53.9% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.4%
- 2016: 47.2%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
East Corrimal · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in East Corrimal
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A quarter of adults in East Corrimal hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this exceeds the local norm, the percentage of people who finished Year 12 is well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 53.9% of residents completed Year 12, a result that is well below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. This is higher than most similar areas, but still trails the national figure by nearly five percentage points.
Highest year of school
View on map →In East Corrimal, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 25.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is about the same as the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.9% of people.
25.4% ▲ +52.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 25.4%
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 East Corrimal, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 16.9% and engineering at 16.1%. Other frequent areas of study include society and culture, education, and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
East Corrimal has 18 schools within 3km, which is more than 88% of similar areas. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,034, which is higher than most other areas.
3.26
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Higher than 86% 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).
318
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,034
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving East Corrimal
18 schools — 5,728 students, average ICSEA 1,034.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 3 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Corrimal High School, Corrimal | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 569 | 940 |
| Corrimal East Public School, Corrimal | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 297 | 1,046 |
| Bellambi Public School, Bellambi | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 182 | 807 |
| Holy Spirit College, Bellambi | Catholic | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,249 | 1,069 |
| Corrimal Public School, Corrimal | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 227 | 1,013 |
| Towradgi Public School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 134 | 1,031 |
| St Columbkille's Catholic Primary School, Corrimal | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 339 | 1,073 |
| Wollongong Flexible School, Towradgi | Independent | Secondary | 1.7 km | 71 | 895 |
| Russell Vale Public School, Russell Vale | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 262 | 1,040 |
| Tarrawanna Public School, Tarrawanna | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 164 | 982 |
| Aspect South Coast School, Corrimal | Independent | Primary | 2.1 km | 129 | 1,017 |
| Fairy Meadow Public School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 342 | 1,002 |
| Woonona East Public School, Woonona | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 200 | 1,037 |
| Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School, Fairy Meadow | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 335 | 1,081 |
| Mount Ousley Public School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 193 | 1,079 |
| Woonona Public School, Woonona | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 519 | 1,070 |
| Elonera Montessori School, Mount Ousley | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 187 | 1,108 |
| Balgownie Public School, Balgownie | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 329 | 1,076 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in East Corrimal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11351/east-corrimal/topic/education