65.9% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 64.0%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Alfords Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Alfords Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study for residents in Alfords Point. The area is well-educated, with 65.9% of people finishing Year 12, a figure well above the national average. This high level of schooling is reflected in the local school advantage scores, which are much higher than most areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is high at 65.9%, which is well above both the New South Wales figure and the national average. This puts the area's schooling levels much higher than most other similar places.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Alfords Point, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is about the same as the national figure. Bachelor degrees are the most common high-level qualification at 29.8%, followed by Certificate III or IVs at 27.7%.
26.7% ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Alfords Point splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in Alfords Point most often studied management and commerce (27.6%) or engineering and related fields (17.0%). Education and society and culture are also common, each making up around 10% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a much higher advantage score than most areas, and the typical school is larger than usual. While there are 25 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
1.85
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
25
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality 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).
460
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,067
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Alfords Point
25 schools — 11,491 students, average ICSEA 1,067.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 5 · Combined 1
| Alfords Point Public School, Alfords Point | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 165 | 1,037 |
| Menai High School, Menai | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,062 | 1,046 |
| Tharawal Public School, Menai | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 328 | 1,085 |
| Lugarno Public School, Lugarno | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 272 | 1,099 |
| Illawong Public School, Illawong | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 191 | 1,069 |
| Padstow Heights Public School, Padstow | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 297 | 1,053 |
| Picnic Point Public School, Picnic Point | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 360 | 1,101 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Padstow | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 200 | 1,079 |
| De La Salle College, Revesby Heights, Revesby Heights | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 650 | 1,065 |
| Picnic Point High School, Picnic Point | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 865 | 1,018 |
| Inaburra School, Bangor | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,211 | 1,123 |
| Revesby South Public School, Revesby | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 312 | 1,041 |
| Menai Public School, Menai | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 154 | 1,036 |
| Peakhurst South Public School, Peakhurst | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 313 | 1,061 |
| Aspect South East Sydney School, Peakhurst | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 209 | 1,067 |
| Panania Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 368 | 1,057 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Menai | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 803 | 1,098 |
| Bangor Public School, Bangor | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 503 | 1,077 |
| Aquinas Catholic College, Menai | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,140 | 1,082 |
| Peakhurst West Public School, Peakhurst | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 291 | 1,023 |
| Georges River College Peakhurst Campus, Peakhurst | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 758 | 1,008 |
| Padstow Park Public School, Padstow | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 334 | 1,019 |
| Oatley West Public School, Oatley | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 519 | 1,132 |
| Tower Street Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 154 | 998 |
| Southside Montessori School, Riverwood | Independent | Primary | 4.3 km | 32 | 1,110 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Alfords Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10031/alfords-point/topic/education