63.8% ▲ +18.3%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.9%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 63.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Caringbah South · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Caringbah South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher rates of schooling and degrees than most similar areas define Caringbah South. About 64% of residents have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure of 58.8%. This high level of achievement is mirrored in the local schools, which have a school advantage score far higher than most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A strong 63.8% of people here finished Year 12, a result that is well above both the New South Wales and Australian figures. Most others stopped at Year 10 (22.9%) or Year 9 or below (5.8%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Caringbah South, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 28.5% of adults, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average. About 25% of the community also hold a Certificate III or IV.
28.5% ▲ +42.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 28.5%
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 Caringbah South, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 27.3%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 14.5%. Society and culture (9.9%) and education (9.7%) are also common.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are typically much larger than those in most areas, with an average size of 524 students. While there are 31 schools within 3km, there are among the lowest number of schools per 1,000 children.
0.74
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
31
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).
524
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,079
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 South
31 schools — 15,732 students, average ICSEA 1,079.
By sector: Government 22 · Catholic 8 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 10 · Combined 2
| Caringbah Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 394 | 1,088 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Caringbah | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 599 | 1,110 |
| De La Salle Catholic College, Caringbah, Caringbah | Catholic | Secondary | 0.9 km | 536 | 1,078 |
| Laguna Street Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 440 | 1,084 |
| Burraneer Bay Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 573 | 1,101 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer, Cronulla | Catholic | Secondary | 1.4 km | 421 | 1,086 |
| Lilli Pilli Public School, Lilli Pilli | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 323 | 1,113 |
| Sutherland Hospital School, Caringbah | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | — | — |
| Caringbah North Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 538 | 1,086 |
| Yowie Bay Public School, Yowie Bay | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 329 | 1,093 |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Primary School, Woolooware | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 175 | 1,124 |
| St Aloysius College Cronulla, Cronulla | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 482 | 1,089 |
| Caringbah High School, Caringbah | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 908 | 1,172 |
| Endeavour Sports High School, Caringbah | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,381 | 1,040 |
| Miranda North Public School, Miranda | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 291 | 1,046 |
| Cronulla Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 516 | 1,064 |
| Woolooware Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 462 | 1,086 |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Miranda, Miranda | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 396 | 1,090 |
| Woolooware High School, Woolooware | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 788 | 1,063 |
| Miranda Public School, Miranda | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 300 | 1,024 |
| St Aloysius Catholic Primary School, Cronulla | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 178 | 1,123 |
| Port Hacking High School, Miranda | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 950 | 1,050 |
| Cronulla South Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 261 | 1,093 |
| Sydney Montessori School, Gymea | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 147 | 1,118 |
| Gymea Bay Public School, Gymea Bay | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 763 | 1,091 |
| Cronulla High School, Cronulla | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,205 | 1,050 |
| St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School, Gymea | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 596 | 1,109 |
| Taren Point Public School, Taren Point | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 114 | 1,043 |
| Gymea North Public School, Gymea | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 362 | 1,075 |
| Sylvania High School, Sylvania | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 750 | 1,039 |
| Gymea Technology High School, Gymea | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 554 | 1,048 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Caringbah South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10815/caringbah-south/topic/education