68.4% ▲ +30.2%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 52.5%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 68.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Botany · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Botany
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 70% of residents in Botany have finished Year 12, making it a well-educated area compared to the rest of the state. This trend is matched by a strong rise in university degrees, with a growing number of adults holding higher qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the national figure at 68.4%, a jump of 16 percentage points since 2011. This is significantly higher than the New South Wales rate of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Botany, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 30.1% of the population, which is well above the Australian average of 26.3%. This figure has risen by 12 percentage points since 2011.
30.1% ▲ +69.2%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 30.1%
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 Botany, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 23.9%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Botany has three primary schools with a total of 787 enrolments, though there are 25 schools within 3 km. The local schools have an advantage score of 1,073, which is higher than most areas.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.21
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
25
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
787
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
262
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,073
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Botany
25 schools — 8,986 students, average ICSEA 1,064.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 6 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Banksmeadow Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 268 | 1,032 |
| St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Botany | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 287 | 1,119 |
| Botany Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 232 | 1,062 |
| Pagewood Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 207 | 1,085 |
| J J Cahill Memorial High School, Mascot | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 298 | 987 |
| Corpus Christi College Maroubra, Maroubra | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 755 | 1,043 |
| Matraville Public School, Matraville | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 222 | 1,046 |
| Mascot Public School, Mascot | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 397 | 1,035 |
| Eastlakes Public School, Eastlakes | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 154 | 1,046 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Mascot | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 608 | 1,089 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Matraville, Matraville | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 369 | 1,078 |
| South Sydney High School, Maroubra | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 796 | 1,037 |
| Hartford College, Daceyville | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 29 | 1,117 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Daceyville | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 371 | 1,104 |
| Gardeners Road Public School, Rosebery | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 393 | 1,058 |
| Daceyville Public School, Daceyville | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 126 | 1,029 |
| Kyeemagh Public School, Rockdale | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 204 | 1,057 |
| Matraville Soldiers Settlement Public School, Matraville | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 114 | 934 |
| Mount Sinai College, Maroubra | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 267 | 1,097 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rosebery | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 150 | 1,112 |
| Lycee Condorcet The International French School Of Sydney, Maroubra Junction | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,129 | 1,173 |
| St Spyridon College, Maroubra | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 785 | 1,093 |
| Chifley Public School, Malabar | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 227 | 954 |
| Matraville Sports High School, Chifley | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 487 | 930 |
| La Perouse Public School, La Perouse | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 111 | 920 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Botany [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117011321/botany/topic/education