67.4% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 67.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gymea Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gymea Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more people in Gymea Bay have high-level schooling than in most similar areas. A striking 67.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This strong educational foundation is reflected in the high number of residents with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 67.4% of people finishing Year 12. This is well above the 58.9% seen across New South Wales and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gymea Bay, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common, with 30.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%, and most of these degrees are in management, commerce or engineering.
30.9% ▲ +44.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 30.9%
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 Gymea Bay, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce (27.5%) and engineering (16.2%). Other notable fields include education at 10.1% and society and culture at 9.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are typically larger than most and have a much higher advantage score. While there are 33 schools within 3km, there are among the lowest number of schools per 1,000 children.
0.70
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
33
Higher than 89% 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).
505
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,082
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 Gymea Bay
33 schools — 15,645 students, average ICSEA 1,082.
By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 6 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 8 · Combined 6
| Gymea Bay Public School, Gymea Bay | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 763 | 1,091 |
| Sydney Montessori School, Gymea | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 147 | 1,118 |
| Yowie Bay Public School, Yowie Bay | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 329 | 1,093 |
| St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School, Gymea | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 596 | 1,109 |
| Kirrawee High School, Kirrawee | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,185 | 1,092 |
| Grays Point Public School, Grays Point | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 353 | 1,113 |
| Miranda Public School, Miranda | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 300 | 1,024 |
| Kirrawee Public School, Kirrawee | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 326 | 1,050 |
| Port Hacking High School, Miranda | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 950 | 1,050 |
| Gymea Technology High School, Gymea | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 554 | 1,048 |
| Laguna Street Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 440 | 1,084 |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Miranda, Miranda | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 396 | 1,090 |
| Gymea North Public School, Gymea | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 362 | 1,075 |
| Sutherland Hospital School, Caringbah | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | — | — |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Sutherland | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 603 | 1,106 |
| Bates Drive School, Kareela | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 62 | 1,018 |
| Miranda North Public School, Miranda | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 291 | 1,046 |
| Minerva School, Sutherland | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 47 | 1,039 |
| St Patrick's College Sutherland, Sutherland | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,227 | 1,093 |
| Sutherland North Public School, Sutherland | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 225 | 1,073 |
| Sutherland Public School, Sutherland | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 344 | 1,101 |
| Royal National Park Environmental Education Centre, Audley | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | — | — |
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Caringbah | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 599 | 1,110 |
| De La Salle Catholic College, Caringbah, Caringbah | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 536 | 1,078 |
| Caringbah Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 394 | 1,088 |
| Cook School, Loftus | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 66 | 956 |
| Lilli Pilli Public School, Lilli Pilli | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 323 | 1,113 |
| Caringbah High School, Caringbah | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 908 | 1,172 |
| Loftus Public School, Loftus | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 337 | 1,079 |
| Endeavour Sports High School, Caringbah | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,381 | 1,040 |
| Caringbah North Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 538 | 1,086 |
| Jannali East Public School, Jannali | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 313 | 1,081 |
| Sylvania High School, Sylvania | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 750 | 1,039 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gymea Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11834/gymea-bay/topic/education