43.6% ▲ +21.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 43.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Shellharbour · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Shellharbour
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Shellharbour, held by 37.8% of adults. This is an area where fewer people have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 16.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 43.6% of residents completed Year 12, a result that is far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. About 33.7% of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Shellharbour, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 16.7%, which is far below the state average of 27.8%. In addition to trade certificates, 16% of people hold an advanced diploma or diploma.
16.7% ▲ +31.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 16.7%
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 Shellharbour, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 18.5%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 18.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Shellharbour has 15 schools within 3km, which is more than 86% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the usual school size here is 430 students, which is higher than most areas.
3.75
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
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).
430
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
998
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Shellharbour
15 schools — 6,022 students, average ICSEA 998.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| Shellharbour Public School, Shellharbour | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 368 | 999 |
| Stella Maris Catholic Primary School, Shellharbour | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 405 | 1,050 |
| Warilla High School, Barrack Heights | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,020 | 968 |
| Flinders Public School, Flinders | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 518 | 1,004 |
| Shell Cove Public School, Shell Cove | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 463 | 1,049 |
| Warilla Public School, Warilla | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 279 | 937 |
| Peterborough School, Warilla | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 115 | 938 |
| Shellharbour Anglican College, Dunmore | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 981 | 1,099 |
| Barrack Heights Public School, Barrack Heights | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 192 | 873 |
| Nazareth Catholic Primary School, Shellharbour City | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 413 | 1,052 |
| Illawarra Environmental Education Centre, Dunmore | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | — | — |
| Mount Warrigal Public School, Warilla | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 185 | 885 |
| Oak Flats High School, Oak Flats | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 648 | 932 |
| Warilla North Public School, Warilla | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 167 | 872 |
| Balarang Public School, Oak Flats | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 268 | 974 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Shellharbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13548/shellharbour/topic/education