48.9% ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.8%
- 2016: 45.8%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Haywards Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Haywards Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of adults in Haywards Bay have completed Year 12, though this is well below the national figure. While qualification levels are higher than in many similar areas, the community's educational profile remains modest compared to the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 48.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. Another 32% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Haywards Bay, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 33%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are held by 19.4% of adults, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.2% of residents.
19.4% ▲ +64.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 19.4%
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 Haywards Bay, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 24.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 19.7%. Society and culture accounts for 13.1% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Eight schools are located within 3km, which is more than 80% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and they are much larger than those in most other similar areas.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
521
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
988
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Haywards Bay
8 schools — 4,170 students, average ICSEA 988.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Albion Park Rail Public School, Albion Park | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 346 | 894 |
| Oak Flats Public School, Oak Flats | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 416 | 959 |
| Corpus Christi Catholic High School, Oak Flats | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,126 | 1,045 |
| Albion Park Public School, Albion Park | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 516 | 972 |
| Mount Brown Public School, Dapto | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 346 | 975 |
| Balarang Public School, Oak Flats | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 268 | 974 |
| Oak Flats High School, Oak Flats | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 648 | 932 |
| Calderwood Christian School, Albion Park | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 504 | 1,056 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Haywards Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11887/haywards-bay/topic/education