67.3% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 67.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Holgate · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Holgate
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment has risen steadily in Holgate, where a high proportion of adults now hold university degrees. This shift is seen in a workforce that is significantly better qualified than the national average, with 34.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are high here, with 67.3% of people finishing Year 12. This is well above the 58.8% national figure and most other similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Holgate, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common, as 34.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
34.8% ▲ +37.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 34.8%
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 Holgate, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 33%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 18.5%, followed by health at 17.4% and education at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Holgate has a high school advantage score of 1,061, which is much higher than most areas. There are 20 schools within 3km, and the average school size of 480 is higher than in most similar places.
4.90
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
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).
480
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,061
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Holgate
20 schools — 9,111 students, average ICSEA 1,061.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 13 · Combined 4 · Secondary 3
| Holgate Public School, Holgate | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 95 | 1,047 |
| Central Coast Grammar School, Erina Heights | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,561 | 1,155 |
| Erina Heights Public School, Erina Heights | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 254 | 1,094 |
| Our Lady Star of The Sea Catholic Primary School, Terrigal | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 605 | 1,102 |
| Central Coast Adventist School, Erina | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,136 | 1,112 |
| Lisarow Public School, Lisarow | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 192 | 1,035 |
| Lisarow High School, Lisarow | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 728 | 1,014 |
| Valley View Public School, Wyoming | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 325 | 987 |
| Wamberal Public School, Wamberal | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 475 | 1,048 |
| Chertsey Primary School, Springfield | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 125 | 935 |
| Erina High School, Erina | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 781 | 996 |
| Woodport Public School, Erina | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 429 | 1,041 |
| Wyoming Public School, Wyoming | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 302 | 940 |
| Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College Tumbi Umbi Campus, Tumbi Umbi | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 802 | 972 |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Tumbi Umbi | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 370 | 1,056 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Wyoming | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 443 | 1,076 |
| North Gosford Learning Centre, North Gosford | Government | Combined | 5.2 km | 38 | 905 |
| The Central Coast Montessori Primary School, Bateau Bay | Independent | Primary | 5.7 km | 66 | 1,100 |
| Rumbalara Environmental Education Centre, Gosford | Government | Combined | 5.9 km | — | — |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, East Gosford | Catholic | Primary | 6.1 km | 384 | 1,090 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Holgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11928/holgate/topic/education