52.7% ▲ +28.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.1%
- 2016: 47.6%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Floraville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Floraville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Floraville have finished high school or earned a university degree compared to the state and national figures. While 22.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the New South Wales average. These gaps are seen across both formal schooling and higher qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, 52.7%, completed Year 12, which is well below the 58.9% seen in New South Wales. About 30.5% of the population finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Floraville, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 22.9% of adults, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages. The most common qualification in the area is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.5% of residents.
22.9% ▲ +41.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 22.9%
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 Floraville, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study at 20.1%, followed closely by engineering and related subjects at 19.2%. Health and society and culture both sit around 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Floraville has a higher average school size and advantage score than most similar areas. There are 14 schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas.
2.62
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
413
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,009
Higher 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 Floraville
14 schools — 5,779 students, average ICSEA 1,009.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Floraville Public School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 488 | 1,026 |
| Belmont North Public School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 160 | 946 |
| Belmont Christian College, Belmont North | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 907 | 1,091 |
| Belmont High School, Belmont | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 812 | 973 |
| Valentine Public School, Valentine | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 510 | 1,071 |
| Belmont Public School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 257 | 956 |
| Jewells Primary School, Jewells | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 262 | 1,026 |
| Windale Public School, Windale | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 252 | 793 |
| St Pius X Primary School, Windale | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 54 | 847 |
| St Francis Xavier's Primary School, Belmont | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 124 | 1,048 |
| Eleebana Public School, Eleebana | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 506 | 1,105 |
| Warners Bay Public School, Warners Bay | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 340 | 1,027 |
| Hunter Sports High School, Gateshead | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 941 | 955 |
| Mount Hutton Public School, Mount Hutton | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 166 | 940 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Floraville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11538/floraville/topic/education