36.3% ▲ +27.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Charmhaven · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Charmhaven
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Charmhaven have completed high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 36.3% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This pattern extends to higher education, with a small minority of adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is low here, with only 36.3% of residents finishing Year 12, far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. The most common highest year of school reached is Year 10, at 37%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Charmhaven splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon, as only 9.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher—far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Instead, half of the qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
9.5% ▲ +48.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 9.5%
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 Charmhaven, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 18.2%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 16.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Charmhaven has more schools within 3km than about 83% of similar areas, with 11 available. These schools are larger than most and are mostly government-run, making up 81.8% of the sector.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
599
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
961
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Charmhaven
11 schools — 6,594 students, average ICSEA 961.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Blue Haven Public School, Blue Haven | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 637 | 927 |
| The Lakes College, Blue Haven | Independent | Secondary | 1.8 km | 24 | 843 |
| Woongarrah Public School, Woongarrah | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 385 | 984 |
| Northlakes High School, San Remo | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 789 | 917 |
| Gorokan High School, Lake Haven | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 981 | 923 |
| Northlakes Public School, San Remo | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 341 | 905 |
| MacKillop Catholic College, Woongarrah | Catholic | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,558 | 1,042 |
| Gorokan Public School, Gorokan | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 620 | 913 |
| Warnervale Public School, Hamlyn Terrace | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 442 | 979 |
| Kanwal Public School, Kanwal | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 500 | 942 |
| Porters Creek Public School, Warnervale | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 317 | 988 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Charmhaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10888/charmhaven/topic/education