58.1% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.5%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Secret Harbour · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Secret Harbour
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Secret Harbour have remained steady, with 58.1% of residents completing Year 12. This is about the same as the state and national figures. While many people finish school, a smaller number go on to earn university degrees compared to the rest of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Most people here finished their schooling at Year 12, which is much higher than in most similar areas. About 21.3% of residents finished at Year 10, while 12.4% stopped at Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Secret Harbour, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 15.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are more common, with 41% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
15.9% ▲ +25.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 15.9%
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 Secret Harbour, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 21.8%, followed by management and commerce at 15.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 7 schools within 3 kilometres, which is more than about 79% of similar areas. All local schools are government run, and they tend to be much larger than those in other similar areas.
0.96
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
683
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Secret Harbour
7 schools — 4,780 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Government 7
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 1
| Secret Harbour Primary School, Secret Harbour | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 644 | 1,017 |
| Comet Bay College, Secret Harbour | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,879 | 1,004 |
| Comet Bay Primary School, Secret Harbour | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 638 | 1,005 |
| Golden Bay Primary School, Golden Bay | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 511 | 961 |
| Singleton Primary School, Singleton | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 629 | 994 |
| Endeavour Primary School, Port Kennedy | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 387 | 957 |
| Endeavour Education Support Centre, Port Kennedy | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 92 | 895 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Secret Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51337/secret-harbour/topic/education