44.2% ▲ +28.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 41.6%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Russell Vale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Russell Vale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have shifted in Russell Vale, where 18.3% of adults now hold a bachelor's degree or higher. This is more than most similar areas, though it remains well below the state and national figures. The community shows a diverse range of skills and certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national and state figures. About 32.9% of people finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Russell Vale, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 42.3%. While 18.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the New South Wales average of 27.8%.
18.3% ▲ +40.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 18.3%
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 Russell Vale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 20.2%, followed by management and commerce at 14.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 16 schools within 3 km, a number larger than about 87% of similar areas. The schools here have a much higher average advantage score than most areas and are typically larger than average.
2.67
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
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).
414
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,038
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Russell Vale
16 schools — 6,630 students, average ICSEA 1,038.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 5
| Aspect South Coast School, Corrimal | Independent | Primary | 1.0 km | 129 | 1,017 |
| Russell Vale Public School, Russell Vale | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 262 | 1,040 |
| Woonona Public School, Woonona | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 519 | 1,070 |
| Corrimal Public School, Corrimal | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 227 | 1,013 |
| St Columbkille's Catholic Primary School, Corrimal | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 339 | 1,073 |
| Woonona High School, Woonona | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 767 | 1,030 |
| Woonona East Public School, Woonona | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 200 | 1,037 |
| Holy Spirit College, Bellambi | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,249 | 1,069 |
| Bellambi Public School, Bellambi | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 182 | 807 |
| Corrimal High School, Corrimal | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 569 | 940 |
| Corrimal East Public School, Corrimal | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 297 | 1,046 |
| Waniora Public School, Bulli | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 264 | 1,077 |
| Bulli High School, Bulli | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 979 | 1,058 |
| Tarrawanna Public School, Tarrawanna | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 164 | 982 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bulli | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 412 | 1,121 |
| Wollongong Flexible School, Towradgi | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 71 | 895 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Russell Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13463/russell-vale/topic/education