63.7% ▲ +27.7%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.9%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 63.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Chifley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Chifley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 64% of people in Chifley have completed Year 12, a figure well above the national average. This high level of secondary schooling sets the tone for the area, which also sees a large number of residents holding university degrees or trade certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much higher here than in most areas. With 63.7% of residents finishing Year 12, the rate is 4.8 percentage points above both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Chifley, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 24.6% of adults, which is much higher than most areas, though this remains a little below the national figure of 26.3%. About a quarter of the population holds a bachelor degree, while another 25.3% have a Certificate III or IV.
24.6% ▲ +60.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Chifley splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (30%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce, held by 23.9% of people. Other common fields include engineering at 12.6% and society and culture at 10%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,053, which is much higher than most areas. There are 18 schools within 3km, a number larger than about 88% of similar areas, with over half being government schools.
2.80
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Higher than 86% 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).
355
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,053
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Chifley
18 schools — 6,390 students, average ICSEA 1,053.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Chifley Public School, Malabar | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 227 | 954 |
| Matraville Sports High School, Chifley | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 487 | 930 |
| St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Malabar | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 402 | 1,090 |
| La Perouse Public School, La Perouse | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 111 | 920 |
| Malabar Public School, Malabar | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 244 | 1,068 |
| Matraville Soldiers Settlement Public School, Matraville | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 114 | 934 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Matraville, Matraville | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 369 | 1,078 |
| St Spyridon College, Maroubra | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 785 | 1,093 |
| Matraville Public School, Matraville | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 222 | 1,046 |
| Corpus Christi College Maroubra, Maroubra | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 755 | 1,043 |
| St Mary - St Joseph Catholic Primary School, Maroubra | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 388 | 1,109 |
| The Bowen College, Maroubra | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 15 | 910 |
| South Sydney High School, Maroubra | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 796 | 1,037 |
| Maroubra Bay Public School, Maroubra | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 269 | 1,055 |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Maroubra Junction | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 187 | 1,126 |
| Banksmeadow Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 268 | 1,032 |
| Maroubra Junction Public School, Maroubra | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 484 | 1,128 |
| Mount Sinai College, Maroubra | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 267 | 1,097 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Chifley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10900/chifley/topic/education