44.8% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.7%
- 2016: 44.8%
- 2021: 44.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
St Huberts Island · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in St Huberts Island finished high school than the state average, with only 44.8% completing Year 12. This gap extends to higher education, where the proportion of adults with a university degree is well below the national figure.
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of the population finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales. Roughly 32.8% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
44.8% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In St Huberts Island, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (10%).
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 17.0% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.3% of people.
17.0% ▲ +32.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In St Huberts Island, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
What people studied.
Those with qualifications most often studied management and commerce (23.8%) or engineering and related fields (21.1%).
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are seven schools within 3 km, which is more than about 79% of similar areas. All of these are government schools, and most are primary schools.
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).
441
Higher than 64% 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).
7 schools — 3,085 students, average ICSEA 998.
By sector: Government 7
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 1
| Woy Woy Public School, Woy Woy | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 365 | 970 |
| Empire Bay Public School, Empire Bay | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 426 | 1,039 |
| Brisbania Public School, Saratoga | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 358 | 1,014 |
| Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus, Woy Woy | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 644 | 974 |
| Ettalong Public School, Ettalong Beach | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 490 | 975 |
| Woy Woy South Public School, Woy Woy | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 648 | 996 |
| Pretty Beach Public School, Pretty Beach | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 154 | 1,102 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in St Huberts Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13653/st-huberts-island/topic/education