64.3% ▲ +91.7%
Higher than 68% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 64.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Watson · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Watson
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than six in ten people in Watson finished Year 12, marking a significant educational shift for the area. This is well above the national figure, and the proportion of residents completing high school has jumped 31 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 64.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is well above the New South Wales average of 58.9%. Around 12.5% of people had Year 9 or below as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Watson, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 9 or below is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 26.6% of adults, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average. This represents a slight increase from 2016, when the rate was 22.9%.
26.6% —
Higher than 64% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 26.6%
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 Watson, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 23.3%, followed by society and culture at 11.4% and engineering and related fields at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Watson has 49 schools within 3km, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most similar areas. Most schools are government-run (57.1%) and primary schools (65.3%).
1.41
Lower than 86% 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).
27,608
Higher than 56% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
563
Higher than 64% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,041
Higher than 59% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Watson
49 schools — 27,608 students, average ICSEA 1,041.
By sector: Government 28 · Independent 11 · Catholic 10
By type: Primary 32 · Secondary 9 · Combined 8
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Belfield | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 239 | 1,036 |
| Belmore North Public School, Belmore | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 252 | 977 |
| Belmore Boys High School, Belmore | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 614 | 953 |
| Australian International Academy, Sydney, Strathfield Campus, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 493 | 1,074 |
| Wangee Park School, Campsie | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | 51 | 1,011 |
| Harcourt Public School, Campsie | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 373 | 1,033 |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Strathfield South | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 101 | 1,084 |
| St Therese's Catholic Primary School, Lakemba | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 176 | 1,024 |
| Hampden Park Public School, Lakemba | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 859 | 966 |
| Canterbury Vale School, Lakemba | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 36 | 921 |
| Rissalah College, Lakemba | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 946 | 1,041 |
| Enfield Public School, Enfield | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 199 | 1,062 |
| Campsie Public School, Campsie | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 515 | 1,016 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic College, Lakemba | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 730 | 999 |
| St Mel's Catholic Primary School, Campsie | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 345 | 1,056 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Enfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 399 | 1,083 |
| St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Greenacre | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 221 | 1,034 |
| Chullora Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 430 | 965 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Belmore | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 232 | 1,036 |
| Croydon Park Public School, Croydon Park | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 325 | 1,077 |
| Malek Fahd Islamic School, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 3,352 | 1,063 |
| Greenacre Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 611 | 938 |
| Al Hikma College, Lakemba | Independent | Primary | 2.6 km | 399 | 1,049 |
| Lakemba Public School, Lakemba | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 428 | 999 |
| Belmore South Public School, Belmore | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 230 | 1,012 |
| Al Sadiq College, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 771 | 942 |
| Holy Saviour School, Greenacre | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| Greenacre Christian College, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 322 | 1,087 |
| Wiley Park Public School, Wiley Park | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 550 | 994 |
| Wiley Park Girls High School, Punchbowl | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 589 | 954 |
| St Francis Xavier Catholic School Ashbury, Croydon Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 378 | 1,102 |
| St Charbel's College, Punchbowl | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,198 | 1,054 |
| All Saints Grammar, Belmore | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 646 | 1,077 |
| Banksia Road Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 512 | 980 |
| Al Noori Muslim School, Greenacre | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 2,407 | 1,086 |
| Ashbury Public School, Ashbury | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 356 | 1,111 |
| Mount Lewis Infants School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 173 | 1,047 |
| McCallums Hill Public School, Roselands | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 330 | 1,001 |
| Canterbury Girls High School, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 722 | 1,059 |
| Canterbury Public School, Canterbury | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 346 | 1,082 |
| Canterbury Boys High School, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 422 | 1,018 |
| Kingsgrove North High School, Kingsgrove | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,020 | 1,002 |
| Punchbowl Boys High School, Punchbowl | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 472 | 923 |
| St Jerome's Catholic Primary School, Punchbowl | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 175 | 1,004 |
| Punchbowl Public School, Punchbowl | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 528 | 976 |
| Yeo Park Infants School, Ashfield | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 48 | 1,144 |
| Beverly Hills North Public School, Beverly Hills | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 352 | 1,030 |
| Trinity Grammar School, Summer Hill | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 2,296 | 1,168 |
| Bankstown South Infants School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 141 | 999 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Watson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED144/watson/topic/education