72.3% ▲ +18.1%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 65.2%
- 2021: 72.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Carss Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Carss Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and degrees shape daily life in Carss Park, where 72.3% of residents finished Year 12. This level of education is far above the national figure and the state average, making it one of the most qualified areas in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for similar areas, with 72.3% of people completing Year 12. This is 13 percentage points higher than both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Carss Park, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 36.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure and the state average of 27.8%.
36.2% ▲ +41.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 36.2%
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 Carss Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Certificate III / IV (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 24.6%, followed by engineering at 14.8% and society and culture at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,086, which is much higher than most areas. There are 36 schools within 3km, with most being government-run primary schools.
4.57
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
36
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).
487
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,086
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 Carss Park
36 schools — 17,056 students, average ICSEA 1,086.
By sector: Government 25 · Catholic 8 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 10 · Combined 4
| Blakehurst Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 256 | 1,049 |
| Mater Dei Catholic Primary School, Blakehurst | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 400 | 1,103 |
| Blakehurst High School, Blakehurst | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 1,013 | 1,043 |
| St Finbar's Catholic Primary School Sans Souci, Sans Souci | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 218 | 1,091 |
| St Raphael's Catholic Primary School, South Hurstville | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 210 | 1,130 |
| Sans Souci Public School, Sans Souci | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 523 | 1,060 |
| Bald Face Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 246 | 1,123 |
| Connells Point Public School, South Hurstville | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 429 | 1,088 |
| St George Christian School, Hurstville | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 845 | 1,159 |
| Carlton South Public School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 514 | 1,064 |
| Woniora Road School, Hurstville | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 46 | 999 |
| Hurstville South Public School, Hurstville | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 453 | 1,077 |
| Sylvania Public School, Sylvania | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 167 | 1,038 |
| Hurstville Public School, Hurstville | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 1,048 | 1,102 |
| Ramsgate Public School, Ramsgate | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 447 | 1,039 |
| Hurstville Adventist School, Hurstville | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 166 | 1,114 |
| Carlton Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 599 | 1,041 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Kogarah | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 416 | 1,117 |
| Sydney Technical High School, Bexley | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 907 | 1,136 |
| St George Hospital School, Kogarah | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | — | — |
| St George School, Kogarah | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 64 | 1,055 |
| Georges River College Hurstville Campus, Hurstville | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 267 | 1,017 |
| Moorefield Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 372 | 1,025 |
| Bethany College, Hurstville | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,091 | 1,083 |
| James Cook Boys High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 473 | 1,022 |
| Hurstville Grove Infants School, Penshurst | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 59 | 1,097 |
| St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Hurstville | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 408 | 1,088 |
| Danebank - An Anglican School for Girls, Hurstville | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,043 | 1,146 |
| Kogarah High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 787 | 993 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oatley | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 219 | 1,131 |
| Kogarah Public School, Kogarah | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 456 | 1,087 |
| Marist College Kogarah, Bexley | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,045 | 1,076 |
| Oatley Public School, Oatley | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 365 | 1,126 |
| Sylvania Heights Public School, Sylvania | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 482 | 1,056 |
| St George Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 908 | 1,148 |
| Taren Point Public School, Taren Point | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 114 | 1,043 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Carss Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10836/carss-park/topic/education