58.9% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 47.6%
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yagoona - Birrong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Yagoona - Birrong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of residents in Yagoona - Birrong have finished Year 12, marking a significant climb from a decade ago. While university degrees are less common here than in the rest of the state, the area has seen a steady rise in both school completion and higher qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 11 points since 2011 to 58.9%, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Currently, 14.7% of residents peaked at Year 9 or below, while 14.4% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yagoona - Birrong, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 9 or below is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 7.3 points since 2011 to 18.9%, though this remains well below the national figure of 26.3%. Bachelor degrees are the most common high-level qualification at 27.4%.
18.9% ▲ +62.1%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 18.9%
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 Yagoona - Birrong, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are management and commerce at 21.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Yagoona - Birrong has 5 schools with 2,278 enrolments, but the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. The average school advantage score is lower than most areas, and 80% of schools are government-run.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.03
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
59
Higher than 91% 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).
2,278
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
456
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
969
Lower than 72% 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 Yagoona - Birrong
59 schools — 33,872 students, average ICSEA 1,002.
By sector: Government 36 · Independent 12 · Catholic 11
By type: Primary 33 · Combined 14 · Secondary 12
| Birrong Public School, Birrong | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 451 | 967 |
| Christ the King Catholic Primary School Bass Hill, Yagoona | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 179 | 1,042 |
| Birrong Boys High School, Birrong | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 366 | 937 |
| Yagoona Public School, Yagoona | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 556 | 986 |
| Birrong Girls High School, Birrong | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 726 | 956 |
| Bass Hill Public School, Bass Hill | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 346 | 929 |
| La Salle Catholic College, Bankstown | Catholic | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,057 | 1,011 |
| St Felix Catholic Primary School, Bankstown | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 578 | 1,035 |
| Bankstown West Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 317 | 992 |
| Bankstown North Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 382 | 986 |
| Sefton Infants School, Sefton | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 93 | 1,027 |
| Wattawa Heights Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 196 | 939 |
| Regents Park Public School, Regents Park | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 268 | 968 |
| Karningul School, Regents Park | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 20 | 919 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, Sefton | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 337 | 1,046 |
| Regents Park Christian School, Regents Park | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 731 | 1,039 |
| Condell Park Christian School, Condell Park | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 64 | 1,081 |
| George Bass School, Bass Hill | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 102 | 979 |
| St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Bankstown | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 443 | 1,029 |
| Bankstown Girls High School, Bankstown | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 551 | 964 |
| Chester Hill Public School, Chester Hill | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 578 | 958 |
| Bankstown Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 736 | 965 |
| St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School, Regents Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 383 | 1,048 |
| St Euphemia College, Bankstown | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 622 | 1,038 |
| Sefton High School, Sefton | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,121 | 1,033 |
| Condell Park Public School, Condell Park | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 586 | 968 |
| Banksia Road Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 512 | 980 |
| Georges Hall Public School, Georges Hall | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 685 | 1,017 |
| Bass High School, Bass Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 874 | 927 |
| Al Noori Muslim School, Greenacre | Independent | Primary | 3.0 km | 2,407 | 1,086 |
| Condell Park High School, Condell Park | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 876 | 936 |
| Bankstown Senior College, Bankstown | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 545 | 847 |
| Salamah College, Chester Hill | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,353 | 989 |
| Mount Lewis Infants School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 173 | 1,047 |
| Greenacre Christian College, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 322 | 1,087 |
| Al Sadiq College, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 771 | 942 |
| Villawood East Public School, Villawood | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 301 | 898 |
| Holy Saviour School, Greenacre | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| Berala Public School, Berala | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 656 | 980 |
| Greenacre Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 611 | 938 |
| St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Greenacre | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 221 | 1,034 |
| Bankstown Hospital School, Bankstown | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | — | — |
| Chester Hill High School, Chester Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,056 | 912 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Georges Hall | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 377 | 1,050 |
| Chester Hill North Public School, Chester Hill | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 400 | 950 |
| Chullora Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 430 | 965 |
| Bankstown South Infants School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 141 | 999 |
| Georges River Grammar, Georges Hall | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 933 | 1,095 |
| St Charbel's College, Punchbowl | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,198 | 1,054 |
| Malek Fahd Islamic School, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 3,352 | 1,063 |
| Caroline Chisholm School, Padstow | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 104 | 1,004 |
| Punchbowl Boys High School, Punchbowl | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 472 | 923 |
| St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School, Auburn South | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 113 | 1,043 |
| HopePoint Christian School, Georges Hall | Independent | Primary | 4.2 km | 219 | 1,039 |
| Sir Joseph Banks High School, Revesby | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 945 | 949 |
| St Jerome's Catholic Primary School, Punchbowl | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 175 | 1,004 |
| Auburn West Public School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 572 | 928 |
| Broderick Gillawarna School, Revesby | Government | Combined | 4.6 km | 100 | 1,005 |
| Mount St Joseph Milperra, Milperra | Catholic | Secondary | 5.1 km | 891 | 1,060 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yagoona - Birrong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119011361/yagoona-birrong/topic/education