70.0% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.5%
- 2016: 66.9%
- 2021: 70.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Blakehurst · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Blakehurst
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Blakehurst have finished their schooling and earned degrees than in most other similar areas. High school completion is far above the national figure, with 70% of residents finishing Year 12. This creates a highly qualified local population where university degrees are common.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is a standout here, as 70% of people finished Year 12. This is far above the 58.9% seen across New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Blakehurst, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 32.4% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common high-level qualification is a bachelor degree at 38.2%.
32.4% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 32.4%
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 Blakehurst, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (19%) and Certificate III / IV (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most often in management and commerce, held by 29.1% of people. Engineering and health are also common fields of study.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,082, which is much higher than most areas. While there are 48 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
2.56
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
48
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).
488
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,082
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Blakehurst
48 schools — 22,944 students, average ICSEA 1,082.
By sector: Government 34 · Catholic 11 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 14 · Combined 6
| Mater Dei Catholic Primary School, Blakehurst | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 400 | 1,103 |
| Bald Face Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 246 | 1,123 |
| Blakehurst Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 256 | 1,049 |
| Connells Point Public School, South Hurstville | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 429 | 1,088 |
| Blakehurst High School, Blakehurst | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,013 | 1,043 |
| St Raphael's Catholic Primary School, South Hurstville | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 210 | 1,130 |
| St Finbar's Catholic Primary School Sans Souci, Sans Souci | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 218 | 1,091 |
| Sans Souci Public School, Sans Souci | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 523 | 1,060 |
| St George Christian School, Hurstville | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 845 | 1,159 |
| Sylvania Public School, Sylvania | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 167 | 1,038 |
| Hurstville South Public School, Hurstville | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 453 | 1,077 |
| Woniora Road School, Hurstville | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 46 | 999 |
| Carlton South Public School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 514 | 1,064 |
| Hurstville Grove Infants School, Penshurst | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 59 | 1,097 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oatley | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 219 | 1,131 |
| Hurstville Adventist School, Hurstville | Independent | Primary | 2.7 km | 166 | 1,114 |
| Hurstville Public School, Hurstville | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 1,048 | 1,102 |
| Oatley Public School, Oatley | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 365 | 1,126 |
| Sylvania Heights Public School, Sylvania | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 482 | 1,056 |
| Georges River College Hurstville Campus, Hurstville | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 267 | 1,017 |
| Sydney Technical High School, Bexley | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 907 | 1,136 |
| Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus, Oatley | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 741 | 1,022 |
| Bethany College, Hurstville | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,091 | 1,083 |
| Carinya School, Mortdale | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 55 | 975 |
| Carlton Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 599 | 1,041 |
| Sylvania High School, Sylvania | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 750 | 1,039 |
| Danebank - An Anglican School for Girls, Hurstville | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,043 | 1,146 |
| Mortdale Public School, Mortdale | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 350 | 1,096 |
| St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Hurstville | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 408 | 1,088 |
| Ramsgate Public School, Ramsgate | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 447 | 1,039 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Kogarah | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 416 | 1,117 |
| Oyster Bay Public School, Oyster Bay | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 416 | 1,098 |
| St George Hospital School, Kogarah | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | — | — |
| Taren Point Public School, Taren Point | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 114 | 1,043 |
| St George School, Kogarah | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 64 | 1,055 |
| Marist Catholic College Penshurst, Mortdale | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,343 | 1,090 |
| Moorefield Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 372 | 1,025 |
| Georges River College Penshurst Campus, Penshurst | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 488 | 1,038 |
| James Cook Boys High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 473 | 1,022 |
| St Declan's Catholic Primary School, Penshurst | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 539 | 1,108 |
| Penshurst Public School, Penshurst | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 458 | 1,061 |
| Kareela Public School, Kareela | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 272 | 1,102 |
| Kogarah High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 787 | 993 |
| Marist College Kogarah, Bexley | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,045 | 1,076 |
| Kogarah Public School, Kogarah | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 456 | 1,087 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Como - Oyster Bay, Como | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 414 | 1,127 |
| St George Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 908 | 1,148 |
| Bates Drive School, Kareela | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 62 | 1,018 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Blakehurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10402/blakehurst/topic/education