47.5% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.5%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Somersby · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Somersby
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Somersby finished high school compared to the state and national figures, where about 59% completed Year 12. Only 47.5% of residents here reached that milestone. Despite this, the area has a strong presence of university-qualified adults and well-resourced schools.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian averages. About 30% of people had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Somersby, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 33.2% of residents.
19.2% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 19.2%
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 Somersby, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 16.3%, followed by management and commerce at 15%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Somersby is better equipped for students than most similar areas, with 22 schools within 3km and a high school advantage score of 1,035. Most of these schools are government run, making up 77.3% of the sector.
6.37
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
22
Higher than 87% 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).
414
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,035
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Somersby
22 schools — 9,099 students, average ICSEA 1,035.
By sector: Government 17 · Independent 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 8 · Combined 4
| Somersby Public School, Gosford | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 56 | 1,034 |
| Narara Valley High School, Narara | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 629 | 974 |
| Girrakool School, Kariong | Government | Secondary | 5.5 km | 54 | 826 |
| Ngaruki Gulgul, Kariong | Independent | Secondary | 5.5 km | 70 | 899 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Gosford, Narara | Independent | Combined | 5.9 km | 694 | 1,093 |
| Glenvale School, Narara | Government | Combined | 6.0 km | 159 | 963 |
| Central Coast Sports College, Kariong | Independent | Combined | 6.1 km | 990 | 1,026 |
| Kariong Mountains High School, Kariong | Government | Secondary | 6.2 km | 420 | 968 |
| Niagara Park Public School, Niagara Park | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 412 | 1,008 |
| Gosford Public School, West Gosford | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 545 | 1,049 |
| Henry Kendall High School, Gosford | Government | Secondary | 7.1 km | 789 | 1,030 |
| Gosford High School, Gosford | Government | Secondary | 7.1 km | 1,067 | 1,157 |
| Peats Ridge Public School, Peats Ridge | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 19 | 947 |
| Kariong Public School, Kariong | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 502 | 1,007 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Wyoming | Catholic | Primary | 7.5 km | 443 | 1,076 |
| Narara Public School, Lisarow | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 377 | 1,008 |
| North Gosford Learning Centre, North Gosford | Government | Combined | 7.8 km | 38 | 905 |
| Valley View Public School, Wyoming | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 325 | 987 |
| ET Australia Secondary College, Gosford | Independent | Secondary | 7.8 km | 280 | 976 |
| Lisarow High School, Lisarow | Government | Secondary | 8.2 km | 728 | 1,014 |
| Point Clare Public School, Point Clare | Government | Primary | 8.6 km | 479 | 1,058 |
| Central Mangrove Public School, Central Mangrove | Government | Primary | 9.6 km | 23 | 886 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Somersby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13587/somersby/topic/education