67.3% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 67.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mangerton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mangerton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A huge gap in educational attainment defines Mangerton, where 36.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3% and among the highest levels seen in similar areas. The community is highly qualified, with a strong emphasis on university-level study.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are well above the state and national averages, as 67.3% of residents finished Year 12. This is 8.4 points higher than the New South Wales figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mangerton, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is highly educated, with 32.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree and 14.1% with a postgraduate degree. These figures place Mangerton well above both the state and national averages.
36.8% ▲ +30.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 36.8%
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 Mangerton, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several professional fields, led by management and commerce at 17.8%, followed by engineering at 14.0% and society and culture at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 25 schools within 3 km, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. Those schools tend to be larger than average and have much higher advantage scores than most other areas.
1.90
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
25
Higher than 87% 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).
455
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,078
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mangerton
25 schools — 10,922 students, average ICSEA 1,078.
By sector: Government 17 · Independent 5 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| The Illawarra Grammar School, Wollongong West | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 970 | 1,159 |
| Mount St Thomas Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 354 | 1,070 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Mangerton | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 368 | 1,090 |
| Wollongong West Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 243 | 991 |
| Lindsay Park Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 334 | 1,068 |
| Illawarra Hospital School, Wollongong | Government | Combined | 1.3 km | — | — |
| Novo Education Space, Wollongong | Independent | Secondary | 1.4 km | 44 | 983 |
| Coniston Public School, Coniston | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 181 | 990 |
| Figtree Heights Public School, Figtree | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 181 | 1,061 |
| Edmund Rice College, West Wollongong | Independent | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,054 | 1,083 |
| Figtree High School, Figtree | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 880 | 1,013 |
| Gwynneville Public School, Gwynneville | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 271 | 1,065 |
| Figtree Public School, Figtree | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 264 | 1,028 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Gwynneville | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 175 | 1,083 |
| Keiraville Public School, Keiraville | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 297 | 1,103 |
| Nareena Hills Public School, Figtree | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 209 | 1,080 |
| Wollongong Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 579 | 1,084 |
| Smiths Hill High School, Wollongong | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 736 | 1,186 |
| Para Meadows School, North Wollongong | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 113 | 945 |
| Mount Keira Public School, Mount Keira | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 91 | 1,072 |
| St Mary Star of the Sea College, Wollongong | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,128 | 1,104 |
| Keira High School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 723 | 984 |
| Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts, Fairy Meadow | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,169 | 1,075 |
| Elonera Montessori School, Mount Ousley | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 187 | 1,108 |
| St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Unanderra | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 371 | 1,066 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mangerton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12478/mangerton/topic/education