27.8% ▲ +23.6%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sawyers Gully · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sawyers Gully
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents have finished high school or university in Sawyers Gully compared to the rest of the country. Only 27.8% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a local profile where trade certificates are more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 27.8% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the state and national figures. The most common highest school year reached is Year 10, at 46.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sawyers Gully, the largest group is Year 10 at 48%, followed by Year 12 (28%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with just 10.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most typical, held by 46.0% of adults.
10.1% ▲ +86.7%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 Sawyers Gully, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 19.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 17.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are six schools within 3 km, which is more than about 77% of similar areas. Most of these are primary schools and government-run, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
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).
388
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
907
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sawyers Gully
6 schools — 2,326 students, average ICSEA 907.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1
| Weston Public School, Weston | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 270 | 882 |
| Holy Spirit Infants School, Abermain | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 122 | 991 |
| Abermain Public School, Abermain | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 257 | 917 |
| Kurri Kurri High School, Kurri Kurri | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 917 | 894 |
| Kurri Kurri Public School, Kurri Kurri | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 574 | 891 |
| Holy Spirit Primary School, Kurri Kurri | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 186 | 994 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sawyers Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13514/sawyers-gully/topic/education