53.1% ▲ +21.9%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.6%
- 2016: 50.7%
- 2021: 53.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bass Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bass Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of Bass Hill residents have completed Year 12, though this remains well below the national figure. The area has a diverse mix of skills, with a notable number of people holding certificates or degrees in management and engineering. While there are many schools nearby, the local community has far fewer degrees than the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.1% of people here finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bass Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 14.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the state and national averages. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IVs at 24.5% and bachelor degrees at 21.2%.
14.6% ▲ +50.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Bass Hill splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study at 18.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 52 schools within 3km, one of the largest numbers for this level of area. However, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas, and the typical school is larger than usual with 506 students.
1.24
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
52
Higher than 92% 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).
506
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
977
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bass Hill
52 schools — 25,304 students, average ICSEA 977.
By sector: Government 36 · Catholic 10 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 30 · Secondary 12 · Combined 10
| George Bass School, Bass Hill | Government | Combined | 0.3 km | 102 | 979 |
| Bass High School, Bass Hill | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 874 | 927 |
| Villawood East Public School, Villawood | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 301 | 898 |
| Bass Hill Public School, Bass Hill | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 346 | 929 |
| Georges Hall Public School, Georges Hall | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 685 | 1,017 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Georges Hall | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 377 | 1,050 |
| Georges River Grammar, Georges Hall | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 933 | 1,095 |
| Chester Hill Public School, Chester Hill | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 578 | 958 |
| HopePoint Christian School, Georges Hall | Independent | Primary | 1.9 km | 219 | 1,039 |
| Christ the King Catholic Primary School Bass Hill, Yagoona | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 179 | 1,042 |
| Sefton Infants School, Sefton | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 93 | 1,027 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Villawood | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 226 | 1,053 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, Sefton | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 337 | 1,046 |
| Wattawa Heights Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 196 | 939 |
| Birrong Public School, Birrong | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 451 | 967 |
| Lansvale East Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 117 | 969 |
| Condell Park High School, Condell Park | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 876 | 936 |
| Sefton High School, Sefton | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,121 | 1,033 |
| Carramar Public School, Carramar | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 227 | 931 |
| Chester Hill High School, Chester Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,056 | 912 |
| Salamah College, Chester Hill | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,353 | 989 |
| Bankstown West Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 317 | 992 |
| Birrong Boys High School, Birrong | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 366 | 937 |
| Georges River Environmental Education Centre, Chipping Norton | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | — | — |
| Chester Hill North Public School, Chester Hill | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 400 | 950 |
| Villawood North Public School, Fairfield East | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 250 | 937 |
| Birrong Girls High School, Birrong | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 726 | 956 |
| Yagoona Public School, Yagoona | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 556 | 986 |
| Karningul School, Regents Park | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 20 | 919 |
| Chipping Norton Public School, Chipping Norton | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 333 | 1,018 |
| Regents Park Public School, Regents Park | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 268 | 968 |
| Condell Park Christian School, Condell Park | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 64 | 1,081 |
| Condell Park Public School, Condell Park | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 586 | 968 |
| Rowland Hassall School, Chester Hill | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 63 | 889 |
| Old Guildford Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 411 | 903 |
| Lansvale Public School, Canley Vale | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 524 | 934 |
| Regents Park Christian School, Regents Park | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 731 | 1,039 |
| St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School, Regents Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 383 | 1,048 |
| La Salle Catholic College, Bankstown | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,057 | 1,011 |
| St Felix Catholic Primary School, Bankstown | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 578 | 1,035 |
| St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Bankstown | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 443 | 1,029 |
| Verona School, Fairfield East | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 89 | 889 |
| Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield, Fairfield | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,144 | 969 |
| Canley Vale High School, Canley Vale | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,651 | 954 |
| Bankstown North Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 382 | 986 |
| Bankstown Senior College, Bankstown | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 545 | 847 |
| Bankstown Girls High School, Bankstown | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 551 | 964 |
| Yennora Public School, Yennora | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 244 | 933 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Fairfield | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 691 | 997 |
| Bankstown Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 736 | 965 |
| Bankstown Hospital School, Bankstown | Government | Combined | 4.5 km | — | — |
| Warakirri College, Fairfield | Independent | Secondary | 4.7 km | 548 | 902 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bass Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10224/bass-hill/topic/education