59.4% ▲ +24.2%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 47.8%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Punchbowl · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Punchbowl
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 12% of Punchbowl residents have finished more school since 2011, as the area sees a steady rise in education levels. About 59.4% of people have completed Year 12, which is roughly the same as the national figure. While university degrees are less common here than in the wider state, the number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has climbed to 18.7%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is now the most common outcome for residents, with 59.4% reaching this level. This is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Punchbowl, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 9 or below is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 18.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. This represents a rise of 7.8 percentage points since 2011.
18.7% ▲ +71.0%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 18.7%
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 Punchbowl, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study in the area are management and commerce at 22%, followed by society and culture and engineering, which both sit at 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Punchbowl has 4 schools with a total of 2,373 enrolments, making it larger than about 70% of similar areas. Despite this, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.88
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
68
Higher than 94% 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).
2,373
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
593
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,007
Lower than 54% 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 Punchbowl
68 schools — 33,975 students, average ICSEA 1,016.
By sector: Government 43 · Catholic 13 · Independent 12
By type: Primary 46 · Secondary 12 · Combined 10
| Punchbowl Public School, Punchbowl | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 528 | 976 |
| St Jerome's Catholic Primary School, Punchbowl | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 175 | 1,004 |
| Punchbowl Boys High School, Punchbowl | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 472 | 923 |
| Bankstown South Infants School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 141 | 999 |
| St Charbel's College, Punchbowl | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,198 | 1,054 |
| Wiley Park Girls High School, Punchbowl | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 589 | 954 |
| Mount Lewis Infants School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 173 | 1,047 |
| Wiley Park Public School, Wiley Park | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 550 | 994 |
| St Euphemia College, Bankstown | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 622 | 1,038 |
| Hannans Road Public School, Riverwood | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 106 | 987 |
| Lakemba Public School, Lakemba | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 428 | 999 |
| Bankstown Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 736 | 965 |
| Riverwood Public School, Riverwood | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 126 | 958 |
| Al Noori Muslim School, Greenacre | Independent | Primary | 2.0 km | 2,407 | 1,086 |
| Bankstown Girls High School, Bankstown | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 551 | 964 |
| Holy Saviour School, Greenacre | Independent | Primary | 2.1 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| Greenacre Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 611 | 938 |
| St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Bankstown | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 443 | 1,029 |
| Al Sadiq College, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 771 | 942 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Riverwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 450 | 1,083 |
| Beverly Hills North Public School, Beverly Hills | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 352 | 1,030 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic College, Lakemba | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 730 | 999 |
| Padstow North Public School, Padstow | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 305 | 1,036 |
| Caroline Chisholm School, Padstow | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 104 | 1,004 |
| Narwee Public School, Narwee | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 246 | 1,001 |
| Southside Montessori School, Riverwood | Independent | Primary | 2.6 km | 32 | 1,110 |
| Banksia Road Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 512 | 980 |
| Rissalah College, Lakemba | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 946 | 1,041 |
| Canterbury Vale School, Lakemba | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 36 | 921 |
| Bankstown Senior College, Bankstown | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 545 | 847 |
| Hampden Park Public School, Lakemba | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 859 | 966 |
| Al Hikma College, Lakemba | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 399 | 1,049 |
| Bankstown Hospital School, Bankstown | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | — | — |
| St Therese's Catholic Primary School, Lakemba | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 176 | 1,024 |
| La Salle Catholic College, Bankstown | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,057 | 1,011 |
| St Felix Catholic Primary School, Bankstown | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 578 | 1,035 |
| Peakhurst Public School, Peakhurst | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 412 | 1,043 |
| Sir Joseph Banks High School, Revesby | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 945 | 949 |
| St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Greenacre | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 221 | 1,034 |
| Bankstown North Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 382 | 986 |
| McCallums Hill Public School, Roselands | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 330 | 1,001 |
| Beverly Hills Girls High School, Beverly Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,003 | 1,003 |
| Condell Park Christian School, Condell Park | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 64 | 1,081 |
| Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School, Beverly Hills | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 637 | 1,100 |
| Yagoona Public School, Yagoona | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 556 | 986 |
| Padstow Park Public School, Padstow | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 334 | 1,019 |
| Bankstown West Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 317 | 992 |
| Condell Park Public School, Condell Park | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 586 | 968 |
| Revesby Public School, Revesby | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 303 | 999 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Belmore | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 232 | 1,036 |
| Broderick Gillawarna School, Revesby | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 100 | 1,005 |
| Peakhurst West Public School, Peakhurst | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 291 | 1,023 |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary School, Revesby | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 622 | 1,091 |
| Belmore South Public School, Belmore | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 230 | 1,012 |
| Belmore Boys High School, Belmore | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 614 | 953 |
| Belmore North Public School, Belmore | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 252 | 977 |
| Greenacre Christian College, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 322 | 1,087 |
| Chullora Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 430 | 965 |
| Wattawa Heights Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 196 | 939 |
| Penshurst West Public School, Mortdale | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 220 | 1,047 |
| All Saints Grammar, Belmore | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 646 | 1,077 |
| Beverly Hills Public School, Beverly Hills | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 320 | 1,051 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Padstow | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 200 | 1,079 |
| Georges River College Peakhurst Campus, Peakhurst | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 758 | 1,008 |
| Malek Fahd Islamic School, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 3,352 | 1,063 |
| Padstow Heights Public School, Padstow | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 297 | 1,053 |
| Revesby South Public School, Revesby | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 312 | 1,041 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Belfield | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 239 | 1,036 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Punchbowl [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119021366/punchbowl/topic/education