37.4% ▲ +19.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 37.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Anna Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Anna Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 37.4% of residents in Anna Bay finished Year 12, a figure far below the New South Wales average. This gap in schooling is reflected in the qualification levels, with very few adults holding university degrees compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than in most areas, falling 21 points behind both the state and national figures. About 35.6% of residents had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →Anna Bay splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 11.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 41.7% of people.
11.7% ▲ +37.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 11.7%
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 Anna Bay, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 19.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 17.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Anna Bay has a low number of schools for every 1,000 children, though the typical school is larger than in most areas. Two-thirds of the schools are government-run primary schools.
1.59
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality 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).
414
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,002
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Anna Bay
6 schools — 2,486 students, average ICSEA 1,002.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Anna Bay Public School, Anna Bay | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 309 | 962 |
| St Philip's Christian College Gilibaa, Salamander Bay | Independent | Primary | 4.4 km | 30 | 763 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Port Stephens, Salamander Bay | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 821 | 1,072 |
| Tomaree Public School, Salamander Bay | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 310 | 981 |
| Tomaree High School, Salamander Bay | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 986 | 970 |
| Bobs Farm Public School, Bobs Farm | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 30 | 979 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Anna Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10061/anna-bay/topic/education