66.0% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 66.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pretty Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pretty Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 40% of adults in Pretty Beach hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This high level of tertiary education is mirrored in the school results, where 66% of residents completed Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most areas, sitting at 66%. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pretty Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the highest for university education, with 39.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%.
39.9% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 39.9%
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 Pretty Beach, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Postgraduate degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the community are spread across several fields, most commonly in society and culture (16.6%), management and commerce (15.1%), and education (14.1%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Pretty Beach has an average school advantage score that is higher than most areas. There are four primary schools within 3km, which is more than about 73% of similar places.
30.30
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
419
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,016
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pretty Beach
4 schools — 1,676 students, average ICSEA 1,016.
By sector: Government 4
By type: Primary 4
| Pretty Beach Public School, Pretty Beach | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 154 | 1,102 |
| Ettalong Public School, Ettalong Beach | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 490 | 975 |
| Empire Bay Public School, Empire Bay | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 426 | 1,039 |
| Umina Beach Public School, Umina Beach | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 606 | 1,010 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pretty Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13273/pretty-beach/topic/education