60.0% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.9%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Birrong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Birrong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Birrong have completed Year 12 than in most similar areas. While the typical resident has a higher school completion rate than the national figure, those with university degrees are far fewer than the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60% of residents have finished Year 12, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Birrong, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 9 or below is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 20.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national average of 26.3%.
20.8% ▲ +66.6%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 20.8%
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 Birrong, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 23.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Birrong has 38 schools within 3km, among the largest number at this level. These schools are generally much larger than those in most similar areas, with an average size of 626 students.
4.69
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
38
Higher than 90% 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).
626
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,006
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Birrong
38 schools — 23,806 students, average ICSEA 1,006.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 7 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 23 · Combined 8 · Secondary 7
| Birrong Public School, Birrong | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 451 | 967 |
| Birrong Boys High School, Birrong | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 366 | 937 |
| Birrong Girls High School, Birrong | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 726 | 956 |
| Regents Park Public School, Regents Park | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 268 | 968 |
| Karningul School, Regents Park | Government | Combined | 0.8 km | 20 | 919 |
| Sefton Infants School, Sefton | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 93 | 1,027 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, Sefton | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 337 | 1,046 |
| Regents Park Christian School, Regents Park | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 731 | 1,039 |
| St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School, Regents Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 383 | 1,048 |
| Christ the King Catholic Primary School Bass Hill, Yagoona | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 179 | 1,042 |
| Sefton High School, Sefton | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,121 | 1,033 |
| Chester Hill Public School, Chester Hill | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 578 | 958 |
| Yagoona Public School, Yagoona | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 556 | 986 |
| Bass Hill Public School, Bass Hill | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 346 | 929 |
| Bankstown North Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 382 | 986 |
| St Felix Catholic Primary School, Bankstown | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 578 | 1,035 |
| La Salle Catholic College, Bankstown | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,057 | 1,011 |
| Salamah College, Chester Hill | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,353 | 989 |
| George Bass School, Bass Hill | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 102 | 979 |
| Berala Public School, Berala | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 656 | 980 |
| Bankstown West Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 317 | 992 |
| Wattawa Heights Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 196 | 939 |
| Chester Hill North Public School, Chester Hill | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 400 | 950 |
| Chester Hill High School, Chester Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,056 | 912 |
| Bass High School, Bass Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 874 | 927 |
| St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School, Auburn South | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 113 | 1,043 |
| Banksia Road Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 512 | 980 |
| Greenacre Christian College, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 322 | 1,087 |
| Villawood East Public School, Villawood | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 301 | 898 |
| Bankstown Girls High School, Bankstown | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 551 | 964 |
| St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Bankstown | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 443 | 1,029 |
| Condell Park Christian School, Condell Park | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 64 | 1,081 |
| St Euphemia College, Bankstown | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 622 | 1,038 |
| Auburn West Public School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 572 | 928 |
| Bankstown Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 736 | 965 |
| Al Noori Muslim School, Greenacre | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 2,407 | 1,086 |
| Georges Hall Public School, Georges Hall | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 685 | 1,017 |
| Malek Fahd Islamic School, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 3,352 | 1,063 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Birrong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10378/birrong/topic/education