56.8% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.1%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lisarow · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lisarow
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of school completion have become more common in Lisarow over the last decade. While 56.8% of residents have finished Year 12, the area still sees fewer university graduates than the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A little more than half of residents have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this figure is a little below the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lisarow, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 22.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas. This remains well below the figures for New South Wales and Australia, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 33.5%.
22.2% ▲ +47.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 22.2%
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 Lisarow, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are management and commerce at 21.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Lisarow has more schools within 3km than about 85% of similar areas, with 14 available. These schools are generally larger than most, and the average school advantage score is much higher than in most areas.
2.79
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
426
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,047
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lisarow
14 schools — 5,963 students, average ICSEA 1,047.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| Lisarow Public School, Lisarow | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 192 | 1,035 |
| Lisarow High School, Lisarow | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 728 | 1,014 |
| Narara Public School, Lisarow | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 377 | 1,008 |
| Valley View Public School, Wyoming | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 325 | 987 |
| Holgate Public School, Holgate | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 95 | 1,047 |
| Niagara Park Public School, Niagara Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 412 | 1,008 |
| Ourimbah Public School, Ourimbah | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 332 | 1,018 |
| Wyoming Public School, Wyoming | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 302 | 940 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Wyoming | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 443 | 1,076 |
| Central Coast Grammar School, Erina Heights | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 1,561 | 1,155 |
| North Gosford Learning Centre, North Gosford | Government | Combined | 4.8 km | 38 | 905 |
| Narara Valley High School, Narara | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 629 | 974 |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Tumbi Umbi | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 370 | 1,056 |
| Glenvale School, Narara | Government | Combined | 5.2 km | 159 | 963 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lisarow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12352/lisarow/topic/education