32.1% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lakewood · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lakewood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower schooling and qualification levels than most similar areas define Lakewood. Only 32.1% of residents have finished Year 12, and just 11.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. These figures are far below both the New South Wales and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure of 58.8%, with only 32.1% of people finishing. The most common highest year of school finished is Year 10, at 36.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Lakewood splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (40%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.2% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.2% of residents.
11.2% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 11.2%
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 Lakewood, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 18.1%, followed by management and commerce at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Lakewood has three schools within 3 km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most, though they have a lower average advantage score.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
409
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
973
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 Lakewood
3 schools — 1,228 students, average ICSEA 973.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| St Joseph's Primary School, Laurieton | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 181 | 1,011 |
| Camden Haven High School, Laurieton | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 896 | 962 |
| Laurieton Public School, Laurieton | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 151 | 991 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lakewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12268/lakewood/topic/education