39.2% ▲ +30.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 39.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Unanderra · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Unanderra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school in Unanderra compared to most similar areas. Only 39.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend is mirrored in higher education, where the proportion of adults with a university degree is also much lower than the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales rate of 58.9%. About 29.7% of residents finished Year 10, while 18.5% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Unanderra, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 13.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37% of residents.
13.6% ▲ +75.5%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 13.6%
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 Unanderra, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 16.7%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.7% and Society and culture at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Unanderra has a high number of schools within 3km, totaling 28. Most of these are government primary schools, and they tend to have a higher average advantage score than most other areas.
3.25
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
28
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).
390
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,025
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Unanderra
28 schools — 10,930 students, average ICSEA 1,025.
By sector: Government 19 · Independent 6 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Unanderra | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 371 | 1,066 |
| Farmborough Road Public School, Unanderra | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 226 | 961 |
| Cedars Christian College, Unanderra | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 661 | 1,067 |
| Cedars Christian College - Aspire, Unanderra | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 13 | 1,094 |
| Unanderra Public School, Cordeaux Heights | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 348 | 992 |
| Berkeley West Public School, Berkeley | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 157 | 868 |
| Figtree Public School, Figtree | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 264 | 1,028 |
| Craig Davis College, Cordeaux Heights | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 45 | 825 |
| Figtree High School, Figtree | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 880 | 1,013 |
| Illawarra Christian School, Cordeaux Heights | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 800 | 1,091 |
| Cringila Public School, Cringila | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 163 | 936 |
| Illawarra Sports High School, Berkeley | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 926 | 937 |
| Berkeley Public School, Berkeley | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 259 | 926 |
| Figtree Heights Public School, Figtree | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 181 | 1,061 |
| Mount St Thomas Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 354 | 1,070 |
| Lindsay Park Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 334 | 1,068 |
| Warrawong High School, Warrawong | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 591 | 905 |
| Warrawong Public School, Warrawong | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 276 | 891 |
| Nareena Hills Public School, Figtree | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 209 | 1,080 |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, Warrawong | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 149 | 1,013 |
| Lake Heights Public School, Lake Heights | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 147 | 941 |
| The Illawarra Grammar School, Wollongong West | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 970 | 1,159 |
| Mount Kembla Public School, Mount Kembla | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 159 | 1,050 |
| Coniston Public School, Coniston | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 181 | 990 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Mangerton | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 368 | 1,090 |
| Wollongong West Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 243 | 991 |
| Edmund Rice College, West Wollongong | Independent | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,054 | 1,083 |
| Hayes Park Public School, Kanahooka | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 601 | 972 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Unanderra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14026/unanderra/topic/education