65.7% ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.8%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 65.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sutherland · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sutherland
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well over 65% of residents in Sutherland finished Year 12, a figure far higher than the national average. This high level of basic schooling is matched by a strong trend toward higher education, with a typical population that is more qualified than most other similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 65.7% of people here completed Year 12, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is much higher than most other areas across the country.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sutherland, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common in Sutherland, where 33% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian average of 26.3%.
33.0% ▲ +43.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 33.0%
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 Sutherland, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 23.3%, followed by engineering and society and culture, which both sit around 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Sutherland has 38 schools within 3km, among the largest number at this level. While there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas, the typical school here is larger and has a much higher advantage score than most.
2.78
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
38
Higher than 90% 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).
454
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,084
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sutherland
38 schools — 16,796 students, average ICSEA 1,084.
By sector: Government 30 · Catholic 6 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 26 · Secondary 6 · Combined 6
| Sutherland Public School, Sutherland | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 344 | 1,101 |
| St Patrick's College Sutherland, Sutherland | Catholic | Secondary | 0.4 km | 1,227 | 1,093 |
| Minerva School, Sutherland | Government | Combined | 0.4 km | 47 | 1,039 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Sutherland | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 603 | 1,106 |
| Cook School, Loftus | Government | Combined | 1.0 km | 66 | 956 |
| Sutherland North Public School, Sutherland | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 225 | 1,073 |
| Woronora River Public School, Woronora | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 70 | 1,054 |
| Loftus Public School, Loftus | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 337 | 1,079 |
| Jannali Public School, Jannali | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 139 | 1,062 |
| The Jannali High School, Jannali | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 925 | 1,051 |
| Kirrawee Public School, Kirrawee | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 326 | 1,050 |
| Kirrawee High School, Kirrawee | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,185 | 1,092 |
| Jannali East Public School, Jannali | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 313 | 1,081 |
| Bonnet Bay Public School, Bonnet Bay | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 197 | 1,090 |
| Gymea Technology High School, Gymea | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 554 | 1,048 |
| St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School, Gymea | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 596 | 1,109 |
| Bangor Public School, Bangor | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 503 | 1,077 |
| Gymea Bay Public School, Gymea Bay | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 763 | 1,091 |
| Bates Drive School, Kareela | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 62 | 1,018 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Como - Oyster Bay, Como | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 414 | 1,127 |
| Sydney Montessori School, Gymea | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 147 | 1,118 |
| Gymea North Public School, Gymea | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 362 | 1,075 |
| Como West Public School, Como | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 275 | 1,109 |
| Marton Public School, Engadine | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 318 | 1,063 |
| Grays Point Public School, Grays Point | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 353 | 1,113 |
| Kareela Public School, Kareela | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 272 | 1,102 |
| Inaburra School, Bangor | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,211 | 1,123 |
| Aquinas Catholic College, Menai | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,140 | 1,082 |
| Royal National Park Environmental Education Centre, Audley | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | — | — |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Menai | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 803 | 1,098 |
| Oyster Bay Public School, Oyster Bay | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 416 | 1,098 |
| Como Public School, Como | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 103 | 1,071 |
| Yarrawarrah Public School, Engadine | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 249 | 1,081 |
| Miranda Public School, Miranda | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 300 | 1,024 |
| Illawong Public School, Illawong | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 191 | 1,069 |
| Port Hacking High School, Miranda | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 950 | 1,050 |
| Tharawal Public School, Menai | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 328 | 1,085 |
| Sylvania Heights Public School, Sylvania | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 482 | 1,056 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sutherland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13716/sutherland/topic/education