70.9% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 68.1%
- 2021: 70.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kogarah Bay - Carlton - Allawah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Kogarah Bay - Carlton - Allawah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher qualification levels than most similar areas define Kogarah Bay - Carlton - Allawah. This is a well-educated community where 33.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, and 70.9% of residents have finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure of 58.8%, with 70.9% of residents finishing their secondary schooling. This rate has risen 8.1 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kogarah Bay - Carlton - Allawah, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 33.9% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. This proportion rose 8.2 percentage points over the last decade.
33.9% ▲ +32.0%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 33.9%
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 Kogarah Bay - Carlton - Allawah, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (19%) and Certificate III / IV (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 27.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.0%. Other common areas include society and culture and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two schools with an average size of 680 students, which is much higher than most similar areas. While the local school count is low, there are 56 schools within 3km, among the largest number of nearby options.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.79
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
56
Higher than 90% 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).
1,359
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
680
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,123
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 Kogarah Bay - Carlton - Allawah
56 schools — 25,570 students, average ICSEA 1,080.
By sector: Government 35 · Catholic 15 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 35 · Secondary 15 · Combined 6
| Carlton South Public School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 514 | 1,064 |
| Blakehurst Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 256 | 1,049 |
| Blakehurst High School, Blakehurst | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,013 | 1,043 |
| St Raphael's Catholic Primary School, South Hurstville | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 210 | 1,130 |
| St George Christian School, Hurstville | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 845 | 1,159 |
| Mater Dei Catholic Primary School, Blakehurst | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 400 | 1,103 |
| Carlton Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 599 | 1,041 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Kogarah | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 416 | 1,117 |
| St George Hospital School, Kogarah | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | — | — |
| St George School, Kogarah | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 64 | 1,055 |
| St Finbar's Catholic Primary School Sans Souci, Sans Souci | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 218 | 1,091 |
| Moorefield Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 372 | 1,025 |
| Sydney Technical High School, Bexley | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 907 | 1,136 |
| Hurstville Public School, Hurstville | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 1,048 | 1,102 |
| James Cook Boys High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 473 | 1,022 |
| Hurstville Adventist School, Hurstville | Independent | Primary | 1.9 km | 166 | 1,114 |
| Woniora Road School, Hurstville | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 46 | 999 |
| Bethany College, Hurstville | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,091 | 1,083 |
| Sans Souci Public School, Sans Souci | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 523 | 1,060 |
| Georges River College Hurstville Campus, Hurstville | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 267 | 1,017 |
| Ramsgate Public School, Ramsgate | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 447 | 1,039 |
| Kogarah High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 787 | 993 |
| Connells Point Public School, South Hurstville | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 429 | 1,088 |
| St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Hurstville | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 408 | 1,088 |
| Kogarah Public School, Kogarah | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 456 | 1,087 |
| Hurstville South Public School, Hurstville | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 453 | 1,077 |
| Marist College Kogarah, Bexley | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,045 | 1,076 |
| St George Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 908 | 1,148 |
| Bald Face Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 246 | 1,123 |
| Danebank - An Anglican School for Girls, Hurstville | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,043 | 1,146 |
| Hurstville Grove Infants School, Penshurst | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 59 | 1,097 |
| Brighton-Le-Sands Public School, Brighton-Le-Sands | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 433 | 1,064 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rockdale | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 204 | 1,092 |
| Rockdale Public School, Rockdale | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 321 | 1,053 |
| St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Bexley, Bexley | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 179 | 1,089 |
| Bexley Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 249 | 1,005 |
| St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School Brighton Le Sands, Brighton-Le-Sands | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 198 | 1,090 |
| Sylvania Public School, Sylvania | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 167 | 1,038 |
| St Mary and St Mina's Coptic Orthodox College, Bexley | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 372 | 1,123 |
| Penshurst Public School, Penshurst | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 458 | 1,061 |
| St Declan's Catholic Primary School, Penshurst | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 539 | 1,108 |
| Georges River College Penshurst Campus, Penshurst | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 488 | 1,038 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oatley | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 219 | 1,131 |
| Carinya School, Mortdale | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 55 | 975 |
| Marist Catholic College Penshurst, Mortdale | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,343 | 1,090 |
| Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus, Oatley | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 741 | 1,022 |
| Kingsgrove High School, Kingsgrove | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 672 | 986 |
| Cairnsfoot School, Brighton-Le-Sands | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 99 | 1,036 |
| Arkana College, Kingsgrove | Independent | Primary | 3.8 km | 231 | 1,092 |
| Kingsgrove Public School, Kingsgrove | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 268 | 1,010 |
| Mortdale Public School, Mortdale | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 350 | 1,096 |
| St Dominic Savio School, Rockdale | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 41 | 1,053 |
| Oatley Public School, Oatley | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 365 | 1,126 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Kingsgrove | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 439 | 1,113 |
| St Ursula's College, Kingsgrove | Catholic | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,110 | 1,095 |
| Beverly Hills Public School, Beverly Hills | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 320 | 1,051 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kogarah Bay - Carlton - Allawah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119041379/kogarah-bay-carlton-allawah/topic/education