54.4% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.8%
- 2016: 51.3%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Point Clare · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Point Clare
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than most similar areas, Point Clare has a highly educated adult population. While 23.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, the local rate of people finishing Year 12 is well below the New South Wales and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Point Clare, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The 23.4% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is much higher than most similar areas, though this remains a little below the national figure. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 27.3%.
23.4% ▲ +40.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Point Clare splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 20.5%, followed by society and culture at 12.5% and engineering at 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Point Clare has more schools within 3km than 87% of similar areas, and these schools are much larger and have higher advantage scores than most. However, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children compared to other areas.
1.41
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
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).
526
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,055
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Point Clare
17 schools — 8,419 students, average ICSEA 1,055.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 5 · Catholic 2
By type: Secondary 8 · Primary 5 · Combined 4
| Point Clare Public School, Point Clare | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 479 | 1,058 |
| Central Coast Sports College, Kariong | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 990 | 1,026 |
| Kariong Mountains High School, Kariong | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 420 | 968 |
| Kariong Public School, Kariong | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 502 | 1,007 |
| Henry Kendall High School, Gosford | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 789 | 1,030 |
| Gosford Public School, West Gosford | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 545 | 1,049 |
| Girrakool School, Kariong | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 54 | 826 |
| St Edward's Christian Brothers' College, East Gosford | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 971 | 1,068 |
| St Joseph's Catholic College, East Gosford | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 802 | 1,075 |
| ET Australia Secondary College, Gosford | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 280 | 976 |
| Ngaruki Gulgul, Kariong | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 70 | 899 |
| Gosford East Public School, East Gosford | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 334 | 1,017 |
| Rumbalara Environmental Education Centre, Gosford | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | — | — |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, East Gosford | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 384 | 1,090 |
| Gosford High School, Gosford | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,067 | 1,157 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Gosford, Narara | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 694 | 1,093 |
| North Gosford Learning Centre, North Gosford | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 38 | 905 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Point Clare [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13243/point-clare/topic/education