49.4% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.5%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Waterfall · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Waterfall
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher school completion rates than many similar areas mark the recent educational trend in Waterfall. While nearly half of residents have finished Year 12, this remains well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 49.4% of people here completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas but well below the national average of 58.8%. Another 33.4% of residents finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Waterfall, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 35%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.3% of the population. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it is well below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
18.3% ▲ +38.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 18.3%
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 Waterfall, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in Engineering and related fields at 18.8%, followed closely by Management and commerce at 18.4% and Society and culture at 14.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Waterfall has more schools per 1,000 children than most similar areas, with three schools within 3km. All local schools are government-run, and they have a higher average advantage score than most areas.
9.26
Higher than 73% 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).
308
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,036
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Waterfall
3 schools — 923 students, average ICSEA 1,036.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Waterfall Public School, Waterfall | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 17 | 1,031 |
| Heathcote Public School, Heathcote | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 273 | 1,056 |
| Heathcote High School, Heathcote | Government | Secondary | 6.2 km | 633 | 1,028 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Waterfall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14200/waterfall/topic/education