70.6% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 68.3%
- 2021: 70.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
2222, NSW · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 2222, NSW
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more people in postcode 2222 have finished high school than the national average. This high level of schooling is matched by a strong trend toward university degrees, with the number of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher climbing to 34.7% since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is very high here at 70.6%, which is 12 points above both the New South Wales and Australian figures. This result has improved steadily, rising 7.6 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 2222, NSW, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 34.7% of the area, a figure well above the national average. This group is largely made up of those with a bachelor degree (34.5%) or postgraduate qualifications (15.3%).
34.7% ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 34.7%
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 2222, NSW, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (18%) and Certificate III / IV (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce (27.7%), followed by society and culture at 11% and engineering at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a school advantage score that is much higher than most areas. There are 4 schools within 3km, with most being government primary schools.
2.07
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% of postcode 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).
1,544
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
386
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,072
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 2222, NSW
4 schools — 1,544 students, average ICSEA 1,072.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Georges River College Penshurst Campus, Penshurst | Government | Secondary | 0.1 km | 488 | 1,038 |
| St Declan's Catholic Primary School, Penshurst | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 539 | 1,108 |
| Penshurst Public School, Penshurst | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 458 | 1,061 |
| Hurstville Grove Infants School, Penshurst | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 59 | 1,097 |
Sources
More for 2222, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 2222, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2222/2222-nsw/topic/education