37.9% ▲ +34.3%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 37.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Toronto · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Toronto
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Toronto finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 37.9% completing Year 12. This is 21 percentage points below the national figure. While many residents hold vocational certificates, university degrees are less common here than in other parts of New South Wales.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 37.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures. A significant number of people stopped their formal schooling earlier, with 31.8% finishing at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Toronto, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 14.5% of adults, which is far below the state and national figures. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.8% of the population.
14.5% ▲ +43.4%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 14.5%
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 Toronto, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, led by Engineering at 16.8% and Management and Commerce at 16.5%. Other common areas of study include Society and Culture and Health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Toronto has more schools per 1,000 children than most similar areas, with 16 schools within 3 km. Most of these are government-run primary schools, with an average school size of 296 students.
5.73
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Higher than 86% 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).
296
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Toronto
16 schools — 4,732 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 2 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Toronto High School, Toronto | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 952 | 961 |
| Biraban Public School, Toronto | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 163 | 871 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Kilaben Bay | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 194 | 1,023 |
| Toronto Public School, Toronto | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 201 | 910 |
| Blackalls Park Public School, Blackalls Park | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 217 | 966 |
| Toronto Adventist School, Toronto | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 43 | 1,173 |
| Charlton Christian College, Fassifern | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 831 | 1,063 |
| Fennell Bay Public School, Fennell Bay | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 159 | 889 |
| Rathmines Public School, Rathmines | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 311 | 996 |
| Fassifern Public School, Fassifern | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 59 | 947 |
| Coal Point Public School, Coal Point | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 245 | 1,065 |
| Awaba Public School, Awaba | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 29 | 940 |
| St Paul's Catholic College, Booragul | Catholic | Secondary | 4.9 km | 636 | 1,026 |
| Lake Macquarie High School, Booragul | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 435 | 925 |
| Five Islands School, Booragul | Government | Combined | 5.3 km | 51 | 890 |
| Booragul Public School, Booragul | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 206 | 931 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Toronto [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13936/toronto/topic/education