37.5% ▲ +8.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Windermere Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Windermere Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school in Windermere Park than in most other parts of the country. Only 37.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend is reflected in the local qualifications, where trade certificates are much more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 37.5% of people here finished Year 12, a result far below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales. Many residents left school earlier, with 34.7% finishing at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Windermere Park splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor's degree or higher is held by only 12.5% of adults, which is far below the Australian average. Instead, nearly half of the population hold a Certificate III or IV.
12.5% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 12.5%
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 Windermere Park, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 17.9%, followed closely by health at 17.3% and society and culture at 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3 km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. Most of these are independent schools, though the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
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).
331
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
973
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Windermere Park
3 schools — 993 students, average ICSEA 973.
By sector: Independent 2 · Government 1
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 1
| Brightwaters Christian College, Brightwaters | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 106 | 1,001 |
| Bonnells Bay Public School, Bonnells Bay | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 376 | 925 |
| Heritage College Lake Macquarie, Morisset | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 511 | 1,002 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Windermere Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14339/windermere-park/topic/education