53.6% ▲ +22.1%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 43.9%
- 2016: 49.8%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Chester Hill - Sefton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Chester Hill - Sefton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Chester Hill - Sefton hold high-level degrees compared to the rest of the state. While 53.6% of residents have completed Year 12, this figure is well below the New South Wales and national averages. However, education levels are climbing, with more people finishing school and earning degrees than a decade ago.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.6% of people finished Year 12, which is well below the state and national figures, though this has risen 9.7 points since 2011. Another 15.5% of residents have a Year 9 education or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Chester Hill - Sefton, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 9 or below is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 16.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the New South Wales average. This represents a rise of 5.5 points since 2011, with Certificate III and IV qualifications also being common at 19.6%.
16.1% ▲ +52.4%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 16.1%
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 Chester Hill - Sefton, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are management and commerce at 17.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.2% and society and culture at 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Chester Hill - Sefton has 8 schools with 5,001 enrolments, making it one of the largest areas at this level. Most students attend government schools (75%), and the average school size is much higher than in most other areas.
8
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.77
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
63
Higher than 92% 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).
5,001
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
625
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
979
Lower than 68% 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 Chester Hill - Sefton
63 schools — 31,039 students, average ICSEA 966.
By sector: Government 45 · Catholic 12 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 41 · Secondary 12 · Combined 10
| Chester Hill Public School, Chester Hill | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 578 | 958 |
| Chester Hill High School, Chester Hill | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 1,056 | 912 |
| Salamah College, Chester Hill | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 1,353 | 989 |
| Chester Hill North Public School, Chester Hill | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 400 | 950 |
| Sefton High School, Sefton | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,121 | 1,033 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, Sefton | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 337 | 1,046 |
| Villawood East Public School, Villawood | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 301 | 898 |
| Sefton Infants School, Sefton | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 93 | 1,027 |
| Rowland Hassall School, Chester Hill | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 63 | 889 |
| Old Guildford Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 411 | 903 |
| George Bass School, Bass Hill | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 102 | 979 |
| Bass High School, Bass Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 874 | 927 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Villawood | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 226 | 1,053 |
| Granville South Creative and Performing Arts High School, Guildford | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 733 | 855 |
| Villawood North Public School, Fairfield East | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 250 | 937 |
| Karningul School, Regents Park | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 20 | 919 |
| Carramar Public School, Carramar | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 227 | 931 |
| Regents Park Public School, Regents Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 268 | 968 |
| Birrong Public School, Birrong | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 451 | 967 |
| Blaxcell Street Public School, Granville | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 948 | 957 |
| Regents Park Christian School, Regents Park | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 731 | 1,039 |
| Verona School, Fairfield East | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 89 | 889 |
| Birrong Girls High School, Birrong | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 726 | 956 |
| St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School, Regents Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 383 | 1,048 |
| Bass Hill Public School, Bass Hill | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 346 | 929 |
| Yennora Public School, Yennora | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 244 | 933 |
| Birrong Boys High School, Birrong | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 366 | 937 |
| Auburn West Public School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 572 | 928 |
| Christ the King Catholic Primary School Bass Hill, Yagoona | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 179 | 1,042 |
| St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School, Auburn South | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 113 | 1,043 |
| Guildford Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 623 | 943 |
| Berala Public School, Berala | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 656 | 980 |
| Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield, Fairfield | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,144 | 969 |
| Georges Hall Public School, Georges Hall | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 685 | 1,017 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Georges Hall | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 377 | 1,050 |
| Lansvale East Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 117 | 969 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Guildford | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 342 | 1,028 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Fairfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 691 | 997 |
| Granville South Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 323 | 933 |
| Georges River Grammar, Georges Hall | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 933 | 1,095 |
| HopePoint Christian School, Georges Hall | Independent | Primary | 3.8 km | 219 | 1,039 |
| Granville East Public School, Granville | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 259 | 923 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Granville East | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 235 | 1,004 |
| Fairfield High School, Fairfield | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,123 | 878 |
| Wattawa Heights Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 196 | 939 |
| Warakirri College, Fairfield | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 548 | 902 |
| Lansvale Public School, Canley Vale | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 524 | 934 |
| Yagoona Public School, Yagoona | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 556 | 986 |
| Fairfield Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 386 | 901 |
| Canley Vale High School, Canley Vale | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,651 | 954 |
| Bankstown West Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 317 | 992 |
| Fairfield Heights Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 642 | 893 |
| Merrylands East Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 347 | 955 |
| Georges River Environmental Education Centre, Chipping Norton | Government | Combined | 4.5 km | — | — |
| St Felix Catholic Primary School, Bankstown | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 578 | 1,035 |
| La Salle Catholic College, Bankstown | Catholic | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,057 | 1,011 |
| Bankstown North Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 382 | 986 |
| Guildford West Public School, Guildford West | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 366 | 945 |
| Condell Park High School, Condell Park | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 876 | 936 |
| Fowler Road School, Merrylands | Government | Combined | 4.8 km | 55 | 895 |
| Merrylands Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 620 | 936 |
| Condell Park Christian School, Condell Park | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 64 | 1,081 |
| Condell Park Public School, Condell Park | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 586 | 968 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Chester Hill - Sefton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125031479/chester-hill-sefton/topic/education