78.6% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 72.9%
- 2021: 78.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bardia · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bardia
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A huge gap exists between Bardia and the rest of the country in terms of schooling, with 78.6% of people completing Year 12. This level of education is far above the national figure, marking the area as highly qualified. Most residents have a strong academic foundation, which is reflected in the high proportion of university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the highest for similar areas at 78.6%, which is 20 percentage points above both New South Wales and the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bardia, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Highly qualified adults are common here, with 41.3% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%, with postgraduate degrees held by 18.9% of residents.
41.3% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 41.3%
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 Bardia, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 27.8%, followed by health at 12.1% and engineering at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 25 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for similar areas. Local schools have an average size of 707 students and a school advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
0.56
Lower than 99% 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).
707
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,048
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bardia
25 schools — 17,670 students, average ICSEA 1,048.
By sector: Government 18 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 7 · Combined 6
| Bardia Public School, Bardia | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 953 | 1,070 |
| Edmondson Park Public School, Edmondson Park | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 897 | 1,077 |
| Ajuga School, Glenfield | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 53 | 900 |
| St Francis Catholic College, Edmondson Park | Catholic | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,559 | 1,088 |
| Glenfield Park School, Glenfield | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 63 | 896 |
| Campbell House School, Glenfield | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 60 | 890 |
| Macarthur Adventist College, Macquarie Fields | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 695 | 1,051 |
| Ingleburn Public School, Ingleburn | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 424 | 985 |
| Macquarie Fields Public School, Macquarie Fields | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 828 | 1,048 |
| St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School, Prestons | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 646 | 1,088 |
| Hurlstone Agricultural High School, Glenfield | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 934 | 1,147 |
| EDEN College, Macquarie Fields | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 61 | 901 |
| Macquarie Fields High School, Macquarie Fields | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,091 | 1,081 |
| James Meehan High School, Macquarie Fields | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 395 | 884 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingleburn | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 397 | 1,066 |
| Ingleburn High School, Ingleburn | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 782 | 957 |
| Glenfield Public School, Glenfield | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 470 | 1,070 |
| Guise Public School, Macquarie Fields | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 221 | 880 |
| William Carey Christian School, Prestons | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,325 | 1,105 |
| Dalmeny Public School, Prestons | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 671 | 1,012 |
| Sackville Street Public School, Ingleburn | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 474 | 971 |
| Glenwood Public School, Glenfield | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 216 | 988 |
| Casula High School, Casula | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,281 | 957 |
| Amity College, Prestons, Prestons | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 2,588 | 1,096 |
| Prestons Public School, Prestons | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 586 | 962 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bardia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10195/bardia/topic/education