65.5% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.6%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bexley North · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bexley North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 65.5% of residents in Bexley North have completed Year 12, a figure well above the national average. This high level of schooling is matched by a strong academic profile, with nearly 30% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much higher here than in most areas, with 65.5% of people finishing Year 12 compared to 58.8% nationally.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bexley North, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 29.8% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%.
29.8% ▲ +46.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 29.8%
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 Bexley North, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 24.3%, followed by engineering at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 59 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than in most areas. The average school size of 469 is higher than most other areas.
1.32
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
59
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).
469
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,071
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 Bexley North
59 schools — 27,226 students, average ICSEA 1,071.
By sector: Government 34 · Catholic 15 · Independent 10
By type: Primary 39 · Secondary 15 · Combined 5
| Bexley North Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 340 | 1,071 |
| St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Bexley, Bexley | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 179 | 1,089 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Kingsgrove | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 439 | 1,113 |
| St Ursula's College, Kingsgrove | Catholic | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,110 | 1,095 |
| St Mary and St Mina's Coptic Orthodox College, Bexley | Independent | Primary | 1.2 km | 372 | 1,123 |
| Bexley Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 249 | 1,005 |
| Bardwell Park Infants School, Bardwell Park | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 33 | 1,088 |
| Kingsgrove Public School, Kingsgrove | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 268 | 1,010 |
| Kingsgrove High School, Kingsgrove | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 672 | 986 |
| Clemton Park Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 500 | 1,038 |
| Earlwood Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 600 | 1,107 |
| Arkana College, Kingsgrove | Independent | Primary | 1.7 km | 231 | 1,092 |
| Kingsgrove North High School, Kingsgrove | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,020 | 1,002 |
| St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Hurstville | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 408 | 1,088 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Earlwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 374 | 1,110 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rockdale | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 204 | 1,092 |
| Bethany College, Hurstville | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,091 | 1,083 |
| Athelstane Public School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 277 | 1,003 |
| Marist College Kogarah, Bexley | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,045 | 1,076 |
| Sydney Technical High School, Bexley | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 907 | 1,136 |
| Kingdom Culture Christian School, Arncliffe | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 196 | 1,082 |
| Georges River College Hurstville Campus, Hurstville | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 267 | 1,017 |
| All Saints Grammar, Belmore | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 646 | 1,077 |
| Danebank - An Anglican School for Girls, Hurstville | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,043 | 1,146 |
| Carlton Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 599 | 1,041 |
| Hurstville Public School, Hurstville | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 1,048 | 1,102 |
| Hurstville Adventist School, Hurstville | Independent | Primary | 2.6 km | 166 | 1,114 |
| St George Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 908 | 1,148 |
| Rockdale Public School, Rockdale | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 321 | 1,053 |
| Kogarah High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 787 | 993 |
| Canterbury South Public School, Canterbury | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 269 | 1,038 |
| Belmore South Public School, Belmore | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 230 | 1,012 |
| Arncliffe Public School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 373 | 1,028 |
| Kogarah Public School, Kogarah | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 456 | 1,087 |
| McCallums Hill Public School, Roselands | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 330 | 1,001 |
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School, Arncliffe | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 292 | 1,116 |
| Undercliffe Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 152 | 1,092 |
| Arncliffe West Infants School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 86 | 1,058 |
| Beverly Hills Public School, Beverly Hills | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 320 | 1,051 |
| Al Zahra College, Arncliffe | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 773 | 1,032 |
| St George Hospital School, Kogarah | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | — | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Belmore | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 232 | 1,036 |
| St Dominic Savio School, Rockdale | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 41 | 1,053 |
| Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School, Beverly Hills | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 637 | 1,100 |
| St George Christian School, Hurstville | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 845 | 1,159 |
| James Cook Boys High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 473 | 1,022 |
| Woniora Road School, Hurstville | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 46 | 999 |
| Penshurst Public School, Penshurst | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 458 | 1,061 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Kogarah | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 416 | 1,117 |
| Beverly Hills Girls High School, Beverly Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,003 | 1,003 |
| St Declan's Catholic Primary School, Penshurst | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 539 | 1,108 |
| Edgeware School, Hurlstone Park | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 31 | 851 |
| Campsie Public School, Campsie | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 515 | 1,016 |
| Carlton South Public School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 514 | 1,064 |
| Georges River College Penshurst Campus, Penshurst | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 488 | 1,038 |
| St Mel's Catholic Primary School, Campsie | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 345 | 1,056 |
| Al Hikma College, Lakemba | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 399 | 1,049 |
| Hurstville South Public School, Hurstville | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 453 | 1,077 |
| St Raphael's Catholic Primary School, South Hurstville | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 210 | 1,130 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bexley North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10334/bexley-north/topic/education