73.4% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 69.0%
- 2021: 73.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Connells Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Connells Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher proportion of residents in Connells Point finished high school compared to the national average. Nearly 73% of people completed Year 12, which is 15 percentage points above the figure for Australia and New South Wales. This high level of schooling is matched by a strong trend toward university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The 73.4% of residents who completed Year 12 is among the highest for areas of this type. This result is far above both the state and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Connells Point, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 36.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the New South Wales average and far above the national figure.
36.4% ▲ +36.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 36.4%
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 Connells Point, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (18%) and Certificate III / IV (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 29.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a much higher average advantage score than most areas. While there are 41 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas.
1.95
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
41
Higher than 90% 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).
469
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,087
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Connells Point
41 schools — 19,237 students, average ICSEA 1,087.
By sector: Government 29 · Catholic 9 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 29 · Secondary 9 · Combined 3
| Connells Point Public School, South Hurstville | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 429 | 1,088 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oatley | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 219 | 1,131 |
| Oatley Public School, Oatley | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 365 | 1,126 |
| Hurstville Grove Infants School, Penshurst | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 59 | 1,097 |
| Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus, Oatley | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 741 | 1,022 |
| Hurstville South Public School, Hurstville | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 453 | 1,077 |
| Mater Dei Catholic Primary School, Blakehurst | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 400 | 1,103 |
| Carinya School, Mortdale | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 55 | 975 |
| Bald Face Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 246 | 1,123 |
| Woniora Road School, Hurstville | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 46 | 999 |
| Mortdale Public School, Mortdale | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 350 | 1,096 |
| Blakehurst High School, Blakehurst | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,013 | 1,043 |
| St Raphael's Catholic Primary School, South Hurstville | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 210 | 1,130 |
| Blakehurst Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 256 | 1,049 |
| St George Christian School, Hurstville | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 845 | 1,159 |
| Marist Catholic College Penshurst, Mortdale | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,343 | 1,090 |
| Georges River College Penshurst Campus, Penshurst | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 488 | 1,038 |
| St Declan's Catholic Primary School, Penshurst | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 539 | 1,108 |
| Penshurst Public School, Penshurst | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 458 | 1,061 |
| Hurstville Adventist School, Hurstville | Independent | Primary | 2.7 km | 166 | 1,114 |
| Oatley West Public School, Oatley | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 519 | 1,132 |
| Hurstville Public School, Hurstville | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 1,048 | 1,102 |
| Danebank - An Anglican School for Girls, Hurstville | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,043 | 1,146 |
| Oyster Bay Public School, Oyster Bay | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 416 | 1,098 |
| Georges River College Hurstville Campus, Hurstville | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 267 | 1,017 |
| Como Public School, Como | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 103 | 1,071 |
| Sylvania Public School, Sylvania | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 167 | 1,038 |
| Sylvania Heights Public School, Sylvania | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 482 | 1,056 |
| Sydney Technical High School, Bexley | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 907 | 1,136 |
| Bethany College, Hurstville | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,091 | 1,083 |
| St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Hurstville | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 408 | 1,088 |
| Kareela Public School, Kareela | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 272 | 1,102 |
| Penshurst West Public School, Mortdale | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 220 | 1,047 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Como - Oyster Bay, Como | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 414 | 1,127 |
| St Finbar's Catholic Primary School Sans Souci, Sans Souci | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 218 | 1,091 |
| Sans Souci Public School, Sans Souci | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 523 | 1,060 |
| Carlton South Public School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 514 | 1,064 |
| Carlton Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 599 | 1,041 |
| Beverly Hills Public School, Beverly Hills | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 320 | 1,051 |
| Sylvania High School, Sylvania | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 750 | 1,039 |
| Como West Public School, Como | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 275 | 1,109 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Connells Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11013/connells-point/topic/education