66.6% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 73% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 66.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Banks · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Banks
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high rate of school completion helps define the educated workforce in Banks, where 66.6% of people finished Year 12. This is well above the national figure, reflecting a steady climb in educational attainment over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people in Banks have finished high school than in most similar areas, with 66.6% completing Year 12. This figure is well above the New South Wales average and has risen by 8.2 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Banks, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 30.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is a little above the state average. The most common highest qualification is a bachelor degree at 32.4%, and this level of university education has risen since 2016.
30.2% —
Higher than 71% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 30.2%
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 Banks, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study for qualified residents at 26.0%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score that is higher than most areas, though the average school size of 423 students is lower than typical. Government schools make up the majority of the sector at 75.5%.
1.76
Lower than 58% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
49
Lower than 69% of federal 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).
20,733
Lower than 87% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
423
Lower than 66% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,058
Higher than 66% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Banks
49 schools — 20,733 students, average ICSEA 1,058.
By sector: Government 37 · Catholic 9 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 35 · Secondary 11 · Combined 3
| Peakhurst West Public School, Peakhurst | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 291 | 1,023 |
| Georges River College Peakhurst Campus, Peakhurst | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 758 | 1,008 |
| Aspect South East Sydney School, Peakhurst | Independent | Primary | 0.8 km | 209 | 1,067 |
| Peakhurst South Public School, Peakhurst | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 313 | 1,061 |
| Peakhurst Public School, Peakhurst | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 412 | 1,043 |
| Southside Montessori School, Riverwood | Independent | Primary | 1.7 km | 32 | 1,110 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Riverwood | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 450 | 1,083 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Padstow | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 200 | 1,079 |
| Padstow Heights Public School, Padstow | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 297 | 1,053 |
| Oatley West Public School, Oatley | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 519 | 1,132 |
| Lugarno Public School, Lugarno | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 272 | 1,099 |
| Penshurst West Public School, Mortdale | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 220 | 1,047 |
| Padstow Park Public School, Padstow | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 334 | 1,019 |
| Riverwood Public School, Riverwood | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 126 | 958 |
| Hannans Road Public School, Riverwood | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 106 | 987 |
| Narwee Public School, Narwee | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 246 | 1,001 |
| Mortdale Public School, Mortdale | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 350 | 1,096 |
| Padstow North Public School, Padstow | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 305 | 1,036 |
| Marist Catholic College Penshurst, Mortdale | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,343 | 1,090 |
| Carinya School, Mortdale | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 55 | 975 |
| Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus, Oatley | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 741 | 1,022 |
| Revesby South Public School, Revesby | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 312 | 1,041 |
| De La Salle College, Revesby Heights, Revesby Heights | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 650 | 1,065 |
| Georges River College Penshurst Campus, Penshurst | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 488 | 1,038 |
| Beverly Hills Girls High School, Beverly Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,003 | 1,003 |
| Oatley Public School, Oatley | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 365 | 1,126 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oatley | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 219 | 1,131 |
| St Declan's Catholic Primary School, Penshurst | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 539 | 1,108 |
| Penshurst Public School, Penshurst | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 458 | 1,061 |
| Picnic Point High School, Picnic Point | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 865 | 1,018 |
| Picnic Point Public School, Picnic Point | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 360 | 1,101 |
| Hurstville Grove Infants School, Penshurst | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 59 | 1,097 |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary School, Revesby | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 622 | 1,091 |
| Revesby Public School, Revesby | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 303 | 999 |
| Tower Street Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 154 | 998 |
| Broderick Gillawarna School, Revesby | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 100 | 1,005 |
| Hurstville South Public School, Hurstville | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 453 | 1,077 |
| Panania Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 368 | 1,057 |
| Woniora Road School, Hurstville | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 46 | 999 |
| Connells Point Public School, South Hurstville | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 429 | 1,088 |
| St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, Panania | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 606 | 1,091 |
| East Hills Boys High School, Panania | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 843 | 1,013 |
| Panania North Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 441 | 1,026 |
| East Hills Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 130 | 986 |
| East Hills Girls Technology High School, Panania | Government | Secondary | 5.5 km | 759 | 1,031 |
| St Raphael's Catholic Primary School, South Hurstville | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 210 | 1,130 |
| St George Christian School, Hurstville | Independent | Combined | 5.7 km | 845 | 1,159 |
| Blakehurst High School, Blakehurst | Government | Secondary | 6.0 km | 1,013 | 1,043 |
| Carlton South Public School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 514 | 1,064 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Banks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED101/banks/topic/education