55.1% ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.6%
- 2016: 49.3%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Emerald Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Emerald Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Emerald Beach have remained steady, with a strong quarter of adults holding university degrees. While the area is well-qualified compared to similar places, Year 12 completion rates are notably lower than both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 55.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and the national average of 58.8%. About a quarter of the population left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Emerald Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 26.1% of adults, which is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 32% of residents.
26.1% ▲ +51.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 26.1%
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 Emerald Beach, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 15%, followed by engineering at 14% and health at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one primary school within 3km, which is a government school of average size. However, it has a school advantage score of 973, which is lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
336
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
973
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Emerald Beach
1 school — 336 students, average ICSEA 973.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Sandy Beach Public School, Sandy Beach | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 336 | 973 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Emerald Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11414/emerald-beach/topic/education