70.2% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 70.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coalcliff · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Coalcliff
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have become a standout feature of Coalcliff, where 41.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%. The area is highly educated, with a strong tendency for residents to complete their secondary schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much higher here than in most areas, with 70.2% of people finishing Year 12. This is 11 percentage points above both the state and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coalcliff, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The level of higher education is among the highest across similar areas, with 41.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or more. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
41.1% ▲ +41.2%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 37.4%
- 2021: 41.1%
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 Coalcliff, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Postgraduate degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 19.1%, followed by society and culture at 15.3% and engineering at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3 km, which is more than about 70% of similar areas. Local schools are typically smaller than most, but they have a much higher advantage score than most areas.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
121
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,046
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Coalcliff
3 schools — 363 students, average ICSEA 1,046.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Stanwell Park Public School, Stanwell Park | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 150 | 1,112 |
| Scarborough Public School, Scarborough | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 54 | 1,080 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Illawarra, Maddens Plains | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 159 | 973 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coalcliff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10943/coalcliff/topic/education