60.9% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.8%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Caringbah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Caringbah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and degrees shape the professional character of Caringbah. Over 60% of residents finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. This strong educational foundation is reflected in the high number of adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A little more than 60.9% of people here completed Year 12, which is slightly above the national figure and much higher than most other areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Caringbah, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 25.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a rate much higher than most similar areas but a little below the New South Wales average.
25.5% ▲ +52.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Caringbah splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 23%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 33 schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas. Local schools are larger than average and have a much higher advantage score than most other areas.
2.59
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
33
Higher than 89% 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).
506
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,077
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Caringbah
33 schools — 16,182 students, average ICSEA 1,077.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 8 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 10 · Combined 3
| Caringbah North Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 538 | 1,086 |
| Caringbah High School, Caringbah | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 908 | 1,172 |
| Endeavour Sports High School, Caringbah | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 1,381 | 1,040 |
| Sutherland Hospital School, Caringbah | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | — | — |
| Miranda North Public School, Miranda | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 291 | 1,046 |
| De La Salle Catholic College, Caringbah, Caringbah | Catholic | Secondary | 1.2 km | 536 | 1,078 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Caringbah | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 599 | 1,110 |
| Laguna Street Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 440 | 1,084 |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Miranda, Miranda | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 396 | 1,090 |
| Taren Point Public School, Taren Point | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 114 | 1,043 |
| Burraneer Bay Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 573 | 1,101 |
| Caringbah Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 394 | 1,088 |
| Woolooware High School, Woolooware | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 788 | 1,063 |
| Woolooware Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 462 | 1,086 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer, Cronulla | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 421 | 1,086 |
| Port Hacking High School, Miranda | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 950 | 1,050 |
| Yowie Bay Public School, Yowie Bay | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 329 | 1,093 |
| Miranda Public School, Miranda | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 300 | 1,024 |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Primary School, Woolooware | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 175 | 1,124 |
| Sylvania High School, Sylvania | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 750 | 1,039 |
| St Aloysius College Cronulla, Cronulla | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 482 | 1,089 |
| Cronulla Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 516 | 1,064 |
| Cronulla High School, Cronulla | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,205 | 1,050 |
| Sylvania Public School, Sylvania | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 167 | 1,038 |
| Sydney Montessori School, Gymea | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 147 | 1,118 |
| Gymea North Public School, Gymea | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 362 | 1,075 |
| Lilli Pilli Public School, Lilli Pilli | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 323 | 1,113 |
| Sylvania Heights Public School, Sylvania | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 482 | 1,056 |
| St Aloysius Catholic Primary School, Cronulla | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 178 | 1,123 |
| St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School, Gymea | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 596 | 1,109 |
| Gymea Technology High School, Gymea | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 554 | 1,048 |
| Bates Drive School, Kareela | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 62 | 1,018 |
| Gymea Bay Public School, Gymea Bay | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 763 | 1,091 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Caringbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10814/caringbah/topic/education