58.3% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.2%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Eleebana · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Eleebana
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high number of university degrees sets Eleebana apart from the national average. Around 30.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the Australian figure. This creates a highly qualified local population where a third of adults have completed a university qualification.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Most residents have finished their secondary schooling, with 58.3% completing Year 12. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits about the same as the state and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Eleebana, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a strong lean toward higher education, with 30.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the New South Wales average and much higher than most similar areas.
30.1% ▲ +28.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Eleebana splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several professional fields. The most common areas of study are management and commerce at 21.3%, followed by engineering at 18.6% and health at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 25 schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for this level. Local schools are typically larger and have a higher advantage score than most areas.
0.82
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
25
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).
423
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,017
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Eleebana
25 schools — 10,570 students, average ICSEA 1,017.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 5 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| Eleebana Public School, Eleebana | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 506 | 1,105 |
| Warners Bay Public School, Warners Bay | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 340 | 1,027 |
| Valentine Public School, Valentine | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 510 | 1,071 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Warners Bay | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 418 | 1,093 |
| Mount Hutton Public School, Mount Hutton | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 166 | 940 |
| Windale Public School, Windale | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 252 | 793 |
| Floraville Public School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 488 | 1,026 |
| Warners Bay High School, Warners Bay | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,161 | 1,056 |
| Biddabah Public School, Warners Bay | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 348 | 1,065 |
| St Pius X Primary School, Windale | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 54 | 847 |
| Belmont North Public School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 160 | 946 |
| Lakeside School, Gateshead | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 58 | 910 |
| Hunter Sports High School, Gateshead | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 941 | 955 |
| Belmont High School, Belmont | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 812 | 973 |
| Belmont Christian College, Belmont North | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 907 | 1,091 |
| Lake Macquarie High School, Booragul | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 435 | 925 |
| Wiripaang Public School, Gateshead | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 182 | 853 |
| Five Islands School, Booragul | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 51 | 890 |
| Booragul Public School, Booragul | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 206 | 931 |
| Jewells Primary School, Jewells | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 262 | 1,026 |
| St Mary's Catholic College, Gateshead | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 989 | 1,062 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Gateshead | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 294 | 1,023 |
| St Paul's Catholic College, Booragul | Catholic | Secondary | 4.4 km | 636 | 1,026 |
| Fennell Bay Public School, Fennell Bay | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 159 | 889 |
| Charlestown South Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 235 | 1,075 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Eleebana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11396/eleebana/topic/education