58.3% ▲ +47.3%
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 39.5%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Keira · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Keira
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a quarter of adults in Keira hold a bachelor's degree or higher, reflecting a well-educated community where university qualifications have become far more common. This trend is part of a wider shift toward higher learning, with the proportion of people finishing Year 12 climbing by 19 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.3% of residents have completed Year 12, which is about the same as the New South Wales and national figures. This reflects a significant increase from 2011, when only 39.5% had reached this level.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Keira, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are more common here than in most areas, with 29.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the national figure of 26.3% and has risen by 14 percentage points since 2011.
29.3% ▲ +93.7%
Higher than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Keira splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 17.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.3% and society and culture at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Keira has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with 36 schools within 3km. Most of the 14,618 enrolments are in government primary schools, and the local schools generally have higher advantage scores than most areas.
2.35
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
36
Higher than 86% 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).
14,618
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
406
Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,054
Higher than 66% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Keira
36 schools — 14,618 students, average ICSEA 1,054.
By sector: Government 28 · Catholic 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 27 · Secondary 8 · Combined 1
| Aspect South Coast School, Corrimal | Independent | Primary | 4.8 km | 129 | 1,017 |
| Woonona Public School, Woonona | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 519 | 1,070 |
| St Columbkille's Catholic Primary School, Corrimal | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 339 | 1,073 |
| Woonona High School, Woonona | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 767 | 1,030 |
| Corrimal Public School, Corrimal | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 227 | 1,013 |
| Russell Vale Public School, Russell Vale | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 262 | 1,040 |
| Balgownie Public School, Balgownie | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 329 | 1,076 |
| Bulli Public School, Bulli | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 318 | 1,069 |
| Tarrawanna Public School, Tarrawanna | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 164 | 982 |
| Woonona East Public School, Woonona | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 200 | 1,037 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bulli | Catholic | Primary | 6.0 km | 412 | 1,121 |
| Waniora Public School, Bulli | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 264 | 1,077 |
| Bulli High School, Bulli | Government | Secondary | 6.3 km | 979 | 1,058 |
| Holy Spirit College, Bellambi | Catholic | Secondary | 6.3 km | 1,249 | 1,069 |
| Corrimal East Public School, Corrimal | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 297 | 1,046 |
| Pleasant Heights Public School, Mount Pleasant | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 241 | 1,126 |
| Corrimal High School, Corrimal | Government | Secondary | 6.6 km | 569 | 940 |
| Bellambi Public School, Bellambi | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 182 | 807 |
| Thirroul Public School, Thirroul | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 367 | 1,119 |
| Fairy Meadow Public School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 342 | 1,002 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Thirroul | Catholic | Primary | 6.7 km | 183 | 1,130 |
| Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School, Fairy Meadow | Catholic | Primary | 7.3 km | 335 | 1,081 |
| Mount Ousley Public School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 193 | 1,079 |
| Elonera Montessori School, Mount Ousley | Independent | Combined | 7.7 km | 187 | 1,108 |
| Mount Keira Public School, Mount Keira | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 91 | 1,072 |
| Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts, Fairy Meadow | Government | Secondary | 8.1 km | 1,169 | 1,075 |
| Keira High School, Fairy Meadow | Government | Secondary | 8.1 km | 723 | 984 |
| Keiraville Public School, Keiraville | Government | Primary | 8.5 km | 297 | 1,103 |
| Austinmer Public School, Austinmer | Government | Primary | 8.5 km | 227 | 1,132 |
| Edmund Rice College, West Wollongong | Independent | Secondary | 8.9 km | 1,054 | 1,083 |
| Nareena Hills Public School, Figtree | Government | Primary | 9.6 km | 209 | 1,080 |
| Lindsay Park Public School, Wollongong | Government | Primary | 10.0 km | 334 | 1,068 |
| Figtree Heights Public School, Figtree | Government | Primary | 10.2 km | 181 | 1,061 |
| Coledale Public School, Coledale | Government | Primary | 10.3 km | 135 | 1,118 |
| Figtree High School, Figtree | Government | Secondary | 10.9 km | 880 | 1,013 |
| Figtree Public School, Figtree | Government | Primary | 11.2 km | 264 | 1,028 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Keira [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10038/keira/topic/education