49.6% ▲ +35.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 49.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Speers Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Speers Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Speers Point have shifted over the last decade, though it remains an area where many adults hold high-level degrees. While nearly half of residents finished Year 12, the typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV. This mix of trade and university credentials defines the local workforce.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 49.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Speers Point, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 23.2% of the population, a figure much higher than most similar areas. Despite this, it is still well below the state average of 27.8%.
23.2% ▲ +52.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 23.2%
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 Speers Point, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 18.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.0% and health at 13.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 18 schools within 3km, which is more than 88% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and they have an average advantage score of 1,022, which is higher than most areas.
1.78
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
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).
348
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,022
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Speers Point
18 schools — 6,268 students, average ICSEA 1,022.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Speers Point Public School, Speers Point | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 256 | 1,000 |
| Biddabah Public School, Warners Bay | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 348 | 1,065 |
| Boolaroo Public School, Boolaroo | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 99 | 981 |
| Lake Macquarie High School, Booragul | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 435 | 925 |
| Booragul Public School, Booragul | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 206 | 931 |
| Five Islands School, Booragul | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 51 | 890 |
| Teralba Public School, Teralba | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 111 | 959 |
| St Paul's Catholic College, Booragul | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 636 | 1,026 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Warners Bay | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 418 | 1,093 |
| Warners Bay High School, Warners Bay | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,161 | 1,056 |
| Warners Bay Public School, Warners Bay | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 340 | 1,027 |
| Argenton Public School, Argenton | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 46 | 934 |
| Eleebana Public School, Eleebana | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 506 | 1,105 |
| Cardiff Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 283 | 1,000 |
| Cardiff South Public School, Cardiff South | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 298 | 1,017 |
| Mount Hutton Public School, Mount Hutton | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 166 | 940 |
| Cardiff High School, Cardiff | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 778 | 986 |
| St Kevin's Primary School, Cardiff | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 130 | 1,071 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Speers Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13621/speers-point/topic/education