68.3% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 68.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Grays Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Grays Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well over two-thirds of adults in Grays Point have completed Year 12, a figure far higher than most other areas. This educational achievement is mirrored in higher university rates, with the local population being much more qualified than the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 68.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and the national average of 58.8%. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Grays Point, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 33.6% of adults, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. This rate is also well above the New South Wales average of 27.8%.
33.6% ▲ +35.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Grays Point splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in management and commerce at 22.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score and average size that are both higher than most areas. While there are 23 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas.
1.71
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
23
Higher than 87% 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).
452
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,083
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Grays Point
23 schools — 9,935 students, average ICSEA 1,083.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 14 · Combined 5 · Secondary 4
| Grays Point Public School, Grays Point | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 353 | 1,113 |
| Gymea Bay Public School, Gymea Bay | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 763 | 1,091 |
| Kirrawee High School, Kirrawee | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,185 | 1,092 |
| Sydney Montessori School, Gymea | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 147 | 1,118 |
| St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School, Gymea | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 596 | 1,109 |
| Yowie Bay Public School, Yowie Bay | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 329 | 1,093 |
| Royal National Park Environmental Education Centre, Audley | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | — | — |
| Kirrawee Public School, Kirrawee | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 326 | 1,050 |
| Miranda Public School, Miranda | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 300 | 1,024 |
| Gymea Technology High School, Gymea | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 554 | 1,048 |
| Cook School, Loftus | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 66 | 956 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Sutherland | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 603 | 1,106 |
| Port Hacking High School, Miranda | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 950 | 1,050 |
| Loftus Public School, Loftus | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 337 | 1,079 |
| Minerva School, Sutherland | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 47 | 1,039 |
| Laguna Street Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 440 | 1,084 |
| St Patrick's College Sutherland, Sutherland | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,227 | 1,093 |
| Sutherland Public School, Sutherland | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 344 | 1,101 |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Miranda, Miranda | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 396 | 1,090 |
| Gymea North Public School, Gymea | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 362 | 1,075 |
| Sutherland North Public School, Sutherland | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 225 | 1,073 |
| Lilli Pilli Public School, Lilli Pilli | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 323 | 1,113 |
| Bates Drive School, Kareela | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 62 | 1,018 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Grays Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11750/grays-point/topic/education