71.7% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 67.7%
- 2021: 71.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bardwell Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bardwell Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling have become a hallmark of Bardwell Park, with 71.7% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 58.8%. The area is now defined by a highly educated population where a third of adults hold a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the highest at this level, at 71.7%. This is far above both the New South Wales and Australian figures, which sit at around 59%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bardwell Park, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 33.7% of adults, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian average of 26.3%.
33.7% ▲ +43.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 33.7%
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 Bardwell Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Certificate III / IV (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 26.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.0% and society and culture at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high average school advantage score of 1,070 and larger than usual schools, with 56 schools located within 3km.
2.69
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
56
Higher than 93% 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).
463
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,070
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 Bardwell Park
56 schools — 25,911 students, average ICSEA 1,070.
By sector: Government 34 · Catholic 13 · Independent 9
By type: Primary 36 · Secondary 15 · Combined 5
| Bardwell Park Infants School, Bardwell Park | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 33 | 1,088 |
| Bexley North Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 340 | 1,071 |
| Earlwood Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 600 | 1,107 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Earlwood | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 374 | 1,110 |
| St Mary and St Mina's Coptic Orthodox College, Bexley | Independent | Primary | 1.2 km | 372 | 1,123 |
| Athelstane Public School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 277 | 1,003 |
| Kingdom Culture Christian School, Arncliffe | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 196 | 1,082 |
| Bexley Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 249 | 1,005 |
| St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Bexley, Bexley | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 179 | 1,089 |
| Clemton Park Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 500 | 1,038 |
| Undercliffe Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 152 | 1,092 |
| Arncliffe West Infants School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 86 | 1,058 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rockdale | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 204 | 1,092 |
| Arncliffe Public School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 373 | 1,028 |
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School, Arncliffe | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 292 | 1,116 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Kingsgrove | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 439 | 1,113 |
| Al Zahra College, Arncliffe | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 773 | 1,032 |
| St Ursula's College, Kingsgrove | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,110 | 1,095 |
| Canterbury South Public School, Canterbury | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 269 | 1,038 |
| Rockdale Public School, Rockdale | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 321 | 1,053 |
| Edgeware School, Hurlstone Park | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 31 | 851 |
| Kingsgrove North High School, Kingsgrove | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,020 | 1,002 |
| Kingsgrove Public School, Kingsgrove | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 268 | 1,010 |
| Kingsgrove High School, Kingsgrove | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 672 | 986 |
| Marist College Kogarah, Bexley | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,045 | 1,076 |
| St George Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 908 | 1,148 |
| St Dominic Savio School, Rockdale | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 41 | 1,053 |
| All Saints Grammar, Belmore | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 646 | 1,077 |
| Ferncourt Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 285 | 1,125 |
| Arkana College, Kingsgrove | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 231 | 1,092 |
| Kogarah High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 787 | 993 |
| St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Hurstville | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 408 | 1,088 |
| Marrickville West Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 411 | 1,070 |
| Canterbury Public School, Canterbury | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 346 | 1,082 |
| Carlton Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 599 | 1,041 |
| Kogarah Public School, Kogarah | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 456 | 1,087 |
| Bethany College, Hurstville | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,091 | 1,083 |
| Sydney Technical High School, Bexley | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 907 | 1,136 |
| Canterbury Girls High School, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 722 | 1,059 |
| Cairnsfoot School, Brighton-Le-Sands | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 99 | 1,036 |
| Campsie Public School, Campsie | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 515 | 1,016 |
| Belmore South Public School, Belmore | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 230 | 1,012 |
| St Mel's Catholic Primary School, Campsie | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 345 | 1,056 |
| Georges River College Hurstville Campus, Hurstville | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 267 | 1,017 |
| Canterbury Boys High School, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 422 | 1,018 |
| Hurstville Public School, Hurstville | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 1,048 | 1,102 |
| St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School, Dulwich Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 118 | 1,094 |
| St Maroun's College, Marrickville | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 567 | 1,051 |
| Danebank - An Anglican School for Girls, Hurstville | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,043 | 1,146 |
| Hurstville Adventist School, Hurstville | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 166 | 1,114 |
| Dulwich Hill Public School, Dulwich Hill | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 358 | 1,099 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Belmore | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 232 | 1,036 |
| Casimir Catholic College, Marrickville | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 827 | 1,052 |
| Tempe Public School, Tempe | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 346 | 1,096 |
| McCallums Hill Public School, Roselands | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 330 | 1,001 |
| Tempe High School, Tempe | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 985 | 1,096 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bardwell Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10196/bardwell-park/topic/education