42.1% ▲ +64.4%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 42.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Taylors Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Taylors Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Taylors Beach have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 42.1% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This creates a local profile where trade certificates are more common than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are far below the national figure, with only 42.1% of residents finishing Year 12. Other common outcomes include 27.1% reaching Year 10 and 12.1% finishing Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Taylors Beach, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, as the 16.8% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is well below the Australian average. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most typical qualification, held by 30.7% of residents.
16.8% ▲ +138.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 16.8%
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 Taylors Beach, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, led by Engineering at 20%, followed by Education and Management and Commerce both at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are six schools within 3km, which is more than most similar areas. These schools are typically larger than average, with two-thirds being government primary schools.
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).
454
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,001
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Taylors Beach
6 schools — 2,723 students, average ICSEA 1,001.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Soldiers Point Public School, Soldiers Point | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 267 | 992 |
| St Philip's Christian College Gilibaa, Salamander Bay | Independent | Primary | 3.8 km | 30 | 763 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Port Stephens, Salamander Bay | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 821 | 1,072 |
| Tomaree High School, Salamander Bay | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 986 | 970 |
| Tomaree Public School, Salamander Bay | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 310 | 981 |
| Anna Bay Public School, Anna Bay | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 309 | 962 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Taylors Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13792/taylors-beach/topic/education