34.3% ▲ +24.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lake Munmorah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lake Munmorah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Lake Munmorah compared to most similar areas. Only 34.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend continues into higher education, where the proportion of adults with a university degree is much lower than across Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in the rest of the state, with only 34.3% of people reaching this milestone. The most common highest year of school finished is Year 10, at 38.5%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Lake Munmorah splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (41%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon, with just 10.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales average. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most typical qualification, held by 44.2% of residents.
10.6% ▲ +61.3%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 10.6%
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 Munmorah, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most popular fields are Management and Commerce at 17%, followed closely by Engineering and related fields at 16.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are more schools per child here than in most areas, with four schools within 3km. These schools are larger than average and are split evenly between government and Catholic sectors.
5.19
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
519
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
972
Lower than 61% 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 Munmorah
4 schools — 2,076 students, average ICSEA 972.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 2
| Lake Munmorah Public School, Lake Munmorah | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 384 | 950 |
| Lake Munmorah High School, Lake Munmorah | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 610 | 925 |
| St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Lake Munmorah | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 431 | 1,005 |
| St Brigid's Catholic College, Lake Munmorah | Catholic | Secondary | 0.7 km | 651 | 1,006 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lake Munmorah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12262/lake-munmorah/topic/education