31.9% ▲ +44.6%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mannering Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mannering Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 31.9% of residents in Mannering Park have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This suggests a local workforce and community where practical skills and trade certifications are much more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The typical resident is more likely to have finished Year 10 than Year 12, with 40.4% reaching that level. This puts the area far below New South Wales and Australia, where nearly 60% of people finish high school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mannering Park, the largest group is Year 10 at 43%, followed by Year 12 (34%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here; only 7.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national average of 26.3%. Instead, over half of qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
7.8% ▲ +32.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 7.8%
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 Mannering Park, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with a qualification, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 18.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3km of the area, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most similar places. Most of these are government-run primary schools.
2.05
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
454
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
969
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mannering Park
5 schools — 2,269 students, average ICSEA 969.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 2
| Mannering Park Public School, Mannering Park | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 193 | 945 |
| St Brigid's Catholic College, Lake Munmorah | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 651 | 1,006 |
| Lake Munmorah High School, Lake Munmorah | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 610 | 925 |
| St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Lake Munmorah | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 431 | 1,005 |
| Lake Munmorah Public School, Lake Munmorah | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 384 | 950 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mannering Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12487/mannering-park/topic/education