62.8% —
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 62.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bankstown - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Bankstown - South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher school completion rates than most similar areas mark Bankstown - South as a place of growing academic achievement. While 62.8% of residents have finished Year 12, the proportion of adults with university degrees remains well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people have finished Year 12 here than in most similar areas. This figure rose 5.3 points since 2016 to 62.8%, which is well above the New South Wales average of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bankstown - South, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 9 or below is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that rose 4.8 points since 2016. This is still well below the 26.3% national average.
21.8% —
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 21.8%
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 - South, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Certificate III / IV (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 22.6%, followed by engineering and society and culture, which both sit at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 7 schools with a total of 3,038 enrolments, which is larger than about 80% of similar areas. Most schools here are government-run, making up 71.4% of the sector.
7
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.96
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
64
Higher than 93% 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).
3,038
Higher than 79% 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.
970
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 Bankstown - South
64 schools — 29,829 students, average ICSEA 1,007.
By sector: Government 41 · Catholic 13 · Independent 10
By type: Primary 43 · Secondary 12 · Combined 9
| Bankstown South Infants School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 141 | 999 |
| Bankstown Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 736 | 965 |
| Bankstown Girls High School, Bankstown | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 551 | 964 |
| St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Bankstown | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 443 | 1,029 |
| Bankstown Senior College, Bankstown | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 545 | 847 |
| Caroline Chisholm School, Padstow | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | 104 | 1,004 |
| St Euphemia College, Bankstown | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 622 | 1,038 |
| Bankstown Hospital School, Bankstown | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | — | — |
| Condell Park Christian School, Condell Park | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 64 | 1,081 |
| Sir Joseph Banks High School, Revesby | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 945 | 949 |
| Punchbowl Boys High School, Punchbowl | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 472 | 923 |
| Padstow North Public School, Padstow | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 305 | 1,036 |
| St Jerome's Catholic Primary School, Punchbowl | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 175 | 1,004 |
| Punchbowl Public School, Punchbowl | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 528 | 976 |
| Mount Lewis Infants School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 173 | 1,047 |
| Condell Park Public School, Condell Park | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 586 | 968 |
| Bankstown West Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 317 | 992 |
| Riverwood Public School, Riverwood | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 126 | 958 |
| Broderick Gillawarna School, Revesby | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 100 | 1,005 |
| St Charbel's College, Punchbowl | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,198 | 1,054 |
| La Salle Catholic College, Bankstown | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,057 | 1,011 |
| Yagoona Public School, Yagoona | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 556 | 986 |
| Revesby Public School, Revesby | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 303 | 999 |
| Al Noori Muslim School, Greenacre | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 2,407 | 1,086 |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary School, Revesby | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 622 | 1,091 |
| St Felix Catholic Primary School, Bankstown | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 578 | 1,035 |
| Wattawa Heights Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 196 | 939 |
| Bankstown North Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 382 | 986 |
| Southside Montessori School, Riverwood | Independent | Primary | 2.7 km | 32 | 1,110 |
| Hannans Road Public School, Riverwood | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 106 | 987 |
| Holy Saviour School, Greenacre | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| Banksia Road Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 512 | 980 |
| Al Sadiq College, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 771 | 942 |
| Greenacre Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 611 | 938 |
| Padstow Park Public School, Padstow | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 334 | 1,019 |
| Wiley Park Girls High School, Punchbowl | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 589 | 954 |
| Condell Park High School, Condell Park | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 876 | 936 |
| Wiley Park Public School, Wiley Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 550 | 994 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Riverwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 450 | 1,083 |
| Christ the King Catholic Primary School Bass Hill, Yagoona | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 179 | 1,042 |
| Lakemba Public School, Lakemba | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 428 | 999 |
| St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Greenacre | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 221 | 1,034 |
| Panania North Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 441 | 1,026 |
| Bass Hill Public School, Bass Hill | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 346 | 929 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Padstow | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 200 | 1,079 |
| Narwee Public School, Narwee | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 246 | 1,001 |
| Rissalah College, Lakemba | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 946 | 1,041 |
| Peakhurst Public School, Peakhurst | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 412 | 1,043 |
| Revesby South Public School, Revesby | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 312 | 1,041 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic College, Lakemba | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 730 | 999 |
| Peakhurst West Public School, Peakhurst | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 291 | 1,023 |
| Hampden Park Public School, Lakemba | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 859 | 966 |
| Canterbury Vale School, Lakemba | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 36 | 921 |
| Tower Street Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 154 | 998 |
| Birrong Public School, Birrong | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 451 | 967 |
| Birrong Boys High School, Birrong | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 366 | 937 |
| Mount St Joseph Milperra, Milperra | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 891 | 1,060 |
| Padstow Heights Public School, Padstow | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 297 | 1,053 |
| St Therese's Catholic Primary School, Lakemba | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 176 | 1,024 |
| De La Salle College, Revesby Heights, Revesby Heights | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 650 | 1,065 |
| Greenacre Christian College, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 322 | 1,087 |
| Al Hikma College, Lakemba | Independent | Primary | 4.3 km | 399 | 1,049 |
| Georges Hall Public School, Georges Hall | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 685 | 1,017 |
| Chullora Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 430 | 965 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bankstown - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119011572/bankstown-south/topic/education