46.1% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.6%
- 2016: 41.8%
- 2021: 46.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Shelly Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Shelly Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Shelly Beach finished high school compared to the rest of the state. Only 46.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is 13 percentage points lower than the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
While Year 12 completion is far below state and national levels, around 31.9% of residents reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Shelly Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 35%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.3% of the population, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national average.
17.3% ▲ +46.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 17.3%
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 Shelly Beach, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 19.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Shelly Beach has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with seven schools located within 3km.
10.10
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
480
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
991
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Shelly Beach
7 schools — 3,361 students, average ICSEA 991.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 1
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Shelly Beach | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 606 | 1,057 |
| Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus, Long Jetty | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 756 | 987 |
| Brooke Avenue Public School, Killarney Vale | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 420 | 931 |
| Bateau Bay Public School, Bateau Bay | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 614 | 1,029 |
| The Entrance Public School, The Entrance | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 422 | 923 |
| Killarney Vale Public School, Killarney Vale | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 477 | 963 |
| The Central Coast Montessori Primary School, Bateau Bay | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 66 | 1,100 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Shelly Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13550/shelly-beach/topic/education