69.5% —
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hurstville - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Hurstville - North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees shape daily life in Hurstville - North, where 69.5% of residents have finished Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 58.8%. It is an area where a large number of adults have a university degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is much higher here than in most areas, sitting at 69.5%, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Only 10.8% of people stopped their schooling at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hurstville - North, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 9 or below is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common, with 31.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian average of 26.3%, and those with a bachelor degree make up 35.8% of the group.
31.5% —
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Hurstville - North, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (18%) and Postgraduate degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 27.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.8%. Other popular areas of study include society and culture and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools in the area with an average size of 682 students, which is much higher than most similar areas. While there are only 1.15 schools per 1,000 children, there are 64 schools within 3 km.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.15
Lower than 80% 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).
1,363
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
682
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,124
Higher than 90% 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 Hurstville - North
64 schools — 30,722 students, average ICSEA 1,072.
By sector: Government 42 · Catholic 15 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 41 · Secondary 18 · Combined 5
| Danebank - An Anglican School for Girls, Hurstville | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 1,043 | 1,146 |
| Arkana College, Kingsgrove | Independent | Primary | 0.8 km | 231 | 1,092 |
| Kingsgrove High School, Kingsgrove | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 672 | 986 |
| Penshurst Public School, Penshurst | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 458 | 1,061 |
| Kingsgrove Public School, Kingsgrove | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 268 | 1,010 |
| St Declan's Catholic Primary School, Penshurst | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 539 | 1,108 |
| Beverly Hills Public School, Beverly Hills | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 320 | 1,051 |
| Georges River College Penshurst Campus, Penshurst | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 488 | 1,038 |
| Georges River College Hurstville Campus, Hurstville | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 267 | 1,017 |
| St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Hurstville | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 408 | 1,088 |
| Hurstville Adventist School, Hurstville | Independent | Primary | 1.4 km | 166 | 1,114 |
| Hurstville Public School, Hurstville | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 1,048 | 1,102 |
| Bethany College, Hurstville | Catholic | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,091 | 1,083 |
| Woniora Road School, Hurstville | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 46 | 999 |
| Marist Catholic College Penshurst, Mortdale | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,343 | 1,090 |
| Hurstville South Public School, Hurstville | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 453 | 1,077 |
| Sydney Technical High School, Bexley | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 907 | 1,136 |
| St Ursula's College, Kingsgrove | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,110 | 1,095 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Kingsgrove | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 439 | 1,113 |
| Hurstville Grove Infants School, Penshurst | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 59 | 1,097 |
| Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School, Beverly Hills | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 637 | 1,100 |
| Beverly Hills Girls High School, Beverly Hills | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,003 | 1,003 |
| St George Christian School, Hurstville | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 845 | 1,159 |
| Mortdale Public School, Mortdale | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 350 | 1,096 |
| Carinya School, Mortdale | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 55 | 975 |
| Penshurst West Public School, Mortdale | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 220 | 1,047 |
| St Raphael's Catholic Primary School, South Hurstville | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 210 | 1,130 |
| Carlton Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 599 | 1,041 |
| St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Bexley, Bexley | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 179 | 1,089 |
| Kingsgrove North High School, Kingsgrove | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,020 | 1,002 |
| Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus, Oatley | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 741 | 1,022 |
| McCallums Hill Public School, Roselands | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 330 | 1,001 |
| Beverly Hills North Public School, Beverly Hills | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 352 | 1,030 |
| Narwee Public School, Narwee | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 246 | 1,001 |
| Bexley North Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 340 | 1,071 |
| Blakehurst High School, Blakehurst | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,013 | 1,043 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oatley | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 219 | 1,131 |
| St Mary and St Mina's Coptic Orthodox College, Bexley | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 372 | 1,123 |
| All Saints Grammar, Belmore | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 646 | 1,077 |
| Connells Point Public School, South Hurstville | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 429 | 1,088 |
| Marist College Kogarah, Bexley | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,045 | 1,076 |
| Bexley Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 249 | 1,005 |
| Clemton Park Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 500 | 1,038 |
| Peakhurst Public School, Peakhurst | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 412 | 1,043 |
| Oatley Public School, Oatley | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 365 | 1,126 |
| Blakehurst Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 256 | 1,049 |
| Carlton South Public School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 514 | 1,064 |
| Kogarah High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 787 | 993 |
| Mater Dei Catholic Primary School, Blakehurst | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 400 | 1,103 |
| Belmore South Public School, Belmore | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 230 | 1,012 |
| St George Hospital School, Kogarah | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | — | — |
| St George Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 908 | 1,148 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rockdale | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 204 | 1,092 |
| Kogarah Public School, Kogarah | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 456 | 1,087 |
| Al Hikma College, Lakemba | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 399 | 1,049 |
| Bardwell Park Infants School, Bardwell Park | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 33 | 1,088 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Kogarah | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 416 | 1,117 |
| James Cook Boys High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 473 | 1,022 |
| Hannans Road Public School, Riverwood | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 106 | 987 |
| Earlwood Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 600 | 1,107 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Riverwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 450 | 1,083 |
| Moorefield Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 372 | 1,025 |
| St George School, Kogarah | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 64 | 1,055 |
| Rockdale Public School, Rockdale | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 321 | 1,053 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hurstville - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119031665/hurstville-north/topic/education