42.4% ▲ +15.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.9%
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 42.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Erina · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Erina
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study in Erina, where 17% of qualified residents work in these areas. While the area has a wide variety of schools, educational attainment is lower than the state and national figures. This is seen in the number of adults with university degrees, which is well below the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.4% of people in Erina have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%. Roughly 29.2% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Erina, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 16.7%, which is far below the New South Wales figure. The most common qualification held by residents is a Certificate III or IV, at 24.4%.
16.7% ▲ +45.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 16.7%
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 Erina, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Erina are spread across several fields, with 11% in engineering and 10.9% in health. Other common areas of study include society and culture at 8.8% and education at 7.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Erina has 26 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number for an area of its type. These schools are typically much larger than in most other areas, and their average advantage score is also much higher.
4.74
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
26
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).
592
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,078
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 Erina
26 schools — 14,803 students, average ICSEA 1,078.
By sector: Government 14 · Independent 7 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 8 · Combined 6
| Central Coast Adventist School, Erina | Independent | Combined | 0.3 km | 1,136 | 1,112 |
| Erina High School, Erina | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 781 | 996 |
| Woodport Public School, Erina | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 429 | 1,041 |
| Central Coast Grammar School, Erina Heights | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,561 | 1,155 |
| Chertsey Primary School, Springfield | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 125 | 935 |
| Our Lady Star of The Sea Catholic Primary School, Terrigal | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 605 | 1,102 |
| Erina Heights Public School, Erina Heights | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 254 | 1,094 |
| Kincumber High School, Kincumber | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,002 | 1,045 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Kincumber | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 285 | 1,081 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, East Gosford | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 384 | 1,090 |
| Yattalunga Valley Christian School, Green Point | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 26 | 1,095 |
| Green Point Christian College, Green Point | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,175 | 1,106 |
| Gosford East Public School, East Gosford | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 334 | 1,017 |
| Kincumber Public School, Kincumber | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 364 | 1,004 |
| St Joseph's Catholic College, East Gosford | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 802 | 1,075 |
| St Edward's Christian Brothers' College, East Gosford | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 971 | 1,068 |
| Rumbalara Environmental Education Centre, Gosford | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | — | — |
| Aspect Central Coast School, Terrigal | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 122 | 1,030 |
| Terrigal High School, Terrigal | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 847 | 1,044 |
| North Gosford Learning Centre, North Gosford | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 38 | 905 |
| Holgate Public School, Holgate | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 95 | 1,047 |
| ET Australia Secondary College, Gosford | Independent | Secondary | 4.3 km | 280 | 976 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Wyoming | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 443 | 1,076 |
| Gosford High School, Gosford | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,067 | 1,157 |
| Terrigal Public School, Terrigal | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 888 | 1,078 |
| Henry Kendall High School, Gosford | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 789 | 1,030 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Erina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11436/erina/topic/education