50.7% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.1%
- 2016: 47.2%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Taren Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Taren Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of over 8 percentage points separates Taren Point from the state and national figures for Year 12 completion. While schooling and degree levels are higher than in many similar areas, they remain well below the broader New South Wales and Australian averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 50.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the state and national figures. Around 21.9% of the population finished Year 10 as their highest grade.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Taren Point, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 20.1% of adults. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is still well below the New South Wales average of 27.8%.
20.1% ▲ +21.8%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 20.1%
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 Taren Point, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 33%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (27%) and Certificate III / IV (26%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 23.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Taren Point has a very high average school advantage score compared to most areas. There are 27 schools within 3km, with government schools making up 77.8% of the sector.
4.44
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
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).
506
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,074
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Taren Point
27 schools — 13,167 students, average ICSEA 1,074.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 5 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 7 · Combined 3
| Taren Point Public School, Taren Point | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 114 | 1,043 |
| Endeavour Sports High School, Caringbah | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,381 | 1,040 |
| Sylvania Public School, Sylvania | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 167 | 1,038 |
| Caringbah High School, Caringbah | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 908 | 1,172 |
| Miranda North Public School, Miranda | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 291 | 1,046 |
| Sylvania High School, Sylvania | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 750 | 1,039 |
| Caringbah North Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 538 | 1,086 |
| Sutherland Hospital School, Caringbah | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | — | — |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Miranda, Miranda | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 396 | 1,090 |
| Sylvania Heights Public School, Sylvania | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 482 | 1,056 |
| Sans Souci Public School, Sans Souci | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 523 | 1,060 |
| St Finbar's Catholic Primary School Sans Souci, Sans Souci | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 218 | 1,091 |
| Port Hacking High School, Miranda | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 950 | 1,050 |
| Bald Face Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 246 | 1,123 |
| De La Salle Catholic College, Caringbah, Caringbah | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 536 | 1,078 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Caringbah | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 599 | 1,110 |
| Woolooware High School, Woolooware | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 788 | 1,063 |
| Miranda Public School, Miranda | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 300 | 1,024 |
| Laguna Street Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 440 | 1,084 |
| Gymea North Public School, Gymea | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 362 | 1,075 |
| Woolooware Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 462 | 1,086 |
| Bates Drive School, Kareela | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 62 | 1,018 |
| Burraneer Bay Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 573 | 1,101 |
| Mater Dei Catholic Primary School, Blakehurst | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 400 | 1,103 |
| Cronulla High School, Cronulla | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,205 | 1,050 |
| Yowie Bay Public School, Yowie Bay | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 329 | 1,093 |
| Sydney Montessori School, Gymea | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 147 | 1,118 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Taren Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13781/taren-point/topic/education