66.2% ▲ +23.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.8%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 66.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woolooware · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Woolooware
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher rates of schooling and degrees than most similar areas mark Woolooware as a highly educated community. About 66% of residents have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure of 58.8%. This strong educational foundation is reflected in the high proportion of adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are high here, with 66.2% of people completing Year 12. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Woolooware, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common, as 29.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 27.8% and the national rate of 26.3%.
29.3% ▲ +52.7%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 29.3%
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 Woolooware, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 24.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an average advantage score of 1,084, which is much higher than most areas. While there are 23 schools within 3 km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than in most other areas.
2.48
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
23
Higher than 87% 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).
514
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,084
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Woolooware
23 schools — 11,310 students, average ICSEA 1,084.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 7 · Combined 1
| Woolooware Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 462 | 1,086 |
| Woolooware High School, Woolooware | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 788 | 1,063 |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Primary School, Woolooware | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 175 | 1,124 |
| Burraneer Bay Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 573 | 1,101 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer, Cronulla | Catholic | Secondary | 1.2 km | 421 | 1,086 |
| Cronulla Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 516 | 1,064 |
| St Aloysius College Cronulla, Cronulla | Catholic | Secondary | 1.3 km | 482 | 1,089 |
| De La Salle Catholic College, Caringbah, Caringbah | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 536 | 1,078 |
| Cronulla High School, Cronulla | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,205 | 1,050 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Caringbah | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 599 | 1,110 |
| Caringbah North Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 538 | 1,086 |
| Caringbah Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 394 | 1,088 |
| St Aloysius Catholic Primary School, Cronulla | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 178 | 1,123 |
| Caringbah High School, Caringbah | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 908 | 1,172 |
| Endeavour Sports High School, Caringbah | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,381 | 1,040 |
| Sutherland Hospital School, Caringbah | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | — | — |
| Laguna Street Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 440 | 1,084 |
| Cronulla South Public School, Cronulla | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 261 | 1,093 |
| Miranda North Public School, Miranda | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 291 | 1,046 |
| Lilli Pilli Public School, Lilli Pilli | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 323 | 1,113 |
| Taren Point Public School, Taren Point | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 114 | 1,043 |
| Yowie Bay Public School, Yowie Bay | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 329 | 1,093 |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Miranda, Miranda | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 396 | 1,090 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woolooware [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14428/woolooware/topic/education