66.6% —
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 66.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bankstown - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Bankstown - North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A growing number of residents in Bankstown - North have a high level of schooling, with 66.6% of people completing Year 12. This is well above the national figure and reflects a clear upward trend in education across the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is higher than in most similar areas, sitting well above the New South Wales rate of 58.9%. This figure rose 3.6 percentage points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bankstown - North, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 9 or below is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is roughly the same as the national figure. This represents an increase of 3.4 percentage points since 2016.
26.2% —
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 26.2%
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 Bankstown - North, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Certificate III / IV (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce, held by 23.7% of residents, followed by engineering and related fields at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bankstown - North has five schools, which is more than about 71% of similar areas, though it has fewer schools per 1,000 children than most places. Most students attend government schools (60%) and primary schools (80%).
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.38
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
61
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).
2,530
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
506
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,005
Lower than 55% 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 Bankstown - North
61 schools — 32,663 students, average ICSEA 1,005.
By sector: Government 38 · Independent 12 · Catholic 11
By type: Primary 35 · Combined 14 · Secondary 12
| Yagoona Public School, Yagoona | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 556 | 986 |
| La Salle Catholic College, Bankstown | Catholic | Secondary | 0.7 km | 1,057 | 1,011 |
| Bankstown Girls High School, Bankstown | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 551 | 964 |
| St Felix Catholic Primary School, Bankstown | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 578 | 1,035 |
| Bankstown Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 736 | 965 |
| St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Bankstown | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 443 | 1,029 |
| St Euphemia College, Bankstown | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 622 | 1,038 |
| Bankstown West Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 317 | 992 |
| Bankstown North Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 382 | 986 |
| Condell Park Christian School, Condell Park | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 64 | 1,081 |
| Wattawa Heights Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 196 | 939 |
| Mount Lewis Infants School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 173 | 1,047 |
| Al Noori Muslim School, Greenacre | Independent | Primary | 1.8 km | 2,407 | 1,086 |
| Christ the King Catholic Primary School Bass Hill, Yagoona | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 179 | 1,042 |
| Bankstown Senior College, Bankstown | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 545 | 847 |
| Banksia Road Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 512 | 980 |
| Condell Park Public School, Condell Park | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 586 | 968 |
| Bankstown South Infants School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 141 | 999 |
| Birrong Public School, Birrong | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 451 | 967 |
| Birrong Boys High School, Birrong | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 366 | 937 |
| Al Sadiq College, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 771 | 942 |
| Holy Saviour School, Greenacre | Independent | Primary | 2.3 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| Punchbowl Boys High School, Punchbowl | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 472 | 923 |
| Bankstown Hospital School, Bankstown | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | — | — |
| St Charbel's College, Punchbowl | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,198 | 1,054 |
| Bass Hill Public School, Bass Hill | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 346 | 929 |
| Greenacre Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 611 | 938 |
| Caroline Chisholm School, Padstow | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 104 | 1,004 |
| Birrong Girls High School, Birrong | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 726 | 956 |
| St Jerome's Catholic Primary School, Punchbowl | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 175 | 1,004 |
| St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Greenacre | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 221 | 1,034 |
| Condell Park High School, Condell Park | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 876 | 936 |
| Punchbowl Public School, Punchbowl | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 528 | 976 |
| Sir Joseph Banks High School, Revesby | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 945 | 949 |
| Greenacre Christian College, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 322 | 1,087 |
| Regents Park Public School, Regents Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 268 | 968 |
| Karningul School, Regents Park | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 20 | 919 |
| Sefton Infants School, Sefton | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 93 | 1,027 |
| Chullora Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 430 | 965 |
| Broderick Gillawarna School, Revesby | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 100 | 1,005 |
| Wiley Park Girls High School, Punchbowl | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 589 | 954 |
| Georges Hall Public School, Georges Hall | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 685 | 1,017 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, Sefton | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 337 | 1,046 |
| Regents Park Christian School, Regents Park | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 731 | 1,039 |
| Malek Fahd Islamic School, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 3,352 | 1,063 |
| George Bass School, Bass Hill | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 102 | 979 |
| Wiley Park Public School, Wiley Park | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 550 | 994 |
| Lakemba Public School, Lakemba | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 428 | 999 |
| St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School, Regents Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 383 | 1,048 |
| Rissalah College, Lakemba | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 946 | 1,041 |
| Hampden Park Public School, Lakemba | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 859 | 966 |
| Riverwood Public School, Riverwood | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 126 | 958 |
| Canterbury Vale School, Lakemba | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 36 | 921 |
| Chester Hill Public School, Chester Hill | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 578 | 958 |
| Bass High School, Bass Hill | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 874 | 927 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic College, Lakemba | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 730 | 999 |
| Hannans Road Public School, Riverwood | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 106 | 987 |
| St Therese's Catholic Primary School, Lakemba | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 176 | 1,024 |
| Georges River Grammar, Georges Hall | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 933 | 1,095 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Georges Hall | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 377 | 1,050 |
| Al Hikma College, Lakemba | Independent | Primary | 4.9 km | 399 | 1,049 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bankstown - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119011571/bankstown-north/topic/education