47.9% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 46.4%
- 2021: 47.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Eraring · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Eraring
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education patterns in Eraring have remained steady, with a notable 22.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is higher than most similar areas, although the proportion of residents who finished Year 12 is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures. About 32.8% of the population stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Eraring, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 35%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
While 22.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the state and national figures. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.8% of people.
22.1% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 22.1%
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 Eraring, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (28%) and Bachelor degree (25%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 18.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 8 schools within 3km, which is more than 80% of similar areas, though the average school advantage score is lower than most. Most schools here are government primary schools.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
236
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
974
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Eraring
8 schools — 1,888 students, average ICSEA 974.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 1
| Dora Creek Public School, Dora Creek | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 139 | 939 |
| Heritage College Lake Macquarie, Morisset | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 511 | 1,002 |
| Arcadia Vale Public School, Arcadia Vale | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 171 | 971 |
| Toronto Adventist School, Toronto | Independent | Primary | 5.1 km | 43 | 1,173 |
| Wangi Wangi Public School, Wangi Wangi | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 181 | 987 |
| Bonnells Bay Public School, Bonnells Bay | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 376 | 925 |
| Rathmines Public School, Rathmines | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 311 | 996 |
| Morisset Public School, Morisset | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 156 | 919 |
Sources
More for Eraring
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Eraring [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11432/eraring/topic/education