61.3% ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.4%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Loftus · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Loftus
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high proportion of adults in Loftus hold university degrees, with 28.3% having a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure. The community is well-educated, with a strong leaning towards professional qualifications and high school completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people here finished high school than in most other areas, with 61.3% completing Year 12. This is a little above both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Loftus, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV at 28.7% and bachelor degrees at 28.4%. Combined with postgraduate and diplomas, a large share of adults hold a formal qualification.
28.3% ▲ +47.2%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Loftus splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Most degrees and diplomas are in management and commerce (21.9%) or engineering and related fields (17.2%). Society and culture is also common at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are typically larger and have much higher advantage scores than most areas. While there are 28 schools within 3 km, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most places.
2.19
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
28
Higher than 88% 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).
552
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,085
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Loftus
28 schools — 14,894 students, average ICSEA 1,085.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 6 · Combined 5
| Loftus Public School, Loftus | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 337 | 1,079 |
| Cook School, Loftus | Government | Combined | 0.8 km | 66 | 956 |
| Minerva School, Sutherland | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 47 | 1,039 |
| St Patrick's College Sutherland, Sutherland | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,227 | 1,093 |
| Sutherland Public School, Sutherland | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 344 | 1,101 |
| Marton Public School, Engadine | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 318 | 1,063 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Sutherland | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 603 | 1,106 |
| Woronora River Public School, Woronora | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 70 | 1,054 |
| Yarrawarrah Public School, Engadine | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 249 | 1,081 |
| Royal National Park Environmental Education Centre, Audley | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | — | — |
| Kirrawee High School, Kirrawee | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,185 | 1,092 |
| Grays Point Public School, Grays Point | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 353 | 1,113 |
| Sutherland North Public School, Sutherland | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 225 | 1,073 |
| Engadine High School, Engadine | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,063 | 1,051 |
| Kirrawee Public School, Kirrawee | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 326 | 1,050 |
| Bangor Public School, Bangor | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 503 | 1,077 |
| Jannali Public School, Jannali | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 139 | 1,062 |
| Gymea Bay Public School, Gymea Bay | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 763 | 1,091 |
| Shire Christian School, Barden Ridge | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 926 | 1,116 |
| Aquinas Catholic College, Menai | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,140 | 1,082 |
| Engadine Public School, Engadine | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 411 | 1,059 |
| The Jannali High School, Jannali | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 925 | 1,051 |
| St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School, Gymea | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 596 | 1,109 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Menai | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 803 | 1,098 |
| Bonnet Bay Public School, Bonnet Bay | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 197 | 1,090 |
| Jannali East Public School, Jannali | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 313 | 1,081 |
| Inaburra School, Bangor | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,211 | 1,123 |
| Gymea Technology High School, Gymea | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 554 | 1,048 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Loftus [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12380/loftus/topic/education