49.6% ▲ +31.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.7%
- 2016: 45.8%
- 2021: 49.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Swansea Heads · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Swansea Heads
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of the adults in Swansea Heads have finished Year 12, a result that is higher than in most similar areas. While a good number of people hold qualifications, the area's figures for school and university completion are well below the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 49.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the New South Wales and Australian figures by over 9 percentage points.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Swansea Heads, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 34%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 22.1% of adults, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national average. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 36.9% of people.
22.1% ▲ +37.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 22.1%
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 Swansea Heads, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Swansea Heads are most common in engineering and related fields at 19.1%, followed by management and commerce at 16.9% and education at 14.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are six schools within 3km, which is more than about 77% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the average school size is 270 students.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
270
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
986
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Swansea Heads
6 schools — 1,620 students, average ICSEA 986.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1
| St Patrick's Primary School, Swansea | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 165 | 1,041 |
| Blacksmiths Public School, Blacksmiths | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 103 | 1,004 |
| Swansea High School, Caves Beach | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 710 | 972 |
| Pelican Flat Public School, Pelican | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 94 | 981 |
| Caves Beach Public School, Caves Beach | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 349 | 1,019 |
| Swansea Public School, Swansea | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 199 | 923 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Swansea Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13727/swansea-heads/topic/education