63.4% ▲ +29.6%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.0%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Stanwell Tops · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Stanwell Tops
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of education than most similar areas mark Stanwell Tops, where 63.4% of people finished Year 12. This high rate of school completion is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above both the state and national figures, with 63.4% of residents finishing their final year of school. Around 27.2% of the population finished at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Stanwell Tops, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 28.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the Australian average, though it is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
28.5% ▲ +46.1%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Stanwell Tops splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 17.5%, followed closely by management and commerce at 17.2%. Education and society and culture also make up a large share of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an average advantage score of 1,056, which is much higher than most areas. While the average school size is lower than most, there are four schools within 3km, split between government, Catholic, and independent sectors.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
135
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,056
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Stanwell Tops
4 schools — 541 students, average ICSEA 1,056.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1
| Stanwell Park Public School, Stanwell Park | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 150 | 1,112 |
| Otford Public School, Otford | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 48 | 1,104 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Helensburgh | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 184 | 1,071 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Illawarra, Maddens Plains | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 159 | 973 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Stanwell Tops [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13669/stanwell-tops/topic/education