60.8% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 50.8%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Heathcote · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Heathcote
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high school advantage score of 1,078 marks Heathcote as an area where students have much more support than most other places. More people have finished high school here than a decade ago, and university qualifications are now more common.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60.8% of residents have completed Year 12, which is a little above the state and national figures. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 50.8% had finished their secondary schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Heathcote, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has risen to 27.0%, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the New South Wales average. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 29.2% of residents.
27.0% ▲ +31.3%
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Heathcote splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification in the area are management and commerce at 22.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Heathcote has a high number of schools for the amount of children, with 34 schools within 3 km. Most students attend government schools (67.6%), and the typical school size of 407 is lower than most areas.
2.24
Higher than 62% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
34
Higher than 83% of state electorate 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).
13,425
Higher than 80% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
407
Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,078
Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Heathcote
34 schools — 13,425 students, average ICSEA 1,078.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 7 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 22 · Combined 7 · Secondary 5
| Waterfall Public School, Waterfall | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 17 | 1,031 |
| Helensburgh Public School, Helensburgh | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 460 | 1,057 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Helensburgh | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 184 | 1,071 |
| Heathcote Public School, Heathcote | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 273 | 1,056 |
| Heathcote High School, Heathcote | Government | Secondary | 6.6 km | 633 | 1,028 |
| Heathcote East Public School, Heathcote | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 106 | 1,072 |
| Otford Public School, Otford | Government | Primary | 8.0 km | 48 | 1,104 |
| Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town, Engadine | Independent | Combined | 8.4 km | 55 | 962 |
| St John Bosco College, Engadine | Catholic | Secondary | 8.5 km | 986 | 1,081 |
| Engadine Public School, Engadine | Government | Primary | 8.7 km | 411 | 1,059 |
| St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Engadine | Catholic | Primary | 8.7 km | 772 | 1,094 |
| Engadine High School, Engadine | Government | Secondary | 8.8 km | 1,063 | 1,051 |
| Southern Cross Baptist Church Christian School, Engadine | Independent | Combined | 9.1 km | 42 | 1,108 |
| Engadine West Public School, Engadine | Government | Primary | 9.2 km | 541 | 1,057 |
| Royal National Park Environmental Education Centre, Audley | Government | Combined | 9.5 km | — | — |
| Yarrawarrah Public School, Engadine | Government | Primary | 9.5 km | 249 | 1,081 |
| Stanwell Park Public School, Stanwell Park | Government | Primary | 10.2 km | 150 | 1,112 |
| Marton Public School, Engadine | Government | Primary | 10.6 km | 318 | 1,063 |
| Loftus Public School, Loftus | Government | Primary | 11.0 km | 337 | 1,079 |
| Cook School, Loftus | Government | Combined | 11.6 km | 66 | 956 |
| Minerva School, Sutherland | Government | Combined | 12.5 km | 47 | 1,039 |
| St Patrick's College Sutherland, Sutherland | Catholic | Secondary | 12.6 km | 1,227 | 1,093 |
| Sutherland Public School, Sutherland | Government | Primary | 12.7 km | 344 | 1,101 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Sutherland | Catholic | Primary | 12.8 km | 603 | 1,106 |
| Woronora River Public School, Woronora | Government | Primary | 13.0 km | 70 | 1,054 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Illawarra, Maddens Plains | Independent | Combined | 13.3 km | 159 | 973 |
| Aquinas Catholic College, Menai | Catholic | Secondary | 13.5 km | 1,140 | 1,082 |
| Bangor Public School, Bangor | Government | Primary | 13.6 km | 503 | 1,077 |
| Sutherland North Public School, Sutherland | Government | Primary | 13.6 km | 225 | 1,073 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Menai | Catholic | Primary | 13.7 km | 803 | 1,098 |
| Bundeena Public School, Bundeena | Government | Primary | 14.1 km | 174 | 1,067 |
| Inaburra School, Bangor | Independent | Combined | 14.1 km | 1,211 | 1,123 |
| Menai Public School, Menai | Government | Primary | 14.4 km | 154 | 1,036 |
| Scarborough Public School, Scarborough | Government | Primary | 14.6 km | 54 | 1,080 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Heathcote [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10034/heathcote/topic/education