7
Higher than 75% 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).
Little Pelican · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Little Pelican
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More schools than 79% of similar areas are found within 3km of Little Pelican. This access to education is a key feature of the area, though school performance and size remain typical for this level.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common highest qualification level is Postgraduate degree at 0%, ahead of Graduate diploma / certificate (0%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Natural & physical sciences at 0%, ahead of Information technology (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 7 schools within 3km, with the vast majority being government primary schools. The typical school size is 252 students, and the school advantage score of 982 is around the middle for its level.
252
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
982
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Little Pelican
7 schools — 1,761 students, average ICSEA 982.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 1
| Pelican Flat Public School, Pelican | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 94 | 981 |
| Swansea Public School, Swansea | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 199 | 923 |
| Blacksmiths Public School, Blacksmiths | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 103 | 1,004 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Swansea | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 165 | 1,041 |
| Marks Point Public School, Marks Point | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 141 | 935 |
| Caves Beach Public School, Caves Beach | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 349 | 1,019 |
| Swansea High School, Caves Beach | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 710 | 972 |
Sources
- Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Little Pelican [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12364/little-pelican/topic/education