63.5% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 54.1%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 63.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Monterey - Brighton-le-Sands - Kyeemagh · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Monterey - Brighton-le-Sands - Kyeemagh
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A significant rise in education levels has shaped Monterey - Brighton-le-Sands - Kyeemagh since 2011. More people are finishing school and earning degrees than a decade ago, with the proportion of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher jumping by 7.4 percentage points to 26.2%. This trend reflects a community that is increasingly qualified compared to its own recent past.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is strong here, with 63.5% of residents finishing Year 12. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Monterey - Brighton-le-Sands - Kyeemagh, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is about the same as the national figure. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees at 29.3% and Certificate III or IV at 20.3%.
26.2% ▲ +39.5%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 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 Monterey - Brighton-le-Sands - Kyeemagh, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 24.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.3% and society and culture at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 4 schools in the area, which is more than about 59% of similar areas. These schools are generally smaller than most, though they have a higher average advantage score.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.99
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
43
Higher than 85% 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).
934
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
234
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,065
Higher than 71% 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 Monterey - Brighton-le-Sands - Kyeemagh
43 schools — 18,316 students, average ICSEA 1,077.
By sector: Government 27 · Catholic 11 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 9 · Combined 6
| Brighton-Le-Sands Public School, Brighton-Le-Sands | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 433 | 1,064 |
| St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School Brighton Le Sands, Brighton-Le-Sands | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 198 | 1,090 |
| Cairnsfoot School, Brighton-Le-Sands | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 99 | 1,036 |
| St Dominic Savio School, Rockdale | Independent | Primary | 1.4 km | 41 | 1,053 |
| Rockdale Public School, Rockdale | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 321 | 1,053 |
| Kyeemagh Public School, Rockdale | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 204 | 1,057 |
| Kogarah Public School, Kogarah | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 456 | 1,087 |
| James Cook Boys High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 473 | 1,022 |
| Moorefield Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 372 | 1,025 |
| St George School, Kogarah | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 64 | 1,055 |
| St George Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 908 | 1,148 |
| Kogarah High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 787 | 993 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Kogarah | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 416 | 1,117 |
| St George Hospital School, Kogarah | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | — | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rockdale | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 204 | 1,092 |
| Marist College Kogarah, Bexley | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,045 | 1,076 |
| Ramsgate Public School, Ramsgate | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 447 | 1,039 |
| Arncliffe Public School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 373 | 1,028 |
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School, Arncliffe | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 292 | 1,116 |
| Carlton South Public School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 514 | 1,064 |
| Bexley Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 249 | 1,005 |
| Carlton Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 599 | 1,041 |
| St Mary and St Mina's Coptic Orthodox College, Bexley | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 372 | 1,123 |
| Athelstane Public School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 277 | 1,003 |
| Al Zahra College, Arncliffe | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 773 | 1,032 |
| Kingdom Culture Christian School, Arncliffe | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 196 | 1,082 |
| St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Bexley, Bexley | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 179 | 1,089 |
| Arncliffe West Infants School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 86 | 1,058 |
| Sydney Technical High School, Bexley | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 907 | 1,136 |
| Bethany College, Hurstville | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,091 | 1,083 |
| Bexley North Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 340 | 1,071 |
| St Finbar's Catholic Primary School Sans Souci, Sans Souci | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 218 | 1,091 |
| St George Christian School, Hurstville | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 845 | 1,159 |
| Botany Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 232 | 1,062 |
| Blakehurst Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 256 | 1,049 |
| Blakehurst High School, Blakehurst | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,013 | 1,043 |
| Sans Souci Public School, Sans Souci | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 523 | 1,060 |
| St Raphael's Catholic Primary School, South Hurstville | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 210 | 1,130 |
| St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Botany | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 287 | 1,119 |
| Ferncourt Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 285 | 1,125 |
| Tempe Public School, Tempe | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 346 | 1,096 |
| Mater Dei Catholic Primary School, Blakehurst | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 400 | 1,103 |
| Tempe High School, Tempe | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 985 | 1,096 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Monterey - Brighton-le-Sands - Kyeemagh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119041380/monterey-brighton-le-sands-kyeemagh/topic/education