53.3% ▲ +27.4%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.9%
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woonona · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Woonona
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of over five percentage points separates Woonona from the national average for Year 12 completions, though the area sees a high proportion of adults with university degrees. While 53.3% of residents finished high school, 26.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 53.3%, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Woonona, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 26.1%, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national average.
26.1% ▲ +53.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Woonona splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 17.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Woonona has 19 schools within 3km, which is more than about 89% of similar areas, though there are only 1.30 schools per 1,000 children. Most schools are government-run at 68.4% and the average school advantage score is much higher than most areas.
1.30
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
Higher than 86% 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).
395
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,046
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Woonona
19 schools — 7,498 students, average ICSEA 1,046.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 5
| Woonona Public School, Woonona | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 519 | 1,070 |
| Woonona High School, Woonona | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 767 | 1,030 |
| Russell Vale Public School, Russell Vale | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 262 | 1,040 |
| Woonona East Public School, Woonona | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 200 | 1,037 |
| Aspect South Coast School, Corrimal | Independent | Primary | 1.7 km | 129 | 1,017 |
| Corrimal Public School, Corrimal | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 227 | 1,013 |
| Holy Spirit College, Bellambi | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,249 | 1,069 |
| St Columbkille's Catholic Primary School, Corrimal | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 339 | 1,073 |
| Waniora Public School, Bulli | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 264 | 1,077 |
| Bulli High School, Bulli | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 979 | 1,058 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bulli | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 412 | 1,121 |
| Bellambi Public School, Bellambi | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 182 | 807 |
| Bulli Public School, Bulli | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 318 | 1,069 |
| Corrimal High School, Corrimal | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 569 | 940 |
| Corrimal East Public School, Corrimal | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 297 | 1,046 |
| Tarrawanna Public School, Tarrawanna | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 164 | 982 |
| Wollongong Flexible School, Towradgi | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 71 | 895 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Thirroul | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 183 | 1,130 |
| Thirroul Public School, Thirroul | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 367 | 1,119 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woonona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14434/woonona/topic/education