57.2% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.6%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Engadine · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Engadine
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Engadine have completed Year 12 and hold degrees than in most similar areas. While many residents have a strong education, the proportion of adults with a university degree is well below the national figure. This creates a local profile where vocational training is very common alongside a solid school-leaving rate.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 57.2% of residents have finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is a little below the New South Wales and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Engadine, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 22.6% of adults, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.1% of people.
22.6% ▲ +50.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 22.6%
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 Engadine, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 21.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Engadine has 29 schools within 3 km, among the largest number for an area of this size. These schools are generally larger and have much higher advantage scores than those in most similar areas.
2.04
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
29
Higher than 88% 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).
503
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,080
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Engadine
29 schools — 14,083 students, average ICSEA 1,080.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 6 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 16 · Combined 8 · Secondary 5
| Engadine High School, Engadine | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 1,063 | 1,051 |
| Yarrawarrah Public School, Engadine | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 249 | 1,081 |
| Engadine Public School, Engadine | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 411 | 1,059 |
| Southern Cross Baptist Church Christian School, Engadine | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 42 | 1,108 |
| St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Engadine | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 772 | 1,094 |
| St John Bosco College, Engadine | Catholic | Secondary | 1.2 km | 986 | 1,081 |
| Marton Public School, Engadine | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 318 | 1,063 |
| Engadine West Public School, Engadine | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 541 | 1,057 |
| Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town, Engadine | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 55 | 962 |
| Shire Christian School, Barden Ridge | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 926 | 1,116 |
| Lucas Heights Community School, Barden Ridge | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 796 | 1,038 |
| Heathcote East Public School, Heathcote | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 106 | 1,072 |
| Heathcote High School, Heathcote | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 633 | 1,028 |
| Loftus Public School, Loftus | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 337 | 1,079 |
| Heathcote Public School, Heathcote | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 273 | 1,056 |
| Cook School, Loftus | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 66 | 956 |
| Royal National Park Environmental Education Centre, Audley | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | — | — |
| Woronora River Public School, Woronora | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 70 | 1,054 |
| Aquinas Catholic College, Menai | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,140 | 1,082 |
| Bangor Public School, Bangor | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 503 | 1,077 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Menai | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 803 | 1,098 |
| Minerva School, Sutherland | Government | Combined | 4.5 km | 47 | 1,039 |
| St Patrick's College Sutherland, Sutherland | Catholic | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,227 | 1,093 |
| Sutherland Public School, Sutherland | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 344 | 1,101 |
| Inaburra School, Bangor | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 1,211 | 1,123 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Sutherland | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 603 | 1,106 |
| Sutherland North Public School, Sutherland | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 225 | 1,073 |
| Jannali Public School, Jannali | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 139 | 1,062 |
| Bonnet Bay Public School, Bonnet Bay | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 197 | 1,090 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Engadine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11425/engadine/topic/education