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Canterbury-Bankstown · Council (LGA)

Education & Qualifications in Canterbury-Bankstown

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

More people are finishing high school and gaining degrees in Canterbury-Bankstown than in the past, shaping a better-qualified local workforce. Year 12 completion has risen to 61.3%, while a quarter of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher.

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📍 Canterbury-Bankstown, Council (LGA)

Where Canterbury-Bankstown sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

23.6% —

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Canterbury-Bankstown — higher than 78% of areas.

Canterbury-Bankstown23.6%
Greater Sydney 33.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 61.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is a little above both the state and national figures. This is a rise of 3.7 percentage points since 2016 and is much higher than most similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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61.3% —

Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Canterbury-Bankstown, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 15%.

Year 12 61.3% Year 10 14.0% Year 9 or below 12.9% Year 11 3.5%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 23.6% of adults, a figure that rose 3.9 percentage points since 2016. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the New South Wales average of 27.8%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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23.6% —

Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Canterbury-Bankstown, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).

Bachelor degree 29.0% Certificate III / IV 18.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.1% Postgraduate degree 10.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.4% Certificate I / II 1.7%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 22.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 11.9% and society and culture at 11%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Canterbury-Bankstown has 110 schools, making it one of the largest areas for education, though there are among the lowest number of schools per 1,000 children. The typical school size of 497 students is much higher than most areas, and 68.2% of students attend government schools.

Average school ICSEA

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1,014

Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

Schools in and around Canterbury-Bankstown — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Schools serving Canterbury-Bankstown

110 schools — 54,218 students, average ICSEA 1,014.

