47.6% ▲ +30.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.6%
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 47.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kurnell · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kurnell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Lower qualification rates than most similar areas define Kurnell, where only 12.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The area is largely trade-focused, with many residents holding practical certificates and diplomas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people have finished high school here than in the rest of the state, with 47.6% completing Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kurnell, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common in Kurnell than in most other areas. While only 12.2% of adults have a university degree, a much larger 43.6% hold a Certificate III or IV.
12.2% ▲ +53.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 12.2%
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 Kurnell, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related fields at 23.3%, followed by management and commerce at 19.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a much higher advantage score than most areas and are generally larger. There are 24 schools within 3 km, with most being government primary schools.
3.32
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
24
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).
487
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,077
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kurnell
24 schools — 11,208 students, average ICSEA 1,077.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 7 · Combined 1
| Kurnell Public School, Kurnell | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 211 | 1,030 |
| Cronulla High School, Cronulla | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,205 | 1,050 |
| Kamay Botany Bay Environmental Education Centre, Kurnell | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | — | — |
| Woolooware High School, Woolooware | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 788 | 1,063 |
| Woolooware Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 462 | 1,086 |
| St Aloysius Catholic Primary School, Cronulla | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 178 | 1,123 |
| Cronulla Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 516 | 1,064 |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Primary School, Woolooware | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 175 | 1,124 |
| St Aloysius College Cronulla, Cronulla | Catholic | Secondary | 5.6 km | 482 | 1,089 |
| Ramsgate Public School, Ramsgate | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 447 | 1,039 |
| Cronulla South Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 261 | 1,093 |
| Taren Point Public School, Taren Point | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 114 | 1,043 |
| Burraneer Bay Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 573 | 1,101 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer, Cronulla | Catholic | Secondary | 6.0 km | 421 | 1,086 |
| Sans Souci Public School, Sans Souci | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 523 | 1,060 |
| Caringbah North Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 538 | 1,086 |
| St Finbar's Catholic Primary School Sans Souci, Sans Souci | Catholic | Primary | 6.2 km | 218 | 1,091 |
| Caringbah High School, Caringbah | Government | Secondary | 6.3 km | 908 | 1,172 |
| Endeavour Sports High School, Caringbah | Government | Secondary | 6.3 km | 1,381 | 1,040 |
| La Perouse Public School, La Perouse | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 111 | 920 |
| De La Salle Catholic College, Caringbah, Caringbah | Catholic | Secondary | 6.6 km | 536 | 1,078 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Caringbah | Catholic | Primary | 6.6 km | 599 | 1,110 |
| Caringbah Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 394 | 1,088 |
| Sylvania Public School, Sylvania | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 167 | 1,038 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kurnell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12224/kurnell/topic/education