47.3% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 51.5%
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 47.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
The Entrance · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in The Entrance
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in The Entrance have completed high school or university than in most other areas. Only 47.3% of people have finished Year 12, a figure that has fallen since 2011. This gap in formal schooling is reflected in the local workforce, where university degrees are far less common than they are across New South Wales.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far below the state and national figures, with only 47.3% of people finishing Year 12. This is a drop of 4.2 percentage points since 2011, and nearly 30% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In The Entrance, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.2% of the population, which is well below the national figure. This proportion has fallen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 35.5% of residents.
17.2% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 17.2%
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 The Entrance, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are management and commerce at 18.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.9%. Society and culture, health, and education also make up significant shares of the local qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 22 schools within 3 km, and 72.7% of these are government primary schools. While total enrolments are higher than in about half of similar areas, the average school advantage score is lower than most other places.
1.57
Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
22
Higher than 57% 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).
9,766
Higher than 53% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
444
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
999
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving The Entrance
22 schools — 9,766 students, average ICSEA 999.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 3 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 5 · Combined 1
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Tumbi Umbi | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 370 | 1,056 |
| Berkeley Vale Public School, Berkeley Vale | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 524 | 988 |
| TLK Youth College, Berkeley Vale | Independent | Secondary | 1.3 km | 58 | 904 |
| Killarney Vale Public School, Killarney Vale | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 477 | 963 |
| Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College Berkeley Vale Campus, Berkeley Vale | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 851 | 959 |
| The Central Coast Montessori Primary School, Bateau Bay | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 66 | 1,100 |
| Brooke Avenue Public School, Killarney Vale | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 420 | 931 |
| Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus, Long Jetty | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 756 | 987 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Shelly Beach | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 606 | 1,057 |
| Central Coast Steiner School, Fountaindale | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 330 | 1,092 |
| Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College Tumbi Umbi Campus, Tumbi Umbi | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 802 | 972 |
| Bateau Bay Public School, Bateau Bay | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 614 | 1,029 |
| The Entrance Public School, The Entrance | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 422 | 923 |
| Tuggerah Public School, Tuggerah | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 359 | 993 |
| Lisarow Public School, Lisarow | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 192 | 1,035 |
| Ourimbah Public School, Ourimbah | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 332 | 1,018 |
| Lisarow High School, Lisarow | Government | Secondary | 6.7 km | 728 | 1,014 |
| Narara Public School, Lisarow | Government | Primary | 7.4 km | 377 | 1,008 |
| Valley View Public School, Wyoming | Government | Primary | 8.1 km | 325 | 987 |
| Niagara Park Public School, Niagara Park | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 412 | 1,008 |
| Wyoming Public School, Wyoming | Government | Primary | 9.1 km | 302 | 940 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Wyoming | Catholic | Primary | 9.8 km | 443 | 1,076 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in The Entrance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10083/the-entrance/topic/education