37.5% ▲ +41.3%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
The Entrance · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in The Entrance
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 32.7% of adults in The Entrance hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. This is a community where fewer people have completed high school or university compared to the state and national figures. Only 37.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with only 37.5% of residents finishing their secondary schooling. This is 21 points lower than both Australia and New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In The Entrance, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical level of education is much lower than the state average, with only 13.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This figure is 15 points below the New South Wales rate.
13.1% ▲ +71.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 13.1%
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 The Entrance, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 17.2%, followed by society and culture at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The Entrance has larger schools than most similar areas, with an average size of 595 students. While there are three schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than in most other areas.
1.99
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
595
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
996
Higher 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 The Entrance
3 schools — 1,784 students, average ICSEA 996.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| The Entrance Public School, The Entrance | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 422 | 923 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Shelly Beach | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 606 | 1,057 |
| Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus, Long Jetty | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 756 | 987 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in The Entrance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13834/the-entrance/topic/education