63.0% —
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bexley - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Bexley - North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people have finished high school in Bexley - North than in most other areas, with 63% of residents completing Year 12. This local focus on schooling is reflected in the area's high school advantage scores, which are much higher than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 63%, which is well above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia. Roughly 15% of residents stopped at Year 10, while 11.4% left at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bexley - North, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 24.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average. The most common high-level qualification is a bachelor degree, held by 29.6% of people.
24.1% —
Higher than 57% 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 Bexley - North, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, 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 23%, followed by engineering at 12.1% and society and culture at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools in the area, which is more than about 59% of similar places. These schools are larger than most, with a typical size of 513 students.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.03
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
67
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).
2,050
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
513
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,092
Higher than 80% 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 Bexley - North
67 schools — 30,753 students, average ICSEA 1,072.
By sector: Government 42 · Catholic 16 · Independent 9
By type: Primary 42 · Secondary 18 · Combined 7
| St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Bexley, Bexley | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 179 | 1,089 |
| St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Hurstville | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 408 | 1,088 |
| St Mary and St Mina's Coptic Orthodox College, Bexley | Independent | Primary | 1.2 km | 372 | 1,123 |
| Bexley North Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 340 | 1,071 |
| Bethany College, Hurstville | Catholic | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,091 | 1,083 |
| Bexley Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 249 | 1,005 |
| Sydney Technical High School, Bexley | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 907 | 1,136 |
| Kingsgrove High School, Kingsgrove | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 672 | 986 |
| Kingsgrove Public School, Kingsgrove | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 268 | 1,010 |
| Georges River College Hurstville Campus, Hurstville | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 267 | 1,017 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Kingsgrove | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 439 | 1,113 |
| Carlton Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 599 | 1,041 |
| St Ursula's College, Kingsgrove | Catholic | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,110 | 1,095 |
| Hurstville Public School, Hurstville | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 1,048 | 1,102 |
| Marist College Kogarah, Bexley | Catholic | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,045 | 1,076 |
| Arkana College, Kingsgrove | Independent | Primary | 1.6 km | 231 | 1,092 |
| Hurstville Adventist School, Hurstville | Independent | Primary | 1.7 km | 166 | 1,114 |
| Danebank - An Anglican School for Girls, Hurstville | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,043 | 1,146 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rockdale | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 204 | 1,092 |
| Kogarah High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 787 | 993 |
| St George Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 908 | 1,148 |
| Bardwell Park Infants School, Bardwell Park | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 33 | 1,088 |
| Kogarah Public School, Kogarah | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 456 | 1,087 |
| Rockdale Public School, Rockdale | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 321 | 1,053 |
| St George Christian School, Hurstville | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 845 | 1,159 |
| St George Hospital School, Kogarah | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | — | — |
| Clemton Park Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 500 | 1,038 |
| Woniora Road School, Hurstville | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 46 | 999 |
| Earlwood Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 600 | 1,107 |
| Kingsgrove North High School, Kingsgrove | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,020 | 1,002 |
| Athelstane Public School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 277 | 1,003 |
| James Cook Boys High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 473 | 1,022 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Kogarah | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 416 | 1,117 |
| Carlton South Public School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 514 | 1,064 |
| Kingdom Culture Christian School, Arncliffe | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 196 | 1,082 |
| St Raphael's Catholic Primary School, South Hurstville | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 210 | 1,130 |
| Moorefield Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 372 | 1,025 |
| St George School, Kogarah | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 64 | 1,055 |
| Hurstville South Public School, Hurstville | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 453 | 1,077 |
| Beverly Hills Public School, Beverly Hills | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 320 | 1,051 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Earlwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 374 | 1,110 |
| Penshurst Public School, Penshurst | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 458 | 1,061 |
| St Declan's Catholic Primary School, Penshurst | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 539 | 1,108 |
| Arncliffe Public School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 373 | 1,028 |
| All Saints Grammar, Belmore | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 646 | 1,077 |
| St Dominic Savio School, Rockdale | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 41 | 1,053 |
| Georges River College Penshurst Campus, Penshurst | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 488 | 1,038 |
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School, Arncliffe | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 292 | 1,116 |
| Blakehurst High School, Blakehurst | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,013 | 1,043 |
| Brighton-Le-Sands Public School, Brighton-Le-Sands | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 433 | 1,064 |
| Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School, Beverly Hills | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 637 | 1,100 |
| Cairnsfoot School, Brighton-Le-Sands | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 99 | 1,036 |
| McCallums Hill Public School, Roselands | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 330 | 1,001 |
| St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School Brighton Le Sands, Brighton-Le-Sands | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 198 | 1,090 |
| Hurstville Grove Infants School, Penshurst | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 59 | 1,097 |
| Arncliffe West Infants School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 86 | 1,058 |
| Beverly Hills Girls High School, Beverly Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,003 | 1,003 |
| Marist Catholic College Penshurst, Mortdale | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,343 | 1,090 |
| Al Zahra College, Arncliffe | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 773 | 1,032 |
| Blakehurst Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 256 | 1,049 |
| Belmore South Public School, Belmore | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 230 | 1,012 |
| Undercliffe Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 152 | 1,092 |
| Canterbury South Public School, Canterbury | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 269 | 1,038 |
| Mater Dei Catholic Primary School, Blakehurst | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 400 | 1,103 |
| Beverly Hills North Public School, Beverly Hills | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 352 | 1,030 |
| Connells Point Public School, South Hurstville | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 429 | 1,088 |
| Edgeware School, Hurlstone Park | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 31 | 851 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bexley - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119041669/bexley-north/topic/education