71.2% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 71.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bonnet Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bonnet Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in Bonnet Bay finished high school than the national figure, with 71.2% completing Year 12. This high level of schooling is matched by a strong rate of university degrees, making the area much more qualified than most other regions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is far above the New South Wales and Australian figures, sitting at 71.2%. Only 3.2% of residents had Year 9 or below as their highest year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bonnet Bay, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, as 36% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure and much higher than most other areas.
36.0% ▲ +38.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 36.0%
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 Bonnet Bay, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 28.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a much higher advantage score than most areas. While there are 29 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most other regions.
2.40
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
29
Higher than 88% 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).
435
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,083
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bonnet Bay
29 schools — 12,615 students, average ICSEA 1,083.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 5 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| Bonnet Bay Public School, Bonnet Bay | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 197 | 1,090 |
| Como West Public School, Como | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 275 | 1,109 |
| The Jannali High School, Jannali | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 925 | 1,051 |
| Jannali Public School, Jannali | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 139 | 1,062 |
| Illawong Public School, Illawong | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 191 | 1,069 |
| Como Public School, Como | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 103 | 1,071 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Como - Oyster Bay, Como | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 414 | 1,127 |
| Jannali East Public School, Jannali | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 313 | 1,081 |
| Woronora River Public School, Woronora | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 70 | 1,054 |
| Sutherland North Public School, Sutherland | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 225 | 1,073 |
| Bangor Public School, Bangor | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 503 | 1,077 |
| Oyster Bay Public School, Oyster Bay | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 416 | 1,098 |
| Sutherland Public School, Sutherland | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 344 | 1,101 |
| Inaburra School, Bangor | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,211 | 1,123 |
| Kareela Public School, Kareela | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 272 | 1,102 |
| St Patrick's College Sutherland, Sutherland | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,227 | 1,093 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Sutherland | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 603 | 1,106 |
| Tharawal Public School, Menai | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 328 | 1,085 |
| Minerva School, Sutherland | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 47 | 1,039 |
| Menai High School, Menai | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,062 | 1,046 |
| Lugarno Public School, Lugarno | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 272 | 1,099 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Menai | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 803 | 1,098 |
| Aquinas Catholic College, Menai | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,140 | 1,082 |
| Bates Drive School, Kareela | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 62 | 1,018 |
| Kirrawee Public School, Kirrawee | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 326 | 1,050 |
| Alfords Point Public School, Alfords Point | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 165 | 1,037 |
| Cook School, Loftus | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 66 | 956 |
| Gymea Technology High School, Gymea | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 554 | 1,048 |
| Gymea North Public School, Gymea | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 362 | 1,075 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bonnet Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10467/bonnet-bay/topic/education