64.1% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.7%
- 2016: 62.7%
- 2021: 64.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Eastlakes · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Eastlakes
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 64% of Eastlakes residents have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This high level of schooling is matched by a strong proportion of adults with university degrees, making it an area where residents are more qualified than most.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher than most areas at 64.1%, sitting 5.2 percentage points above both the state and national averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Eastlakes, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 28.3% of the population, which is a little above the Australian average and much higher than most similar areas.
28.3% ▲ +44.3%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 28.3%
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 Eastlakes, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce (21.5%), followed by engineering and related fields at 14%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 43 schools within 3 km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for this level. The average school size of 424 is higher than most areas.
1.00
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
43
Higher than 91% 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.
1,099
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Eastlakes
43 schools — 17,789 students, average ICSEA 1,099.
By sector: Government 22 · Catholic 14 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 27 · Secondary 9 · Combined 7
| Eastlakes Public School, Eastlakes | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 154 | 1,046 |
| J J Cahill Memorial High School, Mascot | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 298 | 987 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Mascot | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 608 | 1,089 |
| Pagewood Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 207 | 1,085 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Daceyville | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 371 | 1,104 |
| Hartford College, Daceyville | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 29 | 1,117 |
| Daceyville Public School, Daceyville | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 126 | 1,029 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rosebery | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 150 | 1,112 |
| Gardeners Road Public School, Rosebery | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 393 | 1,058 |
| Mascot Public School, Mascot | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 397 | 1,035 |
| St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Botany | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 287 | 1,119 |
| Botany Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 232 | 1,062 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Kensington | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 702 | 1,083 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Kensington | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 412 | 1,145 |
| Corpus Christi College Maroubra, Maroubra | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 755 | 1,043 |
| Mount Sinai College, Maroubra | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 267 | 1,097 |
| Rainbow Street Public School, Randwick | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 454 | 1,122 |
| Lycee Condorcet The International French School Of Sydney, Maroubra Junction | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,129 | 1,173 |
| Green Square Public School, Zetlands | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 107 | 1,122 |
| Banksmeadow Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 268 | 1,032 |
| South Sydney High School, Maroubra | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 796 | 1,037 |
| Kensington Public School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 381 | 1,120 |
| Randwick High School, Randwick | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,461 | 1,071 |
| Maroubra Junction Public School, Maroubra | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 484 | 1,128 |
| Sydney Childrens Hospital School, Randwick | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | — | — |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Maroubra Junction | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 187 | 1,126 |
| Yudi Gunyi School, Waterloo | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 29 | 890 |
| Matraville Public School, Matraville | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 222 | 1,046 |
| The Joseph Varga School, Randwick | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 8 | 1,119 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Randwick | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 472 | 1,160 |
| Brigidine College Randwick, Randwick | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 851 | 1,114 |
| Marcellin College, Randwick | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 964 | 1,100 |
| Coogee Boys' Preparatory School, Randwick | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 102 | 1,165 |
| Claremont College, Randwick | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 265 | 1,201 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School, Waterloo | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 76 | 938 |
| Randwick Public School, Randwick | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 853 | 1,155 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Matraville, Matraville | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 369 | 1,078 |
| Centennial Park School, Randwick | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 53 | 1,055 |
| Alexandria Park Community School, Alexandria | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,313 | 1,052 |
| Coogee Public School, Coogee | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 361 | 1,154 |
| Central Sydney Intensive English High School, Alexandria | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 142 | 1,037 |
| Emanuel School, Randwick | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 849 | 1,186 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Coogee | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 205 | 1,159 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Eastlakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11371/eastlakes/topic/education