63.0% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.0%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brighton-Le-Sands · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Brighton-Le-Sands
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling shape the daily life of Brighton-Le-Sands, where 63% of residents have finished Year 12. This is well above the national figure and suggests a community with a strong foundation in formal education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most areas, sitting 4.1 percentage points above both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Brighton-Le-Sands, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 25.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most areas, though slightly below the state figure.
25.9% ▲ +35.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 25.9%
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 Brighton-Le-Sands, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 24.5%, followed by society and culture and engineering, which both sit around 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger and have a much higher advantage score than most areas, with 31 schools located within 3km.
2.55
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
31
Higher than 89% 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).
424
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,070
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 Brighton-Le-Sands
31 schools — 12,716 students, average ICSEA 1,070.
By sector: Government 20 · Catholic 7 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 7 · Combined 5
| St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School Brighton Le Sands, Brighton-Le-Sands | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 198 | 1,090 |
| Cairnsfoot School, Brighton-Le-Sands | Government | Combined | 0.5 km | 99 | 1,036 |
| Brighton-Le-Sands Public School, Brighton-Le-Sands | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 433 | 1,064 |
| St Dominic Savio School, Rockdale | Independent | Primary | 1.0 km | 41 | 1,053 |
| Kyeemagh Public School, Rockdale | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 204 | 1,057 |
| Rockdale Public School, Rockdale | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 321 | 1,053 |
| Kogarah Public School, Kogarah | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 456 | 1,087 |
| St George Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 908 | 1,148 |
| James Cook Boys High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 473 | 1,022 |
| Moorefield Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 372 | 1,025 |
| Kogarah High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 787 | 993 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rockdale | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 204 | 1,092 |
| St George School, Kogarah | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 64 | 1,055 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Kogarah | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 416 | 1,117 |
| St George Hospital School, Kogarah | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | — | — |
| Arncliffe Public School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 373 | 1,028 |
| Marist College Kogarah, Bexley | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,045 | 1,076 |
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School, Arncliffe | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 292 | 1,116 |
| Bexley Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 249 | 1,005 |
| Ramsgate Public School, Ramsgate | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 447 | 1,039 |
| Athelstane Public School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 277 | 1,003 |
| Al Zahra College, Arncliffe | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 773 | 1,032 |
| St Mary and St Mina's Coptic Orthodox College, Bexley | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 372 | 1,123 |
| Kingdom Culture Christian School, Arncliffe | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 196 | 1,082 |
| Carlton South Public School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 514 | 1,064 |
| Carlton Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 599 | 1,041 |
| Arncliffe West Infants School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 86 | 1,058 |
| St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Bexley, Bexley | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 179 | 1,089 |
| Bexley North Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 340 | 1,071 |
| Sydney Technical High School, Bexley | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 907 | 1,136 |
| Bethany College, Hurstville | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,091 | 1,083 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brighton-Le-Sands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10566/brighton-le-sands/topic/education