63.5% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 63.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cronulla · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cronulla
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of education than most similar areas define Cronulla. A significant 63.5% of residents have finished Year 12, while nearly 31% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This strong academic profile is mirrored in the local schools, which have a much higher advantage score than most areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is high here, with 63.5% of people finishing Year 12. This is well above the 58.8% national figure and the New South Wales rate of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cronulla, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 30.7% of the population, which is much higher than in most similar areas and well above the Australian average of 26.3%.
30.7% ▲ +44.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 30.7%
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 Cronulla, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 23.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger and have a much higher advantage score than most areas, though there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children. There are 20 schools within 3km, with 70% being government run.
1.41
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
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).
545
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,084
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cronulla
20 schools — 10,354 students, average ICSEA 1,084.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 7 · Combined 1
| St Aloysius Catholic Primary School, Cronulla | Catholic | Primary | 0.2 km | 178 | 1,123 |
| Cronulla Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 516 | 1,064 |
| St Aloysius College Cronulla, Cronulla | Catholic | Secondary | 1.0 km | 482 | 1,089 |
| Cronulla South Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 261 | 1,093 |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Primary School, Woolooware | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 175 | 1,124 |
| Woolooware Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 462 | 1,086 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer, Cronulla | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 421 | 1,086 |
| Cronulla High School, Cronulla | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,205 | 1,050 |
| Woolooware High School, Woolooware | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 788 | 1,063 |
| Burraneer Bay Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 573 | 1,101 |
| Caringbah Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 394 | 1,088 |
| De La Salle Catholic College, Caringbah, Caringbah | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 536 | 1,078 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Caringbah | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 599 | 1,110 |
| Bundeena Public School, Bundeena | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 174 | 1,067 |
| Lilli Pilli Public School, Lilli Pilli | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 323 | 1,113 |
| Caringbah North Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 538 | 1,086 |
| Laguna Street Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 440 | 1,084 |
| Caringbah High School, Caringbah | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 908 | 1,172 |
| Sutherland Hospital School, Caringbah | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | — | — |
| Endeavour Sports High School, Caringbah | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,381 | 1,040 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cronulla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11120/cronulla/topic/education