62.3% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.1%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Scarborough · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Scarborough
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Scarborough stands out as a highly educated area, with a far greater proportion of university-qualified adults than the state or national average. This academic lean is reflected across the board, from high school completion rates to the level of degrees held by adults.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the national figure, with 62.3% of residents finishing their final year of school, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Scarborough, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 40.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a bachelor degree at 34.9%.
40.2% ▲ +39.2%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 40.2%
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 Scarborough, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in management and commerce are the most frequent at 15.6%, followed by society and culture at 13.5% and engineering at 13.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a much higher advantage score than most areas, though the average school size is smaller than usual. There are 4 schools within 3km, with 75% being government primary schools.
12.99
Higher than 80% 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).
125
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,066
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Scarborough
4 schools — 498 students, average ICSEA 1,066.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1
| Scarborough Public School, Scarborough | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 54 | 1,080 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Illawarra, Maddens Plains | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 159 | 973 |
| Coledale Public School, Coledale | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 135 | 1,118 |
| Stanwell Park Public School, Stanwell Park | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 150 | 1,112 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Scarborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13515/scarborough/topic/education