69.5% ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 78% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 65.7%
- 2021: 69.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Barton · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Barton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A 13 percentage point rise in high school completion since 2011 highlights a shift toward higher learning in Barton. This is a highly qualified area where 69.5% of people finished Year 12, which is far above the national figure of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly 70% of residents completed Year 12, a result far above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is much higher than most similar areas, with only 10.7% of people topping out at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Barton, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 34.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3% and has grown by 5 points since 2016.
34.4% —
Higher than 78% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 34.4%
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 Barton, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (18%) and Postgraduate degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 26.5%, followed by society and culture at 11.1% and engineering at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,080, which is much higher than most areas. There are 49 schools within 3km, and the majority of students attend government schools (61.2%).
1.78
Lower than 56% 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).
21,441
Lower than 86% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
447
Lower than 60% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,080
Higher than 75% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Barton
49 schools — 21,441 students, average ICSEA 1,080.
By sector: Government 30 · Catholic 12 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 34 · Secondary 10 · Combined 5
| Bexley North Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 340 | 1,071 |
| St Mary and St Mina's Coptic Orthodox College, Bexley | Independent | Primary | 0.6 km | 372 | 1,123 |
| Bexley Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 249 | 1,005 |
| St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Bexley, Bexley | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 179 | 1,089 |
| Bardwell Park Infants School, Bardwell Park | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 33 | 1,088 |
| Athelstane Public School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 277 | 1,003 |
| Kingdom Culture Christian School, Arncliffe | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 196 | 1,082 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rockdale | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 204 | 1,092 |
| Earlwood Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 600 | 1,107 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Earlwood | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 374 | 1,110 |
| Arncliffe Public School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 373 | 1,028 |
| Rockdale Public School, Rockdale | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 321 | 1,053 |
| Marist College Kogarah, Bexley | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,045 | 1,076 |
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School, Arncliffe | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 292 | 1,116 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Kingsgrove | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 439 | 1,113 |
| Clemton Park Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 500 | 1,038 |
| St Ursula's College, Kingsgrove | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,110 | 1,095 |
| Arncliffe West Infants School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 86 | 1,058 |
| St George Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 908 | 1,148 |
| Al Zahra College, Arncliffe | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 773 | 1,032 |
| Undercliffe Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 152 | 1,092 |
| Kogarah High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 787 | 993 |
| Kingsgrove Public School, Kingsgrove | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 268 | 1,010 |
| Kingsgrove High School, Kingsgrove | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 672 | 986 |
| St Dominic Savio School, Rockdale | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 41 | 1,053 |
| St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Hurstville | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 408 | 1,088 |
| Carlton Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 599 | 1,041 |
| Kogarah Public School, Kogarah | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 456 | 1,087 |
| Bethany College, Hurstville | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,091 | 1,083 |
| Sydney Technical High School, Bexley | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 907 | 1,136 |
| Arkana College, Kingsgrove | Independent | Primary | 2.7 km | 231 | 1,092 |
| Canterbury South Public School, Canterbury | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 269 | 1,038 |
| Georges River College Hurstville Campus, Hurstville | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 267 | 1,017 |
| Cairnsfoot School, Brighton-Le-Sands | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 99 | 1,036 |
| St George Hospital School, Kogarah | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | — | — |
| Hurstville Public School, Hurstville | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 1,048 | 1,102 |
| St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School Brighton Le Sands, Brighton-Le-Sands | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 198 | 1,090 |
| Hurstville Adventist School, Hurstville | Independent | Primary | 3.0 km | 166 | 1,114 |
| Danebank - An Anglican School for Girls, Hurstville | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,043 | 1,146 |
| Edgeware School, Hurlstone Park | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 31 | 851 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Kogarah | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 416 | 1,117 |
| Brighton-Le-Sands Public School, Brighton-Le-Sands | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 433 | 1,064 |
| Ferncourt Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 285 | 1,125 |
| Kyeemagh Public School, Rockdale | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 204 | 1,057 |
| Marrickville West Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 411 | 1,070 |
| Tempe Public School, Tempe | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 346 | 1,096 |
| Beverly Hills Public School, Beverly Hills | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 320 | 1,051 |
| Tempe High School, Tempe | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 985 | 1,096 |
| Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School, Beverly Hills | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 637 | 1,100 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Barton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED102/barton/topic/education