51.4% ▲ +33.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.6%
- 2016: 43.3%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Corrimal · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Corrimal
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Twenty-two schools within 3 kilometres make Corrimal exceptionally well-served for education compared to most similar areas. While a fair number of residents have a university degree, overall school and qualification levels sit well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, 51.4%, have completed Year 12. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Corrimal, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more common than in most similar areas. However, this is still well below the national figure of 26.3%.
21.2% ▲ +60.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 21.2%
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 Corrimal, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in Engineering and related fields at 17.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.2% and Society and culture at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Corrimal has a much higher school advantage score than most areas. Government schools make up the bulk of the sector at 72.7%, while primary schools are the most common type at 68.2%.
2.57
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
22
Higher than 87% 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).
392
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,038
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Corrimal
22 schools — 8,628 students, average ICSEA 1,038.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 3 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 6 · Combined 1
| St Columbkille's Catholic Primary School, Corrimal | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 339 | 1,073 |
| Aspect South Coast School, Corrimal | Independent | Primary | 0.9 km | 129 | 1,017 |
| Corrimal Public School, Corrimal | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 227 | 1,013 |
| Tarrawanna Public School, Tarrawanna | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 164 | 982 |
| Wollongong Flexible School, Towradgi | Independent | Secondary | 1.6 km | 71 | 895 |
| Corrimal East Public School, Corrimal | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 297 | 1,046 |
| Russell Vale Public School, Russell Vale | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 262 | 1,040 |
| Corrimal High School, Corrimal | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 569 | 940 |
| Bellambi Public School, Bellambi | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 182 | 807 |
| Fairy Meadow Public School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 342 | 1,002 |
| Holy Spirit College, Bellambi | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,249 | 1,069 |
| Balgownie Public School, Balgownie | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 329 | 1,076 |
| Towradgi Public School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 134 | 1,031 |
| Woonona East Public School, Woonona | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 200 | 1,037 |
| Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School, Fairy Meadow | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 335 | 1,081 |
| Woonona Public School, Woonona | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 519 | 1,070 |
| Mount Ousley Public School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 193 | 1,079 |
| Pleasant Heights Public School, Mount Pleasant | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 241 | 1,126 |
| Woonona High School, Woonona | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 767 | 1,030 |
| Elonera Montessori School, Mount Ousley | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 187 | 1,108 |
| Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts, Fairy Meadow | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,169 | 1,075 |
| Keira High School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 723 | 984 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Corrimal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11082/corrimal/topic/education