63.1% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bardwell Valley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bardwell Valley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 63% of people in Bardwell Valley finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This is a highly educated area where many adults hold university degrees or professional certificates. Residents generally achieve higher levels of schooling than people in most other similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is common here, with 63.1% of residents doing so. This is much higher than most areas and sits well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bardwell Valley, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a strong academic profile, as 27.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average.
27.5% ▲ +35.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 27.5%
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 Valley, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce (23.7%), followed by society and culture at 13.6%. Engineering, education, and architecture also make up a significant portion of degrees held here.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an average advantage score of 1,070, which is much higher than most areas. There are 58 schools within 3km, with 62.1% being government-run primary schools.
58
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).
444
Higher than 65% 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 Valley
58 schools — 25,326 students, average ICSEA 1,070.
By sector: Government 36 · Catholic 14 · Independent 8
By type: Primary 36 · Secondary 16 · Combined 6
| Athelstane Public School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 277 | 1,003 |
| Bardwell Park Infants School, Bardwell Park | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 33 | 1,088 |
| Kingdom Culture Christian School, Arncliffe | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 196 | 1,082 |
| St Mary and St Mina's Coptic Orthodox College, Bexley | Independent | Primary | 1.0 km | 372 | 1,123 |
| Bexley North Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 340 | 1,071 |
| Bexley Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 249 | 1,005 |
| Earlwood Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 600 | 1,107 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Earlwood | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 374 | 1,110 |
| St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Bexley, Bexley | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 179 | 1,089 |
| Arncliffe West Infants School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 86 | 1,058 |
| Arncliffe Public School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 373 | 1,028 |
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School, Arncliffe | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 292 | 1,116 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rockdale | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 204 | 1,092 |
| Al Zahra College, Arncliffe | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 773 | 1,032 |
| Undercliffe Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 152 | 1,092 |
| Rockdale Public School, Rockdale | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 321 | 1,053 |
| Clemton Park Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 500 | 1,038 |
| St Dominic Savio School, Rockdale | Independent | Primary | 2.3 km | 41 | 1,053 |
| Marist College Kogarah, Bexley | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,045 | 1,076 |
| St George Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 908 | 1,148 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Kingsgrove | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 439 | 1,113 |
| St Ursula's College, Kingsgrove | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,110 | 1,095 |
| Canterbury South Public School, Canterbury | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 269 | 1,038 |
| Kogarah High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 787 | 993 |
| Ferncourt Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 285 | 1,125 |
| Edgeware School, Hurlstone Park | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 31 | 851 |
| Cairnsfoot School, Brighton-Le-Sands | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 99 | 1,036 |
| Kogarah Public School, Kogarah | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 456 | 1,087 |
| Marrickville West Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 411 | 1,070 |
| Kingsgrove Public School, Kingsgrove | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 268 | 1,010 |
| Kingsgrove High School, Kingsgrove | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 672 | 986 |
| Carlton Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 599 | 1,041 |
| St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School Brighton Le Sands, Brighton-Le-Sands | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 198 | 1,090 |
| St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Hurstville | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 408 | 1,088 |
| Kingsgrove North High School, Kingsgrove | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,020 | 1,002 |
| Bethany College, Hurstville | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,091 | 1,083 |
| Kyeemagh Public School, Rockdale | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 204 | 1,057 |
| Sydney Technical High School, Bexley | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 907 | 1,136 |
| Brighton-Le-Sands Public School, Brighton-Le-Sands | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 433 | 1,064 |
| St George Hospital School, Kogarah | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | — | — |
| James Cook Boys High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 473 | 1,022 |
| Arkana College, Kingsgrove | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 231 | 1,092 |
| Canterbury Public School, Canterbury | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 346 | 1,082 |
| Tempe Public School, Tempe | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 346 | 1,096 |
| All Saints Grammar, Belmore | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 646 | 1,077 |
| Georges River College Hurstville Campus, Hurstville | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 267 | 1,017 |
| Tempe High School, Tempe | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 985 | 1,096 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Kogarah | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 416 | 1,117 |
| Moorefield Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 372 | 1,025 |
| Canterbury Girls High School, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 722 | 1,059 |
| St Maroun's College, Marrickville | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 567 | 1,051 |
| Casimir Catholic College, Marrickville | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 827 | 1,052 |
| Hurstville Public School, Hurstville | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 1,048 | 1,102 |
| St George School, Kogarah | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 64 | 1,055 |
| Dulwich Hill Public School, Dulwich Hill | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 358 | 1,099 |
| Hurstville Adventist School, Hurstville | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 166 | 1,114 |
| St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School, Dulwich Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 118 | 1,094 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Marrickville | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 372 | 1,072 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bardwell Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10197/bardwell-valley/topic/education