67.9% ▲ +46.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.5%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 67.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Phegans Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Phegans Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over a third of adults in Phegans Bay hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most qualified areas of its kind. This high level of tertiary education is matched by strong school results, with most residents finishing their secondary studies.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are well above the national figure, as 67.9% of residents completed Year 12. This is 9.1 percentage points higher than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Phegans Bay, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area's high educational standing is seen in the 36.5% of adults with a university degree. This is far above the 26.3% seen across Australia.
36.5% ▲ +92.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 36.5%
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 Phegans Bay, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce (17.6%) and society and culture (15.0%), followed by engineering at 9.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3km, which is more than 75% of similar areas. Most of these are government-run (80%) and the average school size is much higher than most areas.
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).
599
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
996
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Phegans Bay
5 schools — 2,995 students, average ICSEA 996.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 2
| Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus, Woy Woy | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 644 | 974 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Woy Woy South | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 551 | 1,081 |
| Woy Woy Public School, Woy Woy | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 365 | 970 |
| Woy Woy South Public School, Woy Woy | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 648 | 996 |
| Brisbane Water Secondary College Umina Campus, Umina Beach | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 787 | 966 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Phegans Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13204/phegans-bay/topic/education