76.6% —
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 72.6%
- 2021: 76.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Maroubra - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Maroubra - West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Forty-one percent of adults in Maroubra - West hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This highly educated area shows a strong trend toward higher learning, with more people finishing school and earning university degrees than in most other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 76.6% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and has risen by 3.9 points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Maroubra - West, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a university degree is much higher than in most areas and rose 5.0 points since 2016. This represents a gap of 15 points over the typical Australian resident.
41.2% —
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 41.2%
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 Maroubra - West, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Certificate III / IV (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 28.4%, followed by society and culture and engineering, which both sit around 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger and have higher advantage scores than those in most areas. While there are only three schools in the area, there are 46 schools within a 3km radius.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.98
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
46
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).
1,818
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
606
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,048
Higher than 64% 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 Maroubra - West
46 schools — 17,901 students, average ICSEA 1,092.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 15 · Independent 8
By type: Primary 31 · Secondary 10 · Combined 5
| South Sydney High School, Maroubra | Government | Secondary | 0.0 km | 796 | 1,037 |
| Corpus Christi College Maroubra, Maroubra | Catholic | Secondary | 0.6 km | 755 | 1,043 |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Maroubra Junction | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 187 | 1,126 |
| Maroubra Junction Public School, Maroubra | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 484 | 1,128 |
| Mount Sinai College, Maroubra | Independent | Primary | 1.0 km | 267 | 1,097 |
| Lycee Condorcet The International French School Of Sydney, Maroubra Junction | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 1,129 | 1,173 |
| Matraville Public School, Matraville | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 222 | 1,046 |
| St Spyridon College, Maroubra | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 785 | 1,093 |
| St Mary - St Joseph Catholic Primary School, Maroubra | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 388 | 1,109 |
| Matraville Soldiers Settlement Public School, Matraville | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 114 | 934 |
| The Bowen College, Maroubra | Independent | Secondary | 1.7 km | 15 | 910 |
| Hartford College, Daceyville | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 29 | 1,117 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Matraville, Matraville | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 369 | 1,078 |
| Daceyville Public School, Daceyville | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 126 | 1,029 |
| Maroubra Bay Public School, Maroubra | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 269 | 1,055 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Daceyville | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 371 | 1,104 |
| Pagewood Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 207 | 1,085 |
| Rainbow Street Public School, Randwick | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 454 | 1,122 |
| South Coogee Public School, South Coogee | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 376 | 1,095 |
| Randwick High School, Randwick | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,461 | 1,071 |
| Malabar Public School, Malabar | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 244 | 1,068 |
| Matraville Sports High School, Chifley | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 487 | 930 |
| St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Malabar | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 402 | 1,090 |
| Chifley Public School, Malabar | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 227 | 954 |
| Eastlakes Public School, Eastlakes | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 154 | 1,046 |
| Banksmeadow Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 268 | 1,032 |
| Sydney Childrens Hospital School, Randwick | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | — | — |
| Brigidine College Randwick, Randwick | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 851 | 1,114 |
| Coogee Public School, Coogee | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 361 | 1,154 |
| Claremont College, Randwick | Independent | Primary | 3.0 km | 265 | 1,201 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Coogee | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 205 | 1,159 |
| St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Botany | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 287 | 1,119 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Randwick | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 472 | 1,160 |
| Marcellin College, Randwick | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 964 | 1,100 |
| Coogee Boys' Preparatory School, Randwick | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 102 | 1,165 |
| The Joseph Varga School, Randwick | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 8 | 1,119 |
| J J Cahill Memorial High School, Mascot | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 298 | 987 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Mascot | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 608 | 1,089 |
| Botany Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 232 | 1,062 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Kensington | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 702 | 1,083 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Kensington | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 412 | 1,145 |
| Randwick Public School, Randwick | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 853 | 1,155 |
| Centennial Park School, Randwick | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 53 | 1,055 |
| Kensington Public School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 381 | 1,120 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rosebery | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 150 | 1,112 |
| La Perouse Public School, La Perouse | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 111 | 920 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Maroubra - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118021568/maroubra-west/topic/education