43.9% ▲ +19.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Chittaway Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Chittaway Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 15 percentage points separates Chittaway Point from the state and national figures for Year 12 completion. While 43.9% of residents finished high school, this is far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. The area's educational profile is largely defined by practical certifications and trade-based qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national average of 58.8%. More than a third of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Chittaway Point, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (37%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 16.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.1% of people.
16.1% ▲ +61.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 16.1%
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 Chittaway Point, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 18.3%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 16.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 8 schools within 3km, which is more than 80% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, with an average size of 502 students.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
502
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,008
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Chittaway Point
8 schools — 4,014 students, average ICSEA 1,008.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Chittaway Bay Public School, Chittaway Bay | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 479 | 992 |
| Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College Berkeley Vale Campus, Berkeley Vale | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 851 | 959 |
| Tuggerah Public School, Tuggerah | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 359 | 993 |
| TLK Youth College, Berkeley Vale | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 58 | 904 |
| Berkeley Vale Public School, Berkeley Vale | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 524 | 988 |
| St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School, Wyong | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 335 | 1,022 |
| St Peter's Catholic College, Tuggerah | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,078 | 1,045 |
| Central Coast Steiner School, Fountaindale | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 330 | 1,092 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Chittaway Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10911/chittaway-point/topic/education