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Higher than 86% 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).
Sydney Airport · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Sydney Airport
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 29.3% of residents in Sydney Airport have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This low level of formal schooling is mirrored in the area's higher education figures, where university degrees are also less common than in other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion ever is far below both the state and national figures, sitting at 29.3% compared to around 59% for New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sydney Airport, Year 12 is the majority at 100%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 20.7%, which is well below the typical national figure of 26.3%.
Highest qualification level
View on map →Sydney Airport splits fairly evenly between Postgraduate degree (50%) and Bachelor degree (50%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Management & commerce at 24%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Despite these low qualification rates, there are 44 schools within 3km of the area, which is more than about 86% of similar places.
Schools serving Sydney Airport
44 schools — 15,719 students, average ICSEA 1,077.
By sector: Government 31 · Catholic 10 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 34 · Secondary 7 · Combined 3
| Kyeemagh Public School, Rockdale | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 204 | 1,057 |
| Botany Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 232 | 1,062 |
| St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Botany | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 287 | 1,119 |
| Cairnsfoot School, Brighton-Le-Sands | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 99 | 1,036 |
| St Dominic Savio School, Rockdale | Independent | Primary | 2.6 km | 41 | 1,053 |
| St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School Brighton Le Sands, Brighton-Le-Sands | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 198 | 1,090 |
| Mascot Public School, Mascot | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 397 | 1,035 |
| Banksmeadow Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 268 | 1,032 |
| Brighton-Le-Sands Public School, Brighton-Le-Sands | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 433 | 1,064 |
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School, Arncliffe | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 292 | 1,116 |
| Arncliffe Public School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 373 | 1,028 |
| J J Cahill Memorial High School, Mascot | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 298 | 987 |
| Al Zahra College, Arncliffe | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 773 | 1,032 |
| Rockdale Public School, Rockdale | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 321 | 1,053 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Mascot | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 608 | 1,089 |
| Pagewood Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 207 | 1,085 |
| Tempe Public School, Tempe | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 346 | 1,096 |
| Arncliffe West Infants School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 86 | 1,058 |
| Tempe High School, Tempe | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 985 | 1,096 |
| Gardeners Road Public School, Rosebery | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 393 | 1,058 |
| Athelstane Public School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 277 | 1,003 |
| Kingdom Culture Christian School, Arncliffe | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 196 | 1,082 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rockdale | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 204 | 1,092 |
| Ferncourt Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 285 | 1,125 |
| St George Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 908 | 1,148 |
| Kogarah Public School, Kogarah | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 456 | 1,087 |
| St Peters Public School, St Peters | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 154 | 1,099 |
| Eastlakes Public School, Eastlakes | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 154 | 1,046 |
| Kogarah High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 787 | 993 |
| Bexley Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 249 | 1,005 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rosebery | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 150 | 1,112 |
| Undercliffe Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 152 | 1,092 |
| St Pius' Catholic Primary School, Enmore | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 121 | 1,100 |
| Camdenville Public School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 310 | 1,132 |
| Marrickville West Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 411 | 1,070 |
| Casimir Catholic College, Marrickville | Catholic | Secondary | 4.9 km | 827 | 1,052 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Marrickville | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 372 | 1,072 |
| Marrickville Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 213 | 1,090 |
| Marrickville High School, Marrickville | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 625 | 1,052 |
| Green Square Public School, Zetlands | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 107 | 1,122 |
| Erskineville Public School, Erskineville | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 334 | 1,155 |
| Newtown Public School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 272 | 1,140 |
| Newtown High School of Performing Arts, Newtown | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 1,145 | 1,127 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Erskineville | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 169 | 1,145 |
Sources
- 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 Sydney Airport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117011325/sydney-airport/topic/education