33.1% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Swan Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Swan Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Swan Bay than in most similar areas. Only 33.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend carries through to higher education, where university degrees are also much less common than usual.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales average, with only 33.1% of people finishing. In contrast, 32% of residents stopped at Year 10 and 12.5% left at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Swan Bay splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are far less common here than across Australia, with only 10.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. The most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.7% of people.
10.1% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 Swan Bay, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Swan Bay most commonly studied engineering and related fields at 16.1%, followed by management and commerce at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3 km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are small, with an average size of 90 students, and are split evenly between government and Catholic sectors.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
90
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
951
Lower 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 Swan Bay
2 schools — 180 students, average ICSEA 951.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2
| St Joseph's Primary School, Woodburn | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 83 | 984 |
| Woodburn Public School, Woodburn | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 97 | 922 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Swan Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13720/swan-bay/topic/education