65.5% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.5%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Avoca Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Avoca Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A much higher proportion of people in Avoca Beach have finished high school and university than the state or national average. This educational gap is clear, with 65.5% of residents completing Year 12 and 31.5% holding a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is well above the national figure of 58.8%, with 65.5% of residents in Avoca Beach finishing Year 12.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Avoca Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education is common here, as the 31.5% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
31.5% ▲ +35.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 31.5%
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 Avoca Beach, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 20.6%, followed by health at 13.1% and education at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Avoca Beach has nine schools within 3km, which is more than about 81% of similar areas, and these schools are much larger and have higher advantage scores than most.
1.03
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
531
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,060
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Avoca Beach
9 schools — 4,776 students, average ICSEA 1,060.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Avoca Beach Public School, Avoca Beach | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 455 | 1,081 |
| Copacabana Public School, Copacabana | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 259 | 1,064 |
| Aspect Central Coast School, Terrigal | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 122 | 1,030 |
| Terrigal High School, Terrigal | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 847 | 1,044 |
| Terrigal Public School, Terrigal | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 888 | 1,078 |
| Kincumber Public School, Kincumber | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 364 | 1,004 |
| Our Lady Star of The Sea Catholic Primary School, Terrigal | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 605 | 1,102 |
| Kincumber High School, Kincumber | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,002 | 1,045 |
| Coast Christian School, Bensville | Independent | Primary | 4.5 km | 234 | 1,061 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Avoca Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10115/avoca-beach/topic/education