73.6% ▲ +150.5%
Higher than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 68.9%
- 2021: 73.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kingsford Smith · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Kingsford Smith
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Kingsford Smith hold high-level degrees than in most similar areas. This is a highly educated community where 40.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion has jumped since 2011, with 73.6% of people now finishing Year 12. This is 15 points higher than the typical figure for New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kingsford Smith, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, as 40.2% of adults hold at least a bachelor degree. This is far above the national figure of 26.3% and has risen 6 points since 2016.
40.2% —
Higher than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 40.2%
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 Kingsford Smith, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Certificate III / IV (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 24.8%, followed by society and culture at 12.6% and engineering at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,090, which is much higher than most areas. There are 18,148 enrolments across 46 schools within 3km, with government schools making up 52.2% of the sector.
1.68
Lower than 63% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
46
Lower than 77% 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).
18,148
Lower than 90% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
403
Lower than 71% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,090
Higher than 79% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kingsford Smith
46 schools — 18,148 students, average ICSEA 1,090.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 14 · Independent 8
By type: Primary 31 · Secondary 10 · Combined 5
| Banksmeadow Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 268 | 1,032 |
| Pagewood Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 207 | 1,085 |
| St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Botany | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 287 | 1,119 |
| Matraville Public School, Matraville | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 222 | 1,046 |
| Corpus Christi College Maroubra, Maroubra | Catholic | Secondary | 1.5 km | 755 | 1,043 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Matraville, Matraville | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 369 | 1,078 |
| Botany Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 232 | 1,062 |
| South Sydney High School, Maroubra | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 796 | 1,037 |
| Matraville Soldiers Settlement Public School, Matraville | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 114 | 934 |
| Hartford College, Daceyville | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 29 | 1,117 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Daceyville | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 371 | 1,104 |
| Eastlakes Public School, Eastlakes | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 154 | 1,046 |
| Daceyville Public School, Daceyville | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 126 | 1,029 |
| Mount Sinai College, Maroubra | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 267 | 1,097 |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Maroubra Junction | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 187 | 1,126 |
| St Spyridon College, Maroubra | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 785 | 1,093 |
| Maroubra Junction Public School, Maroubra | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 484 | 1,128 |
| J J Cahill Memorial High School, Mascot | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 298 | 987 |
| Lycee Condorcet The International French School Of Sydney, Maroubra Junction | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,129 | 1,173 |
| Chifley Public School, Malabar | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 227 | 954 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Mascot | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 608 | 1,089 |
| Matraville Sports High School, Chifley | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 487 | 930 |
| Mascot Public School, Mascot | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 397 | 1,035 |
| St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Malabar | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 402 | 1,090 |
| Malabar Public School, Malabar | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 244 | 1,068 |
| St Mary - St Joseph Catholic Primary School, Maroubra | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 388 | 1,109 |
| The Bowen College, Maroubra | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 15 | 910 |
| Rainbow Street Public School, Randwick | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 454 | 1,122 |
| Maroubra Bay Public School, Maroubra | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 269 | 1,055 |
| La Perouse Public School, La Perouse | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 111 | 920 |
| Randwick High School, Randwick | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,461 | 1,071 |
| South Coogee Public School, South Coogee | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 376 | 1,095 |
| Sydney Childrens Hospital School, Randwick | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | — | — |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Kensington | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 702 | 1,083 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Kensington | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 412 | 1,145 |
| Brigidine College Randwick, Randwick | Catholic | Secondary | 4.5 km | 851 | 1,114 |
| Claremont College, Randwick | Independent | Primary | 4.6 km | 265 | 1,201 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Randwick | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 472 | 1,160 |
| Kensington Public School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 381 | 1,120 |
| Coogee Public School, Coogee | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 361 | 1,154 |
| Marcellin College, Randwick | Catholic | Secondary | 4.9 km | 964 | 1,100 |
| The Joseph Varga School, Randwick | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 8 | 1,119 |
| Coogee Boys' Preparatory School, Randwick | Independent | Primary | 4.9 km | 102 | 1,165 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Coogee | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 205 | 1,159 |
| Randwick Public School, Randwick | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 853 | 1,155 |
| Centennial Park School, Randwick | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 53 | 1,055 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kingsford Smith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED122/kingsford-smith/topic/education