38.0% ▲ +36.7%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 38.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Berkeley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Berkeley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower rates of higher schooling and degrees mark Berkeley compared to most similar areas. Only 38% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national average at 38%, while 30.3% of residents reached Year 10 as their highest point of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Berkeley, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.8% of the population, which is far below the national figure. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 39.8% of residents.
10.8% ▲ +82.2%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 10.8%
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 Berkeley, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for those with degrees are engineering and related fields at 17.7%, followed by management and commerce at 15.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 24 schools within 3km, which is more than 91% of similar areas, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most. Government schools make up 70.8% of the sector.
2.03
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
24
Higher than 87% 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).
370
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
980
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Berkeley
24 schools — 8,884 students, average ICSEA 980.
By sector: Government 17 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Berkeley West Public School, Berkeley | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 157 | 868 |
| Illawarra Sports High School, Berkeley | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 926 | 937 |
| Berkeley Public School, Berkeley | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 259 | 926 |
| Lake Heights Public School, Lake Heights | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 147 | 941 |
| Farmborough Road Public School, Unanderra | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 226 | 961 |
| Cringila Public School, Cringila | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 163 | 936 |
| Hayes Park Public School, Kanahooka | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 601 | 972 |
| Warrawong High School, Warrawong | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 591 | 905 |
| Warrawong Public School, Warrawong | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 276 | 891 |
| Cedars Christian College, Unanderra | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 661 | 1,067 |
| Cedars Christian College - Aspire, Unanderra | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 13 | 1,094 |
| St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Unanderra | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 371 | 1,066 |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Warrawong | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 149 | 1,013 |
| Kanahooka High School, Kanahooka | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 581 | 912 |
| Koonawarra Public School, Dapto | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 192 | 838 |
| Craig Davis College, Cordeaux Heights | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 45 | 825 |
| Unanderra Public School, Cordeaux Heights | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 348 | 992 |
| Primbee Public School, Primbee | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 88 | 943 |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Dapto | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 623 | 1,038 |
| Illawarra Christian School, Cordeaux Heights | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 800 | 1,091 |
| Kemblawarra Public School, Port Kembla | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 153 | 892 |
| Figtree Public School, Figtree | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 264 | 1,028 |
| Figtree High School, Figtree | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 880 | 1,013 |
| Lakelands Public School, Dapto | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 370 | 952 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Berkeley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10303/berkeley/topic/education