62.5% ▲ +48.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.0%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woy Woy Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Woy Woy Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Woy Woy Bay hold high-level qualifications than in most similar areas. This is a well-educated community where 30% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well above the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are high here, with 62.5% of people completing Year 12. This is well above both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Woy Woy Bay, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common, as 30% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the state average and well above the national figure.
30.0% ▲ +61.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Woy Woy Bay splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 19.3%, followed by society and culture at 14.2% and engineering at 13.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 9 schools within 3km, which is more than 81% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most and have a higher average advantage score.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
598
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,006
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Woy Woy Bay
9 schools — 5,386 students, average ICSEA 1,006.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus, Woy Woy | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 644 | 974 |
| Kariong Public School, Kariong | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 502 | 1,007 |
| Woy Woy Public School, Woy Woy | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 365 | 970 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Woy Woy South | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 551 | 1,081 |
| Point Clare Public School, Point Clare | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 479 | 1,058 |
| Brisbane Water Secondary College Umina Campus, Umina Beach | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 787 | 966 |
| Woy Woy South Public School, Woy Woy | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 648 | 996 |
| Kariong Mountains High School, Kariong | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 420 | 968 |
| Central Coast Sports College, Kariong | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 990 | 1,026 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woy Woy Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14444/woy-woy-bay/topic/education