Analysis of the share of the population attending educational institutions in Sutherland Shire in 2021 compared to SSROC region shows that there was a higher proportion attending primary school, a higher proportion attending secondary school, and a lower proportion engaged in tertiary level education.
Overall, 8.4% of the population were attending primary school, 7.0% of the population were attending secondary institutions, and 6.8% were learning at a tertiary level, compared with 6.7%, 5.5% and 9.6% respectively for SSROC region.
The major differences between the share of the population attending learning institutions in Sutherland Shire and SSROC region were:
- A larger percentage of persons not attending (71.4% compared to 69.3%)
- A larger percentage of persons attending a Government primary school (6.0% compared to 4.3%)
- A larger percentage of persons attending a Government secondary school (4.4% compared to 2.7%)
- A smaller percentage of persons attending University (4.3% compared to 6.7%)