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).
Cleveland · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cleveland
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Cleveland have a high school advantage score compared to most similar areas. The area is well-served for students, containing eight schools within a 3km radius, which is more than 80% of similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 10 at 29%, ahead of Year 12 (21%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cleveland, the largest group is Year 10 at 40%, followed by Year 12 (30%) and Year 9 or below (30%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common highest qualification level is Certificate III / IV at 57%, ahead of Bachelor degree (43%).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Cleveland, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 43%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Architecture & building at 86%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Most local schools are government-run (87.5%), with the rest being Catholic. These schools are typically much larger than those in most other similar areas, with an average size of 561 students.
561
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
971
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cleveland
8 schools — 4,491 students, average ICSEA 971.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 2
| Dapto Public School, Horsley | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 790 | 1,006 |
| Dapto High School, Dapto | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 988 | 968 |
| Mount Brown Public School, Dapto | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 346 | 975 |
| Lakelands Public School, Dapto | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 370 | 952 |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Dapto | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 623 | 1,038 |
| Kanahooka High School, Kanahooka | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 581 | 912 |
| Koonawarra Public School, Dapto | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 192 | 838 |
| Hayes Park Public School, Kanahooka | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 601 | 972 |
Sources
- Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cleveland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10929/cleveland/topic/education