67.9% ▲ +18.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 67.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kareela · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kareela
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and university degrees shape the professional character of Kareela. Nearly 68% of residents finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure of 58.8%. This strong academic foundation is reflected in a workforce where over 31% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling outcomes are much higher than most areas, with 67.9% of people completing Year 12. This is well above the New South Wales rate of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kareela, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, as 31.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the own state average of 27.8% and the national figure of 26.3%.
31.4% ▲ +35.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 31.4%
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 Kareela, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 27.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a much higher advantage score than most areas, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children. Most of the 34 schools within 3km are government-run primary schools.
2.67
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
34
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).
459
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,076
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kareela
34 schools — 15,152 students, average ICSEA 1,076.
By sector: Government 28 · Catholic 5 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| Bates Drive School, Kareela | Government | Combined | 0.6 km | 62 | 1,018 |
| Kareela Public School, Kareela | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 272 | 1,102 |
| Jannali East Public School, Jannali | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 313 | 1,081 |
| Gymea North Public School, Gymea | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 362 | 1,075 |
| Oyster Bay Public School, Oyster Bay | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 416 | 1,098 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Como - Oyster Bay, Como | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 414 | 1,127 |
| Gymea Technology High School, Gymea | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 554 | 1,048 |
| Sylvania Heights Public School, Sylvania | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 482 | 1,056 |
| Sutherland North Public School, Sutherland | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 225 | 1,073 |
| Kirrawee Public School, Kirrawee | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 326 | 1,050 |
| The Jannali High School, Jannali | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 925 | 1,051 |
| Sylvania High School, Sylvania | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 750 | 1,039 |
| Jannali Public School, Jannali | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 139 | 1,062 |
| St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School, Gymea | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 596 | 1,109 |
| Como Public School, Como | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 103 | 1,071 |
| Port Hacking High School, Miranda | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 950 | 1,050 |
| Sydney Montessori School, Gymea | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 147 | 1,118 |
| Miranda Public School, Miranda | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 300 | 1,024 |
| Bonnet Bay Public School, Bonnet Bay | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 197 | 1,090 |
| Como West Public School, Como | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 275 | 1,109 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Sutherland | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 603 | 1,106 |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Miranda, Miranda | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 396 | 1,090 |
| Sutherland Public School, Sutherland | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 344 | 1,101 |
| St Patrick's College Sutherland, Sutherland | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,227 | 1,093 |
| Minerva School, Sutherland | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 47 | 1,039 |
| Sylvania Public School, Sylvania | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 167 | 1,038 |
| Kirrawee High School, Kirrawee | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,185 | 1,092 |
| Miranda North Public School, Miranda | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 291 | 1,046 |
| Gymea Bay Public School, Gymea Bay | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 763 | 1,091 |
| Bald Face Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 246 | 1,123 |
| Yowie Bay Public School, Yowie Bay | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 329 | 1,093 |
| Sutherland Hospital School, Caringbah | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | — | — |
| Endeavour Sports High School, Caringbah | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,381 | 1,040 |
| Oatley Public School, Oatley | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 365 | 1,126 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kareela [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12081/kareela/topic/education