72.6% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 72.2%
- 2021: 72.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gwynneville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gwynneville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher proportion of people have finished high school here than in most other areas, with 72.6% completing Year 12. This makes Gwynneville a highly educated pocket of the region, where a huge number of adults also hold university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is common here, with 72.6% of residents doing so. This is far above the 58.9% seen across New South Wales and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gwynneville, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common, as 40.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian average of 26.3%, with postgraduate degrees alone accounting for 24.4% of the total.
40.8% ▲ +47.5%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 40.8%
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 Gwynneville, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Postgraduate degree (28%) and Certificate III / IV (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 20.7%, followed by management and commerce at 18.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are generally larger and have a much higher advantage score than those in most areas. There are 29 schools within 3km, with government-run schools making up 72.4% of the sector.
4.27
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
29
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).
424
Higher than 62% 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 Gwynneville
29 schools — 11,861 students, average ICSEA 1,078.
By sector: Government 21 · Independent 5 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Gwynneville | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 175 | 1,083 |
| Gwynneville Public School, Gwynneville | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 271 | 1,065 |
| Para Meadows School, North Wollongong | Government | Combined | 0.6 km | 113 | 945 |
| Keiraville Public School, Keiraville | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 297 | 1,103 |
| Keira High School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 723 | 984 |
| Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts, Fairy Meadow | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,169 | 1,075 |
| Illawarra Hospital School, Wollongong | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | — | — |
| Smiths Hill High School, Wollongong | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 736 | 1,186 |
| Elonera Montessori School, Mount Ousley | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 187 | 1,108 |
| Wollongong West Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 243 | 991 |
| Wollongong Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 579 | 1,084 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Mangerton | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 368 | 1,090 |
| Mount Ousley Public School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 193 | 1,079 |
| Novo Education Space, Wollongong | Independent | Secondary | 1.9 km | 44 | 983 |
| The Illawarra Grammar School, Wollongong West | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 970 | 1,159 |
| Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School, Fairy Meadow | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 335 | 1,081 |
| Edmund Rice College, West Wollongong | Independent | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,054 | 1,083 |
| St Mary Star of the Sea College, Wollongong | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,128 | 1,104 |
| Pleasant Heights Public School, Mount Pleasant | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 241 | 1,126 |
| Mount Keira Public School, Mount Keira | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 91 | 1,072 |
| Lindsay Park Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 334 | 1,068 |
| Fairy Meadow Public School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 342 | 1,002 |
| Coniston Public School, Coniston | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 181 | 990 |
| Mount St Thomas Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 354 | 1,070 |
| Figtree Heights Public School, Figtree | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 181 | 1,061 |
| Balgownie Public School, Balgownie | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 329 | 1,076 |
| Towradgi Public School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 134 | 1,031 |
| Nareena Hills Public School, Figtree | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 209 | 1,080 |
| Figtree High School, Figtree | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 880 | 1,013 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gwynneville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11832/gwynneville/topic/education