44.1% ▲ +52.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lake Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lake Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer adults in Lake Heights have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 44.1% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures of around 59%. This creates a local profile where practical trade qualifications are more common than academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer residents here finished high school than in most other areas, with 44.1% completing Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. Around 26.9% of people stopped after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lake Heights, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common in Lake Heights, with only 13.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common at 40.8%.
13.3% ▲ +119.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 13.3%
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 Lake Heights, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 19%, followed by Management and commerce at 17.1% and Society and culture at 13.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an average advantage score of 931, which is much lower than most areas. While there are 11 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most similar areas.
1.15
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
281
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
931
Lower 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 Lake Heights
11 schools — 3,086 students, average ICSEA 931.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 2
| Lake Heights Public School, Lake Heights | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 147 | 941 |
| Warrawong High School, Warrawong | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 591 | 905 |
| Berkeley Public School, Berkeley | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 259 | 926 |
| Warrawong Public School, Warrawong | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 276 | 891 |
| Illawarra Sports High School, Berkeley | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 926 | 937 |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Warrawong | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 149 | 1,013 |
| Cringila Public School, Cringila | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 163 | 936 |
| Primbee Public School, Primbee | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 88 | 943 |
| Berkeley West Public School, Berkeley | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 157 | 868 |
| Kemblawarra Public School, Port Kembla | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 153 | 892 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Port Kembla | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 177 | 1,058 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lake Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12256/lake-heights/topic/education