55.4% ▲ +26.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.9%
- 2016: 48.9%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Narara · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Narara
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over a third of qualified adults in Narara hold a Certificate III or IV, marking this as the most common qualification in the area. While many residents have reached a fair level of schooling, the area generally trails behind state and national figures for higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.4% of people completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas, though this remains well below the New South Wales and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Narara, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Roughly 22.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is a higher proportion than in most similar areas, but it is still well below the state and national averages.
22.5% ▲ +73.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Narara, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 21.0%, followed by engineering and society and culture at around 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Narara has 20 schools within 3km, which is more than about 89% of similar areas, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual.
1.70
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
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).
468
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,040
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Narara
20 schools — 8,896 students, average ICSEA 1,040.
By sector: Government 14 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Secondary 8 · Primary 7 · Combined 5
| Narara Valley High School, Narara | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 629 | 974 |
| Glenvale School, Narara | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | 159 | 963 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Gosford, Narara | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 694 | 1,093 |
| Niagara Park Public School, Niagara Park | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 412 | 1,008 |
| Wyoming Public School, Wyoming | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 302 | 940 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Wyoming | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 443 | 1,076 |
| Valley View Public School, Wyoming | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 325 | 987 |
| Gosford High School, Gosford | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,067 | 1,157 |
| Narara Public School, Lisarow | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 377 | 1,008 |
| North Gosford Learning Centre, North Gosford | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 38 | 905 |
| Gosford Public School, West Gosford | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 545 | 1,049 |
| Henry Kendall High School, Gosford | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 789 | 1,030 |
| Lisarow High School, Lisarow | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 728 | 1,014 |
| ET Australia Secondary College, Gosford | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 280 | 976 |
| Rumbalara Environmental Education Centre, Gosford | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | — | — |
| Lisarow Public School, Lisarow | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 192 | 1,035 |
| St Joseph's Catholic College, East Gosford | Catholic | Secondary | 4.7 km | 802 | 1,075 |
| Girrakool School, Kariong | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 54 | 826 |
| Central Coast Sports College, Kariong | Independent | Combined | 5.2 km | 990 | 1,026 |
| Ngaruki Gulgul, Kariong | Independent | Secondary | 5.3 km | 70 | 899 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Narara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12905/narara/topic/education