62.1% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.8%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gymea · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gymea
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the national figure, 62.1% of Gymea residents have completed Year 12. This is a highly educated area where a large proportion of adults hold university degrees or trade certificates. The community benefits from a strong schooling system with high advantage scores compared to most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are much higher here than in most areas, with 62.1% of people finishing Year 12. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gymea, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common, with 26.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most areas and sits about the same as the Australian average of 26.3%.
26.8% ▲ +48.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Gymea splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 24.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.6% and society and culture at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an average advantage score of 1,080, which is much higher than most areas. While there are 40 schools within 3 km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas.
2.59
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
40
Higher than 90% 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).
475
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,080
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 Gymea
40 schools — 18,054 students, average ICSEA 1,080.
By sector: Government 32 · Catholic 7 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 25 · Secondary 9 · Combined 6
| St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School, Gymea | Catholic | Primary | 0.1 km | 596 | 1,109 |
| Sydney Montessori School, Gymea | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 147 | 1,118 |
| Kirrawee Public School, Kirrawee | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 326 | 1,050 |
| Gymea Technology High School, Gymea | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 554 | 1,048 |
| Gymea North Public School, Gymea | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 362 | 1,075 |
| Gymea Bay Public School, Gymea Bay | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 763 | 1,091 |
| Kirrawee High School, Kirrawee | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,185 | 1,092 |
| Miranda Public School, Miranda | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 300 | 1,024 |
| Port Hacking High School, Miranda | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 950 | 1,050 |
| Bates Drive School, Kareela | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 62 | 1,018 |
| Sutherland North Public School, Sutherland | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 225 | 1,073 |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Miranda, Miranda | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 396 | 1,090 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Sutherland | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 603 | 1,106 |
| Yowie Bay Public School, Yowie Bay | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 329 | 1,093 |
| Jannali East Public School, Jannali | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 313 | 1,081 |
| St Patrick's College Sutherland, Sutherland | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,227 | 1,093 |
| Sutherland Public School, Sutherland | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 344 | 1,101 |
| Minerva School, Sutherland | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 47 | 1,039 |
| Kareela Public School, Kareela | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 272 | 1,102 |
| Grays Point Public School, Grays Point | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 353 | 1,113 |
| Miranda North Public School, Miranda | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 291 | 1,046 |
| Sylvania High School, Sylvania | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 750 | 1,039 |
| Jannali Public School, Jannali | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 139 | 1,062 |
| Sutherland Hospital School, Caringbah | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | — | — |
| Sylvania Heights Public School, Sylvania | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 482 | 1,056 |
| Cook School, Loftus | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 66 | 956 |
| Laguna Street Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 440 | 1,084 |
| The Jannali High School, Jannali | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 925 | 1,051 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Como - Oyster Bay, Como | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 414 | 1,127 |
| Oyster Bay Public School, Oyster Bay | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 416 | 1,098 |
| Endeavour Sports High School, Caringbah | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,381 | 1,040 |
| Loftus Public School, Loftus | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 337 | 1,079 |
| Caringbah High School, Caringbah | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 908 | 1,172 |
| Bonnet Bay Public School, Bonnet Bay | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 197 | 1,090 |
| Caringbah North Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 538 | 1,086 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Caringbah | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 599 | 1,110 |
| De La Salle Catholic College, Caringbah, Caringbah | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 536 | 1,078 |
| Royal National Park Environmental Education Centre, Audley | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | — | — |
| Sylvania Public School, Sylvania | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 167 | 1,038 |
| Taren Point Public School, Taren Point | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 114 | 1,043 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gymea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11833/gymea/topic/education