64.0% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woronora Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Woronora Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher education levels than most similar areas define Woronora Heights. This is a well-qualified community where 64% of residents have completed Year 12, a figure well above the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is high at 64%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Only 3.5% of residents had their highest level of schooling at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Woronora Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 25.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is a little below the state average. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV at 29.9% and bachelor degrees at 25.5%.
25.6% ▲ +38.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Woronora Heights splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 27.4%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 17.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 30 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number at this level. These schools are generally larger than in most similar areas and have a much higher average advantage score.
30
Higher than 88% 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).
558
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,079
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Woronora Heights
30 schools — 16,725 students, average ICSEA 1,079.
By sector: Government 20 · Catholic 6 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 7 · Combined 7
| Marton Public School, Engadine | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 318 | 1,063 |
| Woronora River Public School, Woronora | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 70 | 1,054 |
| Bangor Public School, Bangor | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 503 | 1,077 |
| Aquinas Catholic College, Menai | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,140 | 1,082 |
| Shire Christian School, Barden Ridge | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 926 | 1,116 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Menai | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 803 | 1,098 |
| Lucas Heights Community School, Barden Ridge | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 796 | 1,038 |
| Inaburra School, Bangor | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,211 | 1,123 |
| Loftus Public School, Loftus | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 337 | 1,079 |
| Cook School, Loftus | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 66 | 956 |
| Yarrawarrah Public School, Engadine | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 249 | 1,081 |
| Minerva School, Sutherland | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 47 | 1,039 |
| St Patrick's College Sutherland, Sutherland | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,227 | 1,093 |
| Sutherland Public School, Sutherland | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 344 | 1,101 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Sutherland | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 603 | 1,106 |
| Menai Public School, Menai | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 154 | 1,036 |
| Engadine High School, Engadine | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,063 | 1,051 |
| Tharawal Public School, Menai | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 328 | 1,085 |
| Menai High School, Menai | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,062 | 1,046 |
| Jannali Public School, Jannali | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 139 | 1,062 |
| Bonnet Bay Public School, Bonnet Bay | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 197 | 1,090 |
| Southern Cross Baptist Church Christian School, Engadine | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 42 | 1,108 |
| Engadine Public School, Engadine | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 411 | 1,059 |
| Sutherland North Public School, Sutherland | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 225 | 1,073 |
| Engadine West Public School, Engadine | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 541 | 1,057 |
| The Jannali High School, Jannali | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 925 | 1,051 |
| St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Engadine | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 772 | 1,094 |
| St John Bosco College, Engadine | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 986 | 1,081 |
| Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town, Engadine | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 55 | 962 |
| Kirrawee High School, Kirrawee | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,185 | 1,092 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woronora Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14440/woronora-heights/topic/education