62.5% ▲ +22.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.0%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lakelands · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lakelands
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 62% of people in Lakelands finished Year 12, a figure well above the state and national averages. This is a well-educated area where many adults hold high-level degrees and professional qualifications. These strong academic results are mirrored in the local school system, which has a higher advantage score than most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is common here, with 62.5% of residents completing their final school year. This is well above the 58.9% seen across New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lakelands, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 30.4% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. This is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%.
30.4% ▲ +57.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 30.4%
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 Lakelands, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 21.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 18.2% and health at 16.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 17 schools within 3km, which is more than 87% of similar areas. Most are government primary schools, and the average school advantage score is higher than most areas.
17
Higher than 86% 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).
320
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,035
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lakelands
17 schools — 5,432 students, average ICSEA 1,035.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 2
| Warners Bay High School, Warners Bay | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 1,161 | 1,056 |
| Biddabah Public School, Warners Bay | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 348 | 1,065 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Warners Bay | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 418 | 1,093 |
| Cardiff South Public School, Cardiff South | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 298 | 1,017 |
| Cardiff Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 283 | 1,000 |
| Warners Bay Public School, Warners Bay | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 340 | 1,027 |
| Cardiff High School, Cardiff | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 778 | 986 |
| Mount Hutton Public School, Mount Hutton | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 166 | 940 |
| St Kevin's Primary School, Cardiff | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 130 | 1,071 |
| Speers Point Public School, Speers Point | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 256 | 1,000 |
| Boolaroo Public School, Boolaroo | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 99 | 981 |
| Hillsborough Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 164 | 1,020 |
| Newcastle Junior School, Hillsborough | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 63 | 940 |
| Cardiff North Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 149 | 1,014 |
| Argenton Public School, Argenton | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 46 | 934 |
| Eleebana Public School, Eleebana | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 506 | 1,105 |
| Garden Suburb Public School, Garden Suburb | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 227 | 1,045 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lakelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12265/lakelands/topic/education