52.1% ▲ +30.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.9%
- 2016: 48.9%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Jilliby · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Jilliby
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of nearly 7 percentage points separates the school completion rate in Jilliby from the national figure. While more people here finished Year 12 than in most similar areas, the area still sits well below state and national levels for both schooling and university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, 52.1%, completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Jilliby, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is a higher proportion than in most similar areas, though it remains well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
19.2% ▲ +42.3%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 19.2%
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 Jilliby, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in Engineering and related fields at 22%, followed by Management and Commerce at 17.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Jilliby has seven schools within 3 km, which is more than about 79% of similar areas. These schools are larger and have higher advantage scores than those in most comparable places.
3.19
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
429
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,006
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Jilliby
7 schools — 3,004 students, average ICSEA 1,006.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Jilliby Public School, Wyong | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 60 | 989 |
| Wyong Creek Public School, Wyong Creek | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 94 | 978 |
| Darkinjung Barker, Yarramalong | Independent | Primary | 7.5 km | 43 | 809 |
| Lakes Grammar - An Anglican School, Warnervale | Independent | Combined | 8.2 km | 796 | 1,054 |
| Wyong Christian Community School, Wyong | Independent | Combined | 8.4 km | 904 | 1,057 |
| Wyong Public School, Wyong | Government | Primary | 8.6 km | 433 | 931 |
| Wyong High School, Wyong | Government | Secondary | 8.9 km | 674 | 946 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Jilliby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12036/jilliby/topic/education