27.9% ▲ +44.3%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
North Haven · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in North Haven
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 27.9% of residents in North Haven have completed Year 12, a figure far below the New South Wales average. This low rate of secondary school completion is a defining feature of the area's educational profile, with a much smaller proportion of adults holding university degrees compared to most other places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Instead, the most common highest year of school reached in North Haven is Year 10, at 36.5%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In North Haven, the largest group is Year 10 at 40%, followed by Year 12 (31%) and Year 9 or below (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 8.8% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
8.8% ▲ +55.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 North Haven, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related studies at 17.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.5% and Architecture and building at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 3 primary schools within 3 km, which is more than about 70% of similar areas. These schools are smaller than most, with an average size of 188 students.
6.41
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
188
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,000
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving North Haven
3 schools — 564 students, average ICSEA 1,000.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3
| North Haven Public School, North Haven | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 232 | 997 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Laurieton | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 181 | 1,011 |
| Laurieton Public School, Laurieton | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 151 | 991 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in North Haven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13002/north-haven/topic/education