60.8% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.7%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Berala · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Berala
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 60% of Berala residents have completed Year 12, which is a much higher rate than in most similar areas. While schooling levels are strong, the number of people with university degrees remains well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
60.8% of people here finished Year 12, which is a little above the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Berala, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 9 or below is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 22.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a rate that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national average.
22.3% ▲ +34.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 22.3%
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 Berala, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 23.0%, followed by engineering and related fields at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Schools here are much larger than in most areas, with an average size of 665 students, though there are few schools for every 1,000 children.
0.73
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
45
Higher than 91% 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).
665
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,014
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Berala
45 schools — 29,904 students, average ICSEA 1,014.
By sector: Government 25 · Catholic 10 · Independent 10
By type: Primary 26 · Secondary 10 · Combined 9
| Berala Public School, Berala | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 656 | 980 |
| St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School, Regents Park | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 383 | 1,048 |
| Regents Park Christian School, Regents Park | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 731 | 1,039 |
| St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School, Auburn South | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 113 | 1,043 |
| Regents Park Public School, Regents Park | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 268 | 968 |
| Karningul School, Regents Park | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 20 | 919 |
| Birrong Girls High School, Birrong | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 726 | 956 |
| St Joachim's Catholic Primary School, Lidcombe | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 357 | 1,081 |
| Lidcombe Public School, Lidcombe | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 762 | 1,019 |
| Auburn West Public School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 572 | 928 |
| Al-Faisal College, Auburn | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 2,282 | 1,077 |
| Auburn Public School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 486 | 983 |
| International Maarif Schools of Australia - Gallipoli Campus, Auburn | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 362 | 1,043 |
| Birrong Boys High School, Birrong | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 366 | 937 |
| Sefton High School, Sefton | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,121 | 1,033 |
| My Dream Australian Academy, Auburn | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 140 | 991 |
| Salamah College, Chester Hill | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,353 | 989 |
| Alpha Omega Senior College, Auburn | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 822 | 1,111 |
| Birrong Public School, Birrong | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 451 | 967 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, Sefton | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 337 | 1,046 |
| Trinity Catholic College, Auburn | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,313 | 1,016 |
| Sefton Infants School, Sefton | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 93 | 1,027 |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Auburn | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 353 | 1,032 |
| Sydney Adventist School - Auburn, Auburn | Independent | Primary | 3.0 km | 148 | 950 |
| Chester Hill North Public School, Chester Hill | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 400 | 950 |
| Greenacre Christian College, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 322 | 1,087 |
| Malek Fahd Islamic School, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 3,352 | 1,063 |
| Blaxcell Street Public School, Granville | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 948 | 957 |
| Homebush West Public School, Homebush West | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 424 | 1,069 |
| Chester Hill Public School, Chester Hill | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 578 | 958 |
| Chullora Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 430 | 965 |
| Bankstown North Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 382 | 986 |
| Chester Hill High School, Chester Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,056 | 912 |
| Auburn Girls High School, Auburn | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 854 | 966 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Granville East | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 235 | 1,004 |
| St Felix Catholic Primary School, Bankstown | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 578 | 1,035 |
| Granville East Public School, Granville | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 259 | 923 |
| Strathfield South High School, Enfield | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 549 | 961 |
| Granville South Creative and Performing Arts High School, Guildford | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 733 | 855 |
| Auburn North Public School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 645 | 1,015 |
| La Salle Catholic College, Bankstown | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,057 | 1,011 |
| St Patrick's College, Strathfield, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,598 | 1,126 |
| Yagoona Public School, Yagoona | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 556 | 986 |
| Banksia Road Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 512 | 980 |
| St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Greenacre | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 221 | 1,034 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Berala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10299/berala/topic/education