55.7% ▲ +26.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.2%
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gerringong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gerringong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 30% of adults in Gerringong hold a bachelor's degree or higher, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This high level of university education stands out against a lower rate of high school completion. It creates a distinct profile where many residents are highly qualified despite fewer finishing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 55.7% of residents finished Year 12, a figure that is well below the state and national averages. However, this is still higher than in most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gerringong, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 29.9% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. This is well above the national figure and a little above the New South Wales average.
29.9% ▲ +48.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Gerringong splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 17.8%, followed by education at 14.2% and health at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than those in most similar areas, with an average size of 570 students. There are two government schools within 3km, but the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas.
1.30
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
570
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,054
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gerringong
2 schools — 1,139 students, average ICSEA 1,054.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Gerringong Public School, Gerringong | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 378 | 1,091 |
| Kiama High School, Kiama | Government | Secondary | 6.2 km | 761 | 1,036 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gerringong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11610/gerringong/topic/education