68.6% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 68.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Matcham · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Matcham
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of schooling and degrees than most similar areas define Matcham. The local population is well-educated, with 68.6% of residents completing Year 12, which is nearly 10 percentage points above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the New South Wales and Australian figures, with 68.6% of people finishing their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Matcham, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is highly qualified, as 33.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%.
33.9% ▲ +29.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 33.9%
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 Matcham, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 22.7%, followed by health at 19.2% and engineering at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Matcham is served by 16 schools within 3 km, which is more than 87% of similar areas. These schools are larger and have a much higher advantage score than most other areas.
16
Higher than 86% 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).
595
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,059
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Matcham
16 schools — 9,513 students, average ICSEA 1,059.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 3 · Combined 3
| Holgate Public School, Holgate | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 95 | 1,047 |
| Wamberal Public School, Wamberal | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 475 | 1,048 |
| Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College Tumbi Umbi Campus, Tumbi Umbi | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 802 | 972 |
| Erina Heights Public School, Erina Heights | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 254 | 1,094 |
| Central Coast Grammar School, Erina Heights | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,561 | 1,155 |
| Our Lady Star of The Sea Catholic Primary School, Terrigal | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 605 | 1,102 |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Tumbi Umbi | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 370 | 1,056 |
| The Central Coast Montessori Primary School, Bateau Bay | Independent | Primary | 4.1 km | 66 | 1,100 |
| Terrigal High School, Terrigal | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 847 | 1,044 |
| Terrigal Public School, Terrigal | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 888 | 1,078 |
| Aspect Central Coast School, Terrigal | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 122 | 1,030 |
| Central Coast Adventist School, Erina | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 1,136 | 1,112 |
| Brooke Avenue Public School, Killarney Vale | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 420 | 931 |
| Bateau Bay Public School, Bateau Bay | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 614 | 1,029 |
| Killarney Vale Public School, Killarney Vale | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 477 | 963 |
| Erina High School, Erina | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 781 | 996 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Matcham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12530/matcham/topic/education