69.8% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 69.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Burraneer · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Burraneer
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Almost 70% of residents in Burraneer have completed Year 12, which is far above the national figure. This reflects a highly educated community where a large proportion of adults hold university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is much higher here than in most areas, sitting at 69.8% compared to 58.8% across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Burraneer, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common in Burraneer, with 33.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
33.5% ▲ +26.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 33.5%
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 Burraneer, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 29.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger and have a much higher advantage score than most areas. There are 22 schools within 3 km, and 72.7% of these are government run.
5.64
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
22
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).
523
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,084
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 Burraneer
22 schools — 10,974 students, average ICSEA 1,084.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 7 · Combined 1
| Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer, Cronulla | Catholic | Secondary | 0.9 km | 421 | 1,086 |
| St Aloysius College Cronulla, Cronulla | Catholic | Secondary | 0.9 km | 482 | 1,089 |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Primary School, Woolooware | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 175 | 1,124 |
| Burraneer Bay Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 573 | 1,101 |
| Cronulla Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 516 | 1,064 |
| St Aloysius Catholic Primary School, Cronulla | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 178 | 1,123 |
| Cronulla South Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 261 | 1,093 |
| Caringbah Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 394 | 1,088 |
| Lilli Pilli Public School, Lilli Pilli | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 323 | 1,113 |
| Woolooware Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 462 | 1,086 |
| De La Salle Catholic College, Caringbah, Caringbah | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 536 | 1,078 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Caringbah | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 599 | 1,110 |
| Woolooware High School, Woolooware | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 788 | 1,063 |
| Laguna Street Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 440 | 1,084 |
| Bundeena Public School, Bundeena | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 174 | 1,067 |
| Cronulla High School, Cronulla | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,205 | 1,050 |
| Caringbah North Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 538 | 1,086 |
| Sutherland Hospital School, Caringbah | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | — | — |
| Caringbah High School, Caringbah | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 908 | 1,172 |
| Yowie Bay Public School, Yowie Bay | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 329 | 1,093 |
| Endeavour Sports High School, Caringbah | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,381 | 1,040 |
| Miranda North Public School, Miranda | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 291 | 1,046 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Burraneer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10702/burraneer/topic/education