75.8% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.0%
- 2016: 74.2%
- 2021: 75.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Allawah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Allawah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher share of residents have finished high school in Allawah than in the rest of the state. This is a highly educated area where 37.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the New South Wales figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is very common here, with 75.8% of residents reaching this milestone. This is 17 percentage points higher than both the state and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Allawah, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are prevalent, as 37.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian average of 26.3%.
37.8% ▲ +25.1%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 37.8%
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 Allawah, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Postgraduate degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 29.3%, followed by engineering and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger and have higher advantage scores than most areas. While there are 50 schools within 3km, Allawah has a much lower number of schools per 1,000 children than similar places.
1.39
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
50
Higher than 92% 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).
480
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,079
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Allawah
50 schools — 23,516 students, average ICSEA 1,079.
By sector: Government 33 · Catholic 12 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 31 · Secondary 14 · Combined 5
| St George Christian School, Hurstville | Independent | Combined | 0.3 km | 845 | 1,159 |
| St Raphael's Catholic Primary School, South Hurstville | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 210 | 1,130 |
| Blakehurst High School, Blakehurst | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 1,013 | 1,043 |
| Hurstville Public School, Hurstville | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 1,048 | 1,102 |
| Hurstville Adventist School, Hurstville | Independent | Primary | 1.1 km | 166 | 1,114 |
| Woniora Road School, Hurstville | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 46 | 999 |
| Blakehurst Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 256 | 1,049 |
| Sydney Technical High School, Bexley | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 907 | 1,136 |
| Georges River College Hurstville Campus, Hurstville | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 267 | 1,017 |
| Bethany College, Hurstville | Catholic | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,091 | 1,083 |
| Carlton South Public School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 514 | 1,064 |
| Carlton Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 599 | 1,041 |
| Hurstville South Public School, Hurstville | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 453 | 1,077 |
| Mater Dei Catholic Primary School, Blakehurst | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 400 | 1,103 |
| St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Hurstville | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 408 | 1,088 |
| Danebank - An Anglican School for Girls, Hurstville | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,043 | 1,146 |
| Connells Point Public School, South Hurstville | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 429 | 1,088 |
| St George Hospital School, Kogarah | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | — | — |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Kogarah | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 416 | 1,117 |
| Hurstville Grove Infants School, Penshurst | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 59 | 1,097 |
| Marist College Kogarah, Bexley | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,045 | 1,076 |
| St George School, Kogarah | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 64 | 1,055 |
| Moorefield Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 372 | 1,025 |
| James Cook Boys High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 473 | 1,022 |
| Kogarah High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 787 | 993 |
| Kogarah Public School, Kogarah | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 456 | 1,087 |
| St Finbar's Catholic Primary School Sans Souci, Sans Souci | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 218 | 1,091 |
| St George Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 908 | 1,148 |
| Bald Face Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 246 | 1,123 |
| Penshurst Public School, Penshurst | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 458 | 1,061 |
| St Declan's Catholic Primary School, Penshurst | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 539 | 1,108 |
| Sans Souci Public School, Sans Souci | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 523 | 1,060 |
| Georges River College Penshurst Campus, Penshurst | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 488 | 1,038 |
| Ramsgate Public School, Ramsgate | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 447 | 1,039 |
| St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Bexley, Bexley | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 179 | 1,089 |
| Marist Catholic College Penshurst, Mortdale | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,343 | 1,090 |
| Carinya School, Mortdale | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 55 | 975 |
| Arkana College, Kingsgrove | Independent | Primary | 3.0 km | 231 | 1,092 |
| Kingsgrove High School, Kingsgrove | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 672 | 986 |
| Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus, Oatley | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 741 | 1,022 |
| Mortdale Public School, Mortdale | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 350 | 1,096 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oatley | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 219 | 1,131 |
| Kingsgrove Public School, Kingsgrove | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 268 | 1,010 |
| Bexley Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 249 | 1,005 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rockdale | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 204 | 1,092 |
| St Mary and St Mina's Coptic Orthodox College, Bexley | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 372 | 1,123 |
| Oatley Public School, Oatley | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 365 | 1,126 |
| Brighton-Le-Sands Public School, Brighton-Le-Sands | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 433 | 1,064 |
| Rockdale Public School, Rockdale | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 321 | 1,053 |
| Beverly Hills Public School, Beverly Hills | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 320 | 1,051 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Allawah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10038/allawah/topic/education