49.0% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.0%
- 2016: 44.5%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Corlette · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Corlette
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Corlette have finished school than in most similar areas, though a large number still leave before Year 12. The typical resident holds a trade or diploma, with around 19% of adults holding a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 49% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 58.8%. Roughly 29% of the population finished at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Corlette, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.9% of the population, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 31.8% of residents.
18.9% ▲ +33.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 18.9%
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 Corlette, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study at 21.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 18.5%. Health, society, and education all account for around 10% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Corlette is served by five schools within 3km, which is more than about 75% of similar areas. These schools are larger than average and split evenly between government and independent providers.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
483
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,011
Higher 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 Corlette
5 schools — 2,416 students, average ICSEA 1,011.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Tomaree High School, Salamander Bay | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 986 | 970 |
| Tomaree Public School, Salamander Bay | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 310 | 981 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Port Stephens, Salamander Bay | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 821 | 1,072 |
| St Philip's Christian College Gilibaa, Salamander Bay | Independent | Primary | 1.7 km | 30 | 763 |
| St Michael's Primary School, Nelson Bay | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 269 | 1,040 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Corlette [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11075/corlette/topic/education