44.1% ▲ +37.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Barrack Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Barrack Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Barrack Point finished high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 44.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a notable gap in schooling levels for the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 44.1%, which is far below both New South Wales and Australia. About 31.5% of residents stopped at Year 10, while 10.4% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Barrack Point, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
While 21.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher—a rate higher than most similar areas—this is still well below the New South Wales figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.9% of people.
21.3% ▲ +103.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 21.3%
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 Barrack Point, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are Engineering at 15.8% and Management and Commerce at 14.6%. Education and Architecture and Building also make up significant portions of the local workforce.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 13 schools within 3km, which is more than about 85% of similar areas. Most are government primary schools, and the average school size is 387 students, though the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
387
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
962
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Barrack Point
13 schools — 5,029 students, average ICSEA 962.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Warilla High School, Barrack Heights | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,020 | 968 |
| Warilla Public School, Warilla | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 279 | 937 |
| Peterborough School, Warilla | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 115 | 938 |
| Shellharbour Public School, Shellharbour | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 368 | 999 |
| Stella Maris Catholic Primary School, Shellharbour | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 405 | 1,050 |
| Barrack Heights Public School, Barrack Heights | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 192 | 873 |
| Warilla North Public School, Warilla | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 167 | 872 |
| Mount Warrigal Public School, Warilla | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 185 | 885 |
| Flinders Public School, Flinders | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 518 | 1,004 |
| Lake Illawarra South Public School, Lake Illawarra | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 177 | 954 |
| Lake Illawarra High School, Lake Illawarra | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 542 | 894 |
| Nazareth Catholic Primary School, Shellharbour City | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 413 | 1,052 |
| Oak Flats High School, Oak Flats | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 648 | 932 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Barrack Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10209/barrack-point/topic/education