60.5% ▲ +22.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.5%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Miranda · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Miranda
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 60% of residents in Miranda finished Year 12, a rate that is much higher than most other similar areas. This educational achievement is reflected in the local workforce, where over a quarter of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The proportion of people who completed Year 12 is 60.5%, which is a little above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia. This is much higher than most other similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Miranda, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is about the same as the national average. This is much higher than most similar areas, though a little below the New South Wales state average.
26.5% ▲ +57.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Miranda splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 24%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.6%. Society and culture accounts for 11.5% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Miranda has 42 schools within 3km, among the largest number for an area of this size. While these schools are larger and have a much higher advantage score than most areas, there are much fewer schools available per 1,000 children.
1.27
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
42
Higher than 90% 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).
482
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,084
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 Miranda
42 schools — 19,772 students, average ICSEA 1,084.
By sector: Government 32 · Catholic 9 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 10 · Combined 4
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Miranda, Miranda | Catholic | Primary | 0.1 km | 396 | 1,090 |
| Port Hacking High School, Miranda | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 950 | 1,050 |
| Miranda North Public School, Miranda | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 291 | 1,046 |
| Miranda Public School, Miranda | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 300 | 1,024 |
| Sutherland Hospital School, Caringbah | Government | Combined | 1.1 km | — | — |
| Endeavour Sports High School, Caringbah | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,381 | 1,040 |
| Caringbah High School, Caringbah | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 908 | 1,172 |
| Yowie Bay Public School, Yowie Bay | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 329 | 1,093 |
| Sylvania High School, Sylvania | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 750 | 1,039 |
| Gymea North Public School, Gymea | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 362 | 1,075 |
| Sydney Montessori School, Gymea | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 147 | 1,118 |
| Laguna Street Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 440 | 1,084 |
| Caringbah North Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 538 | 1,086 |
| St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School, Gymea | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 596 | 1,109 |
| Gymea Technology High School, Gymea | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 554 | 1,048 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Caringbah | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 599 | 1,110 |
| De La Salle Catholic College, Caringbah, Caringbah | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 536 | 1,078 |
| Bates Drive School, Kareela | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 62 | 1,018 |
| Taren Point Public School, Taren Point | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 114 | 1,043 |
| Sylvania Heights Public School, Sylvania | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 482 | 1,056 |
| Kirrawee Public School, Kirrawee | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 326 | 1,050 |
| Gymea Bay Public School, Gymea Bay | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 763 | 1,091 |
| Sylvania Public School, Sylvania | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 167 | 1,038 |
| Caringbah Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 394 | 1,088 |
| Kareela Public School, Kareela | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 272 | 1,102 |
| Kirrawee High School, Kirrawee | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,185 | 1,092 |
| Burraneer Bay Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 573 | 1,101 |
| Jannali East Public School, Jannali | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 313 | 1,081 |
| Oyster Bay Public School, Oyster Bay | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 416 | 1,098 |
| Sutherland North Public School, Sutherland | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 225 | 1,073 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer, Cronulla | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 421 | 1,086 |
| Woolooware High School, Woolooware | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 788 | 1,063 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Como - Oyster Bay, Como | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 414 | 1,127 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Sutherland | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 603 | 1,106 |
| Lilli Pilli Public School, Lilli Pilli | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 323 | 1,113 |
| Bald Face Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 246 | 1,123 |
| Woolooware Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 462 | 1,086 |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Primary School, Woolooware | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 175 | 1,124 |
| Grays Point Public School, Grays Point | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 353 | 1,113 |
| Sutherland Public School, Sutherland | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 344 | 1,101 |
| St Patrick's College Sutherland, Sutherland | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,227 | 1,093 |
| Minerva School, Sutherland | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 47 | 1,039 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Miranda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12656/miranda/topic/education