By sector: Government 75 · Catholic 21 · Independent 14

By type: Primary 70 · Secondary 24 · Combined 16
Malek Fahd Islamic School, Greenacre Independent Combined — 3,352 1,063
Al Noori Muslim School, Greenacre Independent Primary — 2,407 1,086
Salamah College, Chester Hill Independent Combined — 1,353 989
St Charbel's College, Punchbowl Independent Combined — 1,198 1,054
Sefton High School, Sefton Government Secondary — 1,121 1,033
La Salle Catholic College, Bankstown Catholic Secondary — 1,057 1,011
Chester Hill High School, Chester Hill Government Secondary — 1,056 912
Kingsgrove North High School, Kingsgrove Government Secondary — 1,020 1,002
Rissalah College, Lakemba Independent Combined — 946 1,041
Sir Joseph Banks High School, Revesby Government Secondary — 945 949
Georges River Grammar, Georges Hall Independent Combined — 933 1,095
Mount St Joseph Milperra, Milperra Catholic Secondary — 891 1,060
Condell Park High School, Condell Park Government Secondary — 876 936
Bass High School, Bass Hill Government Secondary — 874 927
Picnic Point High School, Picnic Point Government Secondary — 865 1,018
Hampden Park Public School, Lakemba Government Primary — 859 966
East Hills Boys High School, Panania Government Secondary — 843 1,013
Al Sadiq College, Greenacre Independent Combined — 771 942
East Hills Girls Technology High School, Panania Government Secondary — 759 1,031
Bankstown Public School, Bankstown Government Primary — 736 965
Holy Spirit Catholic College, Lakemba Catholic Secondary — 730 999
Birrong Girls High School, Birrong Government Secondary — 726 956
Canterbury Girls High School, Canterbury Government Secondary — 722 1,059
Georges Hall Public School, Georges Hall Government Primary — 685 1,017
De La Salle College, Revesby Heights, Revesby Heights Catholic Secondary — 650 1,065
All Saints Grammar, Belmore Independent Secondary — 646 1,077
St Euphemia College, Bankstown Independent Combined — 622 1,038
St Luke's Catholic Primary School, Revesby Catholic Primary — 622 1,091
Belmore Boys High School, Belmore Government Secondary — 614 953
Greenacre Public School, Greenacre Government Primary — 611 938
St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, Panania Catholic Primary — 606 1,091
Earlwood Public School, Earlwood Government Primary — 600 1,107
Wiley Park Girls High School, Punchbowl Government Secondary — 589 954
Condell Park Public School, Condell Park Government Primary — 586 968
Chester Hill Public School, Chester Hill Government Primary — 578 958
St Felix Catholic Primary School, Bankstown Catholic Primary — 578 1,035
Yagoona Public School, Yagoona Government Primary — 556 986
Bankstown Girls High School, Bankstown Government Secondary — 551 964
Wiley Park Public School, Wiley Park Government Primary — 550 994
Bankstown Senior College, Bankstown Government Secondary — 545 847
Punchbowl Public School, Punchbowl Government Primary — 528 976
Campsie Public School, Campsie Government Primary — 515 1,016
Banksia Road Public School, Greenacre Government Primary — 512 980
Clemton Park Public School, Earlwood Government Primary — 500 1,038
Punchbowl Boys High School, Punchbowl Government Secondary — 472 923
Birrong Public School, Birrong Government Primary — 451 967
St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Bankstown Catholic Primary — 443 1,029
Panania North Public School, Panania Government Primary — 441 1,026
Chullora Public School, Greenacre Government Primary — 430 965
Lakemba Public School, Lakemba Government Primary — 428 999
Chester Hill North Public School, Chester Hill Government Primary — 400 950
Al Hikma College, Lakemba Independent Primary — 399 1,049
Bankstown North Public School, Bankstown Government Primary — 382 986
St Francis Xavier Catholic School Ashbury, Croydon Park Catholic Primary — 378 1,102
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Georges Hall Catholic Primary — 377 1,050
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Earlwood Catholic Primary — 374 1,110
Harcourt Public School, Campsie Government Primary — 373 1,033
Panania Public School, Panania Government Primary — 368 1,057
Birrong Boys High School, Birrong Government Secondary — 366 937
Picnic Point Public School, Picnic Point Government Primary — 360 1,101
Ashbury Public School, Ashbury Government Primary — 356 1,111
Beverly Hills North Public School, Beverly Hills Government Primary — 352 1,030
Bass Hill Public School, Bass Hill Government Primary — 346 929
Canterbury Public School, Canterbury Government Primary — 346 1,082
St Mel's Catholic Primary School, Campsie Catholic Primary — 345 1,056
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, Sefton Catholic Primary — 337 1,046
Padstow Park Public School, Padstow Government Primary — 334 1,019
McCallums Hill Public School, Roselands Government Primary — 330 1,001
Greenacre Christian College, Greenacre Independent Combined — 322 1,087
Bankstown West Public School, Bankstown Government Primary — 317 992
Milperra Public School, Milperra Government Primary — 317 1,027
Revesby South Public School, Revesby Government Primary — 312 1,041
Padstow North Public School, Padstow Government Primary — 305 1,036
Revesby Public School, Revesby Government Primary — 303 999
Villawood East Public School, Villawood Government Primary — 301 898
Holy Saviour School, Greenacre Independent Primary — 298 1,038
Padstow Heights Public School, Padstow Government Primary — 297 1,053
Canterbury South Public School, Canterbury Government Primary — 269 1,038
Regents Park Public School, Regents Park Government Primary — 268 968
Belmore North Public School, Belmore Government Primary — 252 977
Narwee Public School, Narwee Government Primary — 246 1,001
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Belfield Catholic Primary — 239 1,036
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Belmore Catholic Primary — 232 1,036
Belmore South Public School, Belmore Government Primary — 230 1,012
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Villawood Catholic Primary — 226 1,053
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Greenacre Catholic Primary — 221 1,034
HopePoint Christian School, Georges Hall Independent Primary — 219 1,039
St Therese Catholic Primary School, Padstow Catholic Primary — 200 1,079
Wattawa Heights Public School, Bankstown Government Primary — 196 939
Christ the King Catholic Primary School Bass Hill, Yagoona Catholic Primary — 179 1,042
St Therese's Catholic Primary School, Lakemba Catholic Primary — 176 1,024
St Jerome's Catholic Primary School, Punchbowl Catholic Primary — 175 1,004
Mount Lewis Infants School, Greenacre Government Primary — 173 1,047
Tower Street Public School, Panania Government Primary — 154 998
Undercliffe Public School, Earlwood Government Primary — 152 1,092
Bankstown South Infants School, Bankstown Government Primary — 141 999
East Hills Public School, Panania Government Primary — 130 986
Riverwood Public School, Riverwood Government Primary — 126 958
Hannans Road Public School, Riverwood Government Primary — 106 987
Caroline Chisholm School, Padstow Government Combined — 104 1,004
George Bass School, Bass Hill Government Combined — 102 979
Broderick Gillawarna School, Revesby Government Combined — 100 1,005
Sefton Infants School, Sefton Government Primary — 93 1,027
Condell Park Christian School, Condell Park Independent Combined — 64 1,081
Rowland Hassall School, Chester Hill Government Combined — 63 889
Wangee Park School, Campsie Government Combined — 51 1,011
Canterbury Vale School, Lakemba Government Secondary — 36 921
Edgeware School, Hurlstone Park Government Secondary — 31 851
Karningul School, Regents Park Government Combined — 20 919
Bankstown Hospital School, Bankstown Government Combined — — —

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Canterbury-Bankstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11570/canterbury-bankstown/topic/education