41.3% ▲ +35.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 41.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cringila · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cringila
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Cringila have finished high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 41.3% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend is mirrored in higher education, where only 8.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below the New South Wales average, with only 41.3% of people finishing Year 12. About 24.2% of the community left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cringila, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 9 or below (26%) and Year 10 (24%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by just 8.1% of adults, which is far below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.1% of people.
8.1% ▲ +106.5%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 8.1%
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 Cringila, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (19%) 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 18.4%, followed by engineering and society and culture, both at 15.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 14 schools within 3km, which is more than about 85% of similar areas. However, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than most areas, and the average school advantage score is lower than most other areas.
2.42
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
282
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
952
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cringila
14 schools — 3,947 students, average ICSEA 952.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 2
| Cringila Public School, Cringila | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 163 | 936 |
| Warrawong High School, Warrawong | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 591 | 905 |
| Berkeley Public School, Berkeley | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 259 | 926 |
| Warrawong Public School, Warrawong | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 276 | 891 |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Warrawong | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 149 | 1,013 |
| Illawarra Sports High School, Berkeley | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 926 | 937 |
| Lake Heights Public School, Lake Heights | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 147 | 941 |
| Berkeley West Public School, Berkeley | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 157 | 868 |
| Kemblawarra Public School, Port Kembla | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 153 | 892 |
| Farmborough Road Public School, Unanderra | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 226 | 961 |
| St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Unanderra | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 371 | 1,066 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Port Kembla | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 177 | 1,058 |
| Primbee Public School, Primbee | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 88 | 943 |
| Figtree Public School, Figtree | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 264 | 1,028 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cringila [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11117/cringila/topic/education