47.0% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.1%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cudgera Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cudgera Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of residents in Cudgera Creek have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap in secondary schooling is reflected in qualification levels, with university degrees being much less common here than in the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.9% seen in New South Wales. Around 30% of residents left school at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cudgera Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 33%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16% of the population, far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.9% of people.
16.0% ▲ +54.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 16.0%
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 Cudgera Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 18.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.5% and health at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Three primary schools serve the area, which is more than 70% of similar places. These schools have a much higher average 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).
341
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,053
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cudgera Creek
3 schools — 1,022 students, average ICSEA 1,053.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3
| St Ambrose Catholic Primary School, Pottsville | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 373 | 1,094 |
| Pottsville Beach Public School, Pottsville | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 556 | 1,036 |
| Burringbar Public School, Burringbar | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 93 | 992 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cudgera Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11145/cudgera-creek/topic/education