37.9% ▲ +34.2%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 37.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Blue Haven · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Blue Haven
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Blue Haven have completed high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 37.9% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This means many locals rely on trade certificates or shorter courses for their qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are far below the state and national figures, sitting at 37.9%. About 34.7% of residents finished Year 10, while 14.2% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Blue Haven splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 7.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. Instead, half of all qualifications are Certificate III or IV levels.
7.4% ▲ +58.0%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 7.4%
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 Blue Haven, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 18.0%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.0% and society and culture at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 6 schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. Most schools here are government-run and are much larger than those in similar areas.
1.29
Lower than 86% 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).
526
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
927
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Blue Haven
6 schools — 3,157 students, average ICSEA 927.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 3
| Blue Haven Public School, Blue Haven | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 637 | 927 |
| The Lakes College, Blue Haven | Independent | Secondary | 0.2 km | 24 | 843 |
| Northlakes High School, San Remo | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 789 | 917 |
| Northlakes Public School, San Remo | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 341 | 905 |
| Gorokan High School, Lake Haven | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 981 | 923 |
| Woongarrah Public School, Woongarrah | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 385 | 984 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Blue Haven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10414/blue-haven/topic/education