42.2% ▲ +41.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 42.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Erowal Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Erowal Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Erowal Bay finished high school compared to the national average, with only 42.2% completing Year 12. This gap of 17 percentage points highlights a trend where residents are less likely to hold traditional school certificates than those in other parts of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. For many, the highest year of school finished was Year 10 (34%) or Year 9 and below (16.6%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Erowal Bay, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The usual qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.9% of adults. While 17.8% hold a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
17.8% ▲ +40.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 17.8%
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 Erowal Bay, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with the most common being Engineering at 17.4%, followed by Education at 13.7% and Management and commerce at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three government schools within 3 km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are generally much larger than most, though they have a much lower average advantage score.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
529
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
939
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Erowal Bay
3 schools — 1,586 students, average ICSEA 939.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Vincentia High School, Vincentia | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 927 | 933 |
| Sanctuary Point Public School, Sanctuary Point | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 408 | 909 |
| Vincentia Public School, Vincentia | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 251 | 1,012 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Erowal Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11439/erowal-bay/topic/education