68.4% ▲ +30.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.5%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 68.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Botany · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Botany
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Better-than-average schooling and high university rates shape daily life in Botany. About 68.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This high level of schooling is matched by a strong proportion of adults holding degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are much higher than most areas at 68.4%, sitting 9.5 points above both the state and national figures. The most common highest school year reached is Year 12.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Botany, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has more university graduates than most, with 30.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%.
30.1% ▲ +69.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 30.1%
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 Botany, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 23.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 22 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. Most local schools are government-run, with primary schools making up 77.3% of the total.
1.21
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
22
Higher than 87% 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).
357
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,079
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Botany
22 schools — 7,860 students, average ICSEA 1,079.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 6 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Botany | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 287 | 1,119 |
| Botany Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 232 | 1,062 |
| Banksmeadow Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 268 | 1,032 |
| Pagewood Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 207 | 1,085 |
| Mascot Public School, Mascot | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 397 | 1,035 |
| J J Cahill Memorial High School, Mascot | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 298 | 987 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Mascot | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 608 | 1,089 |
| Eastlakes Public School, Eastlakes | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 154 | 1,046 |
| Corpus Christi College Maroubra, Maroubra | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 755 | 1,043 |
| Matraville Public School, Matraville | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 222 | 1,046 |
| Gardeners Road Public School, Rosebery | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 393 | 1,058 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Matraville, Matraville | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 369 | 1,078 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Daceyville | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 371 | 1,104 |
| Hartford College, Daceyville | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 29 | 1,117 |
| South Sydney High School, Maroubra | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 796 | 1,037 |
| Kyeemagh Public School, Rockdale | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 204 | 1,057 |
| Daceyville Public School, Daceyville | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 126 | 1,029 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rosebery | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 150 | 1,112 |
| Mount Sinai College, Maroubra | Independent | Primary | 3.8 km | 267 | 1,097 |
| Matraville Soldiers Settlement Public School, Matraville | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 114 | 934 |
| Lycee Condorcet The International French School Of Sydney, Maroubra Junction | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,129 | 1,173 |
| Maroubra Junction Public School, Maroubra | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 484 | 1,128 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Botany [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10515/botany/topic/education