34.7% ▲ +43.9%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lake Illawarra · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lake Illawarra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Forty-one per cent of adults in Lake Illawarra hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. This is a place where formal education levels are generally much lower than national figures, with only 9.9% of adults holding a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure of 58.8%, with only 34.7% of people finishing their final year of school. Around 16% of residents left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →Lake Illawarra splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, as the 9.9% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. Trade certificates are the most frequent qualification instead.
9.9% ▲ +56.3%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 9.9%
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 Illawarra, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with a qualification, the most common fields are management and commerce at 15.6% and engineering at 15.4%. Society and culture is another popular area of study at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by 12 schools within 3km, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas. Almost all of these schools are government-run.
3.86
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12
Higher than 82% 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).
351
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
947
Lower than 75% 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 Illawarra
12 schools — 4,209 students, average ICSEA 947.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Lake Illawarra South Public School, Lake Illawarra | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 177 | 954 |
| Warilla North Public School, Warilla | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 167 | 872 |
| Windang Public School, Windang | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 203 | 988 |
| Lake Illawarra High School, Lake Illawarra | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 542 | 894 |
| Peterborough School, Warilla | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 115 | 938 |
| Warilla Public School, Warilla | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 279 | 937 |
| Mount Warrigal Public School, Warilla | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 185 | 885 |
| Barrack Heights Public School, Barrack Heights | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 192 | 873 |
| Warilla High School, Barrack Heights | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,020 | 968 |
| Oak Flats High School, Oak Flats | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 648 | 932 |
| Balarang Public School, Oak Flats | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 268 | 974 |
| Nazareth Catholic Primary School, Shellharbour City | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 413 | 1,052 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lake Illawarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12259/lake-illawarra/topic/education