59.1% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 56% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 47.6%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Blaxland · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Blaxland
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people are finishing high school in Blaxland than in the past, with 59.1% now completing Year 12. This shift toward better school completion helps the area's overall education levels, even though university degrees remain less common here than in the wider state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 47.6% had reached that milestone.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Blaxland, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 9 or below is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with 20.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the national figure of 26.3%, though the proportion of graduates has risen since 2016.
20.4% —
Lower than 55% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 20.4%
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 Blaxland, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 21.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Blaxland has a high number of students with 32,381 enrolments and schools that are larger than most. However, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
1.53
Lower than 75% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
59
Higher than 59% 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).
32,381
Higher than 76% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
558
Higher than 63% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
995
Lower than 72% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Blaxland
59 schools — 32,381 students, average ICSEA 995.
By sector: Government 36 · Catholic 12 · Independent 11
By type: Primary 31 · Secondary 15 · Combined 13
| Sefton Infants School, Sefton | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 93 | 1,027 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, Sefton | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 337 | 1,046 |
| Chester Hill Public School, Chester Hill | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 578 | 958 |
| George Bass School, Bass Hill | Government | Combined | 1.3 km | 102 | 979 |
| Sefton High School, Sefton | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,121 | 1,033 |
| Birrong Public School, Birrong | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 451 | 967 |
| Salamah College, Chester Hill | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,353 | 989 |
| Bass High School, Bass Hill | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 874 | 927 |
| Bass Hill Public School, Bass Hill | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 346 | 929 |
| Villawood East Public School, Villawood | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 301 | 898 |
| Karningul School, Regents Park | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 20 | 919 |
| Christ the King Catholic Primary School Bass Hill, Yagoona | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 179 | 1,042 |
| Birrong Boys High School, Birrong | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 366 | 937 |
| Chester Hill High School, Chester Hill | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,056 | 912 |
| Regents Park Public School, Regents Park | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 268 | 968 |
| Birrong Girls High School, Birrong | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 726 | 956 |
| Chester Hill North Public School, Chester Hill | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 400 | 950 |
| Regents Park Christian School, Regents Park | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 731 | 1,039 |
| St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School, Regents Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 383 | 1,048 |
| Georges Hall Public School, Georges Hall | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 685 | 1,017 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Villawood | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 226 | 1,053 |
| Wattawa Heights Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 196 | 939 |
| Yagoona Public School, Yagoona | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 556 | 986 |
| Rowland Hassall School, Chester Hill | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 63 | 889 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Georges Hall | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 377 | 1,050 |
| Bankstown West Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 317 | 992 |
| Berala Public School, Berala | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 656 | 980 |
| Georges River Grammar, Georges Hall | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 933 | 1,095 |
| St Felix Catholic Primary School, Bankstown | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 578 | 1,035 |
| La Salle Catholic College, Bankstown | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,057 | 1,011 |
| St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School, Auburn South | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 113 | 1,043 |
| Granville South Creative and Performing Arts High School, Guildford | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 733 | 855 |
| Bankstown North Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 382 | 986 |
| HopePoint Christian School, Georges Hall | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 219 | 1,039 |
| Auburn West Public School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 572 | 928 |
| Blaxcell Street Public School, Granville | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 948 | 957 |
| Condell Park High School, Condell Park | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 876 | 936 |
| Condell Park Christian School, Condell Park | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 64 | 1,081 |
| Condell Park Public School, Condell Park | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 586 | 968 |
| St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Bankstown | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 443 | 1,029 |
| Bankstown Girls High School, Bankstown | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 551 | 964 |
| Bankstown Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 736 | 965 |
| St Euphemia College, Bankstown | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 622 | 1,038 |
| Bankstown Senior College, Bankstown | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 545 | 847 |
| Al-Faisal College, Auburn | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 2,282 | 1,077 |
| Auburn Public School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 486 | 983 |
| Bankstown Hospital School, Bankstown | Government | Combined | 5.0 km | — | — |
| My Dream Australian Academy, Auburn | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 140 | 991 |
| International Maarif Schools of Australia - Gallipoli Campus, Auburn | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 362 | 1,043 |
| Trinity Catholic College, Auburn | Catholic | Secondary | 5.0 km | 1,313 | 1,016 |
| Alpha Omega Senior College, Auburn | Independent | Secondary | 5.1 km | 822 | 1,111 |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Auburn | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 353 | 1,032 |
| Caroline Chisholm School, Padstow | Government | Combined | 5.4 km | 104 | 1,004 |
| Sydney Adventist School - Auburn, Auburn | Independent | Primary | 5.4 km | 148 | 950 |
| Sir Joseph Banks High School, Revesby | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 945 | 949 |
| Mount St Joseph Milperra, Milperra | Catholic | Secondary | 5.8 km | 891 | 1,060 |
| Auburn Girls High School, Auburn | Government | Secondary | 5.9 km | 854 | 966 |
| Milperra Public School, Milperra | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 317 | 1,027 |
| Auburn North Public School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 645 | 1,015 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Blaxland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED105/blaxland/topic/education