33.7% ▲ +37.4%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
West Haven · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in West Haven
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in West Haven have remained relatively steady since 2011, though they sit well below state averages. Only 33.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This creates a local profile where most adults have a practical or trade-based background rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 33.7% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the national average. The most common highest level of schooling reached in the area is Year 10, at 36.7%.
Highest year of school
View on map →West Haven splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.9% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.2% of residents.
12.9% ▲ +107.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 12.9%
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 West Haven, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most popular fields are Engineering and related topics at 20.9%, followed by Management and Commerce at 14.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km of the area, which is more than about 70% of similar places. All of these are primary schools, with 66.7% run by the government.
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).
188
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,000
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving West Haven
3 schools — 564 students, average ICSEA 1,000.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3
| St Joseph's Primary School, Laurieton | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 181 | 1,011 |
| Laurieton Public School, Laurieton | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 151 | 991 |
| North Haven Public School, North Haven | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 232 | 997 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in West Haven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14262/west-haven/topic/education