65.0% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sylvania Waters · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sylvania Waters
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of schooling and qualifications than most similar areas mark Sylvania Waters. Around 65% of residents have completed Year 12, and over a quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is 65%, which is well above the 58.9% figure for New South Wales and the 58.8% national average. This is much higher than most other areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sylvania Waters, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is about the same as the national average of 26.3% and just a little below the state figure.
26.6% ▲ +29.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 26.6%
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 Sylvania Waters, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 28.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an average advantage score of 1,079, which is much higher than most areas. There are 29 schools within 3km, with government schools making up 72.4% of the sector.
29
Higher than 88% 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.
1,079
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sylvania Waters
29 schools — 12,717 students, average ICSEA 1,079.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 7 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| Sylvania High School, Sylvania | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 750 | 1,039 |
| Taren Point Public School, Taren Point | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 114 | 1,043 |
| Sylvania Public School, Sylvania | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 167 | 1,038 |
| Miranda North Public School, Miranda | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 291 | 1,046 |
| Sylvania Heights Public School, Sylvania | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 482 | 1,056 |
| Endeavour Sports High School, Caringbah | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,381 | 1,040 |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Miranda, Miranda | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 396 | 1,090 |
| Caringbah High School, Caringbah | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 908 | 1,172 |
| Port Hacking High School, Miranda | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 950 | 1,050 |
| Sutherland Hospital School, Caringbah | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | — | — |
| Caringbah North Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 538 | 1,086 |
| Miranda Public School, Miranda | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 300 | 1,024 |
| Gymea North Public School, Gymea | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 362 | 1,075 |
| Bald Face Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 246 | 1,123 |
| Bates Drive School, Kareela | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 62 | 1,018 |
| Kareela Public School, Kareela | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 272 | 1,102 |
| Gymea Technology High School, Gymea | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 554 | 1,048 |
| Sans Souci Public School, Sans Souci | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 523 | 1,060 |
| Laguna Street Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 440 | 1,084 |
| Sydney Montessori School, Gymea | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 147 | 1,118 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Caringbah | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 599 | 1,110 |
| De La Salle Catholic College, Caringbah, Caringbah | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 536 | 1,078 |
| Oyster Bay Public School, Oyster Bay | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 416 | 1,098 |
| St Finbar's Catholic Primary School Sans Souci, Sans Souci | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 218 | 1,091 |
| St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School, Gymea | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 596 | 1,109 |
| Yowie Bay Public School, Yowie Bay | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 329 | 1,093 |
| Kirrawee Public School, Kirrawee | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 326 | 1,050 |
| Mater Dei Catholic Primary School, Blakehurst | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 400 | 1,103 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Como - Oyster Bay, Como | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 414 | 1,127 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sylvania Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13733/sylvania-waters/topic/education