50.9% ▲ +39.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 43.9%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Towradgi · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Towradgi
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well below the state and national figures for school and degree completion, Towradgi still sees more residents finish Year 12 and earn degrees than most similar areas. About 50.9% of people here finished Year 12, while 21.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
While 50.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas, this figure is well below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. About 26.9% of people stopped after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Towradgi, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 21.9% of the population, a figure well below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.9% of residents.
21.9% ▲ +57.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 21.9%
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 Towradgi, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 18%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Towradgi has 20 schools within 3 km, which is more than 89% of similar areas, and these schools have an advantage score higher than most areas. Most of these are government primary schools.
2.01
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
Higher than 87% 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).
363
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,035
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Towradgi
20 schools — 7,255 students, average ICSEA 1,035.
By sector: Government 14 · Independent 3 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 5 · Combined 2
| Towradgi Public School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 134 | 1,031 |
| Corrimal East Public School, Corrimal | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 297 | 1,046 |
| Wollongong Flexible School, Towradgi | Independent | Secondary | 0.9 km | 71 | 895 |
| Corrimal High School, Corrimal | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 569 | 940 |
| Fairy Meadow Public School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 342 | 1,002 |
| Tarrawanna Public School, Tarrawanna | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 164 | 982 |
| Bellambi Public School, Bellambi | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 182 | 807 |
| St Columbkille's Catholic Primary School, Corrimal | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 339 | 1,073 |
| Corrimal Public School, Corrimal | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 227 | 1,013 |
| Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School, Fairy Meadow | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 335 | 1,081 |
| Mount Ousley Public School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 193 | 1,079 |
| Holy Spirit College, Bellambi | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,249 | 1,069 |
| Aspect South Coast School, Corrimal | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 129 | 1,017 |
| Elonera Montessori School, Mount Ousley | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 187 | 1,108 |
| Russell Vale Public School, Russell Vale | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 262 | 1,040 |
| Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts, Fairy Meadow | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,169 | 1,075 |
| Keira High School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 723 | 984 |
| Balgownie Public School, Balgownie | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 329 | 1,076 |
| Pleasant Heights Public School, Mount Pleasant | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 241 | 1,126 |
| Para Meadows School, North Wollongong | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 113 | 945 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Towradgi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13947/towradgi/topic/education