42.3% ▲ +44.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 42.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Long Jetty · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Long Jetty
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Long Jetty has remained steady over the last decade, though it continues to sit well below state and national benchmarks. Only 42.3% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This trend extends to higher education, with few residents holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far below the national average of 58.8%, with 42.3% of people finishing their final year. Other common outcomes include 30.2% finishing Year 10 and 13.2% leaving after Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Long Jetty, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most areas; only 14.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. The most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.7% of residents.
14.7% ▲ +90.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 14.7%
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 Long Jetty, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications most often studied management and commerce (17.5%) or society and culture (11.5%). Engineering and related fields follow at 11.0%, with health at 10.7% and education at 9.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are generally larger than those in similar areas, with an average size of 480 students. There are seven schools within 3km, and the vast majority (71.4%) are government-run.
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).
480
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
991
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Long Jetty
7 schools — 3,361 students, average ICSEA 991.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 1
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Shelly Beach | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 606 | 1,057 |
| The Entrance Public School, The Entrance | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 422 | 923 |
| Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus, Long Jetty | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 756 | 987 |
| Brooke Avenue Public School, Killarney Vale | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 420 | 931 |
| Killarney Vale Public School, Killarney Vale | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 477 | 963 |
| The Central Coast Montessori Primary School, Bateau Bay | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 66 | 1,100 |
| Bateau Bay Public School, Bateau Bay | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 614 | 1,029 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Long Jetty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12387/long-jetty/topic/education