59.9% ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.8%
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 59.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Werri Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Werri Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high proportion of adults in Werri Beach hold university degrees, creating a well-educated local population. About 35% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly 60% of residents have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Werri Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education is common here, with 35% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
35.0% ▲ +47.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 35.0%
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 Werri Beach, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications for residents are in management and commerce at 16.8%, followed by education and engineering.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, and it has an average advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
378
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,091
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Werri Beach
1 school — 378 students, average ICSEA 1,091.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Gerringong Public School, Gerringong | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 378 | 1,091 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Werri Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14250/werri-beach/topic/education