70.2% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65.2%
- 2021: 70.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lilli Pilli · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lilli Pilli
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of learning and academic success shape daily life in Lilli Pilli, where 70.2% of residents finished Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 58.8% and is much higher than most other areas. These strong results are seen across both school-age children and adult qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is common here, with 70.2% of people reaching this milestone. This is 11 percentage points higher than in both New South Wales and Australia, and far above most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lilli Pilli, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education is very high in the area, with 36.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3% and much higher than most other areas.
36.1% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 36.1%
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 Lilli Pilli, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 27.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,091, which is much higher than most areas. There are 13 schools within 3 km, a number larger than about 85% of similar places.
3.77
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
444
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,091
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lilli Pilli
13 schools — 5,326 students, average ICSEA 1,091.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Lilli Pilli Public School, Lilli Pilli | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 323 | 1,113 |
| Caringbah Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 394 | 1,088 |
| Laguna Street Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 440 | 1,084 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer, Cronulla | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 421 | 1,086 |
| Burraneer Bay Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 573 | 1,101 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Caringbah | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 599 | 1,110 |
| De La Salle Catholic College, Caringbah, Caringbah | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 536 | 1,078 |
| Yowie Bay Public School, Yowie Bay | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 329 | 1,093 |
| St Aloysius College Cronulla, Cronulla | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 482 | 1,089 |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Primary School, Woolooware | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 175 | 1,124 |
| Sutherland Hospital School, Caringbah | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | — | — |
| Cronulla Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 516 | 1,064 |
| Caringbah North Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 538 | 1,086 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lilli Pilli [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12331/lilli-pilli/topic/education