrawarrah Public School, Engadine Government Primary — 249 1,081
Sutherland North Public School, Sutherland Government Primary — 225 1,073
Kurnell Public School, Kurnell Government Primary — 211 1,030
Bonnet Bay Public School, Bonnet Bay Government Primary — 197 1,090
Illawong Public School, Illawong Government Primary — 191 1,069
St Aloysius Catholic Primary School, Cronulla Catholic Primary — 178 1,123
St Francis de Sales Catholic Primary School, Woolooware Catholic Primary — 175 1,124
Bundeena Public School, Bundeena Government Primary — 174 1,067
Sylvania Public School, Sylvania Government Primary — 167 1,038
Alfords Point Public School, Alfords Point Government Primary — 165 1,037
Menai Public School, Menai Government Primary — 154 1,036
Sydney Montessori School, Gymea Independent Combined — 147 1,118
Jannali Public School, Jannali Government Primary — 139 1,062
Taren Point Public School, Taren Point Government Primary — 114 1,043
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
Kamay Botany Bay Environmental Education Centre, Kurnell Government Combined — — —
Royal National Park Environmental Education Centre, Audley Government Combined — — —
Sutherland Hospital School, Caringbah Government Combined — — —

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sydney - Sutherland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/128/sydney-sutherland/topic/education