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Education & Qualifications in Bankstown

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

More than six out of ten people in Bankstown have now finished Year 12, a figure that is well above the national average. While a smaller share of adults hold university degrees compared to the state, the area has a strong record of high school completion. This creates a workforce with a solid foundation of schooling and diverse vocational skills.

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📍 Bankstown, Suburb / Locality

Where Bankstown sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

24.0% ▲ +47.6%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bankstown — higher than 76% of areas.

Bankstown24.0%
2200, NSW 22.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is high here at 64.8%, which is well above both the New South Wales and Australian figures. Only 12.5% of residents have a highest level of schooling of Year 9 or below.

Completed Year 12

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64.8% ▲ +17.9%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Bankstown, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 9 or below is next at 14%.

Year 12 64.8% Year 9 or below 12.5% Year 10 10.1% Year 11 3.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 24% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas but still a little below the national figure. The most common high-level qualification is a bachelor degree at 30.3%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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24.0% ▲ +47.6%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Bankstown, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Certificate III / IV (20%).

Bachelor degree 30.3% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.9% Certificate III / IV 15.0% Postgraduate degree 11.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.9% Certificate I / II 1.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

Management and commerce are the most popular fields of study at 23.1%. Other common qualifications include engineering at 11.2% and society and culture at 10.7%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Bankstown has 71 schools within 3 km, among the largest number at this level, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. Government schools make up 62% of the sector.

Schools within 3 km

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71

Higher than 95% 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).

Average school ICSEA

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1,010

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Bankstown

71 schools — 36,507 students, average ICSEA 1,010.

By sector: Government 44 · Catholic 14 · Independent 13

By type: Primary 44 · Combined 14 · Secondary 13
Bankstown Girls High School, Bankstown Government Secondary 0.1 km 551 964
St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Bankstown Catholic Primary 0.3 km 443 1,029
Bankstown Public School, Bankstown Government Primary 0.3 km 736 965
St Euphemia College, Bankstown Independent Combined 0.8 km 622 1,038
Bankstown West Public School, Bankstown Government Primary 1.2 km 317 992
Condell Park Christian School, Condell Park Independent Combined 1.2 km 64 1,081
Yagoona Public School, Yagoona Government Primary 1.3 km 556 986
Bankstown Senior College, Bankstown Government Secondary 1.3 km 545 847
La Salle Catholic College, Bankstown Catholic Secondary 1.4 km 1,057 1,011
Bankstown South Infants School, Bankstown Government Primary 1.4 km 141 999
St Felix Catholic Primary School, Bankstown Catholic Primary 1.5 km 578 1,035
Condell Park Public School, Condell Park Government Primary 1.7 km 586 968
Mount Lewis Infants School, Greenacre Government Primary 1.8 km 173 1,047
Bankstown Hospital School, Bankstown Government Combined 1.8 km — —
Bankstown North Public School, Bankstown Government Primary 1.8 km 382 986
Wattawa Heights Public School, Bankstown Government Primary 1.8 km 196 939
Caroline Chisholm School, Padstow Government Combined 1.9 km 104 1,004
Al Noori Muslim School, Greenacre Independent Primary 2.0 km 2,407 1,086
Punchbowl Boys High School, Punchbowl Government Secondary 2.1 km 472 923
Banksia Road Public School, Greenacre Government Primary 2.3 km 512 980
Christ the King Catholic Primary School Bass Hill, Yagoona Catholic Primary 2.3 km 179 1,042
St Charbel's College, Punchbowl Independent Combined 2.3 km 1,198 1,054
St Jerome's Catholic Primary School, Punchbowl Catholic Primary 2.3 km 175 1,004
Sir Joseph Banks High School, Revesby Government Secondary 2.4 km 945 949
Holy Saviour School, Greenacre Independent Primary 2.5 km 298 1,038
Al Sadiq College, Greenacre Independent Combined 2.5 km 771 942
Punchbowl Public School, Punchbowl Government Primary 2.6 km 528 976
Greenacre Public School, Greenacre Government Primary 2.6 km 611 938
Condell Park High School, Condell Park Government Secondary 2.7 km 876 936
Bass Hill Public School, Bass Hill Government Primary 2.8 km 346 929
Padstow North Public School, Padstow Government Primary 2.8 km 305 1,036
Broderick Gillawarna School, Revesby Government Combined 2.9 km 100 1,005
Birrong Public School, Birrong Government Primary 2.9 km 451 967
Birrong Boys High School, Birrong Government Secondary 2.9 km 366 937
Revesby Public School, Revesby Government Primary 3.0 km 303 999
St Luke's Catholic Primary School, Revesby Catholic Primary 3.2 km 622 1,091
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Greenacre Catholic Primary 3.2 km 221 1,034
Wiley Park Girls High School, Punchbowl Government Secondary 3.3 km 589 954
Riverwood Public School, Riverwood Government Primary 3.4 km 126 958
Birrong Girls High School, Birrong Government Secondary 3.4 km 726 956
Wiley Park Public School, Wiley Park Government Primary 3.5 km 550 994
Greenacre Christian College, Greenacre Independent Combined 3.6 km 322 1,087
Lakemba Public School, Lakemba Government Primary 3.6 km 428 999
Georges Hall Public School, Georges Hall Government Primary 3.7 km 685 1,017
Hannans Road Public School, Riverwood Government Primary 3.7 km 106 987
Southside Montessori School, Riverwood Independent Primary 3.8 km 32 1,110
Chullora Public School, Greenacre Government Primary 3.8 km 430 965
Regents Park Public School, Regents Park Government Primary 3.9 km 268 968
Rissalah College, Lakemba Independent Combined 3.9 km 946 1,041
Padstow Park Public School, Padstow Government Primary 3.9 km 334 1,019
Karningul School, Regents Park Government Combined 3.9 km 20 919
Sefton Infants School, Sefton Government Primary 3.9 km 93 1,027
Panania North Public School, Panania Government Primary 4.0 km 441 1,026
Hampden Park Public School, Lakemba Government Primary 4.0 km 859 966
Canterbury Vale School, Lakemba Government Secondary 4.0 km 36 921
George Bass School, Bass Hill Government Combined 4.1 km 102 979
Malek Fahd Islamic School, Greenacre Independent Combined 4.2 km 3,352 1,063
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Riverwood Catholic Primary 4.2 km 450 1,083
Holy Spirit Catholic College, Lakemba Catholic Secondary 4.2 km 730 999
Mount St Joseph Milperra, Milperra Catholic Secondary 4.2 km 891 1,060
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, Sefton Catholic Primary 4.2 km 337 1,046
Regents Park Christian School, Regents Park Independent Combined 4.3 km 731 1,039
St Therese's Catholic Primary School, Lakemba Catholic Primary 4.3 km 176 1,024
Georges River Grammar, Georges Hall Independent Combined 4.5 km 933 1,095
St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School, Regents Park Catholic Primary 4.5 km 383 1,048
Bass High School, Bass Hill Government Secondary 4.6 km 874 927
Tower Street Public School, Panania Government Primary 4.6 km 154 998
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Georges Hall Catholic Primary 4.6 km 377 1,050
Chester Hill Public School, Chester Hill Government Primary 4.7 km 578 958
Al Hikma College, Lakemba Independent Primary 4.7 km 399 1,049
Revesby South Public School, Revesby Government Primary 4.7 km 312 1,041

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bankstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10181/bankstown/topic/education