72.8% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 72.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Banksmeadow · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Banksmeadow
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in Banksmeadow have finished high school than in most other areas, with 72.8% completing Year 12. This high level of schooling is reflected in the workforce, where a large proportion of residents hold university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure of 58.8%, with 72.8% of residents reaching this milestone.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Banksmeadow, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 10 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, as 40.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
40.7% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Banksmeadow, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 29.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 10.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 33 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number at this level, and they have a school advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
33
Higher than 89% 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).
384
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,072
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Banksmeadow
33 schools — 12,686 students, average ICSEA 1,072.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 9 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 24 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| Banksmeadow Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 268 | 1,032 |
| St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Botany | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 287 | 1,119 |
| Matraville Public School, Matraville | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 222 | 1,046 |
| Pagewood Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 207 | 1,085 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Matraville, Matraville | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 369 | 1,078 |
| Corpus Christi College Maroubra, Maroubra | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 755 | 1,043 |
| Botany Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 232 | 1,062 |
| South Sydney High School, Maroubra | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 796 | 1,037 |
| Matraville Soldiers Settlement Public School, Matraville | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 114 | 934 |
| St Spyridon College, Maroubra | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 785 | 1,093 |
| Chifley Public School, Malabar | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 227 | 954 |
| Matraville Sports High School, Chifley | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 487 | 930 |
| Eastlakes Public School, Eastlakes | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 154 | 1,046 |
| Hartford College, Daceyville | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 29 | 1,117 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Daceyville | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 371 | 1,104 |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Maroubra Junction | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 187 | 1,126 |
| La Perouse Public School, La Perouse | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 111 | 920 |
| Mount Sinai College, Maroubra | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 267 | 1,097 |
| J J Cahill Memorial High School, Mascot | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 298 | 987 |
| Daceyville Public School, Daceyville | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 126 | 1,029 |
| St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Malabar | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 402 | 1,090 |
| Maroubra Junction Public School, Maroubra | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 484 | 1,128 |
| Malabar Public School, Malabar | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 244 | 1,068 |
| Lycee Condorcet The International French School Of Sydney, Maroubra Junction | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,129 | 1,173 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Mascot | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 608 | 1,089 |
| Mascot Public School, Mascot | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 397 | 1,035 |
| St Mary - St Joseph Catholic Primary School, Maroubra | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 388 | 1,109 |
| The Bowen College, Maroubra | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 15 | 910 |
| Maroubra Bay Public School, Maroubra | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 269 | 1,055 |
| Gardeners Road Public School, Rosebery | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 393 | 1,058 |
| Rainbow Street Public School, Randwick | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 454 | 1,122 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rosebery | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 150 | 1,112 |
| Randwick High School, Randwick | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,461 | 1,071 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Banksmeadow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10180/banksmeadow/topic/education