39.2% ▲ +19.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 39.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Salamander Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Salamander Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education rates have remained modest in Salamander Bay, where only 13.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The area relies more on trade and vocational qualifications than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer residents here finished high school compared to most areas. Only 39.2% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Salamander Bay, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Vocational certificates are the most common qualification, held by 37.6% of residents. This helps explain why the 13.8% of adults with a university degree is far below the Australian average.
13.8% ▲ +45.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 13.8%
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 Salamander Bay, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with degrees, the most common fields are management and commerce at 18.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a strong school presence with six schools within 3 km, which is more than 77% of similar areas. These schools are generally larger and have higher advantage scores than most.
6.31
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
447
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,009
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Salamander Bay
6 schools — 2,683 students, average ICSEA 1,009.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| St Philip's Christian College - Port Stephens, Salamander Bay | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 821 | 1,072 |
| St Philip's Christian College Gilibaa, Salamander Bay | Independent | Primary | 2.0 km | 30 | 763 |
| Tomaree High School, Salamander Bay | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 986 | 970 |
| Tomaree Public School, Salamander Bay | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 310 | 981 |
| Soldiers Point Public School, Soldiers Point | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 267 | 992 |
| St Michael's Primary School, Nelson Bay | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 269 | 1,040 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Salamander Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13478/salamander-bay/topic/education