61.2% ▲ +21.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.4%
- 2016: 52.2%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Point Frederick · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Point Frederick
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly a third of adults in Point Frederick hold a bachelor degree or higher, marking it as a highly qualified area. This professional profile is reflected in the high proportion of residents who finished Year 12 and the strong performance of local schools.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is at 61.2%, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Point Frederick, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 31.3% of adults, a figure well above the New South Wales average of 27.8%.
31.3% ▲ +50.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 31.3%
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 Point Frederick, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 22.3%, followed by health at 17.0% and society and culture at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger and have a much higher advantage score than most areas, with 17 schools located within 3 km.
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).
528
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,071
Higher than 85% 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 Frederick
17 schools — 8,454 students, average ICSEA 1,071.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 5 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| St Edward's Christian Brothers' College, East Gosford | Independent | Secondary | 0.4 km | 971 | 1,068 |
| St Joseph's Catholic College, East Gosford | Catholic | Secondary | 0.6 km | 802 | 1,075 |
| Gosford East Public School, East Gosford | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 334 | 1,017 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, East Gosford | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 384 | 1,090 |
| Point Clare Public School, Point Clare | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 479 | 1,058 |
| Rumbalara Environmental Education Centre, Gosford | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | — | — |
| ET Australia Secondary College, Gosford | Independent | Secondary | 1.8 km | 280 | 976 |
| Henry Kendall High School, Gosford | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 789 | 1,030 |
| Gosford Public School, West Gosford | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 545 | 1,049 |
| Gosford High School, Gosford | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,067 | 1,157 |
| Chertsey Primary School, Springfield | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 125 | 935 |
| North Gosford Learning Centre, North Gosford | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 38 | 905 |
| Yattalunga Valley Christian School, Green Point | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 26 | 1,095 |
| Green Point Christian College, Green Point | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,175 | 1,106 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Wyoming | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 443 | 1,076 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Gosford, Narara | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 694 | 1,093 |
| Wyoming Public School, Wyoming | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 302 | 940 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Point Frederick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13244/point-frederick/topic/education