73.6% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.3%
- 2016: 72.9%
- 2021: 73.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kogarah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kogarah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of schooling and degrees than most similar areas define Kogarah. Nearly 40% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This makes it a highly qualified hub within the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are very high here, with 73.6% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% national figure and among the highest rates for areas of this type.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kogarah, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common in Kogarah, where 39.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
39.5% ▲ +32.9%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 39.5%
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 Kogarah, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 26.9%, followed by health at 11.4% and engineering at 10%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kogarah has 49 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number for its level. These schools are generally larger and have a much higher advantage score than most areas.
3.20
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
49
Higher than 92% 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).
434
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,075
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kogarah
49 schools — 20,816 students, average ICSEA 1,075.
By sector: Government 30 · Catholic 11 · Independent 8
By type: Primary 31 · Secondary 11 · Combined 7
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Kogarah | Catholic | Primary | 0.0 km | 416 | 1,117 |
| Moorefield Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 0.2 km | 372 | 1,025 |
| St George School, Kogarah | Government | Combined | 0.2 km | 64 | 1,055 |
| St George Hospital School, Kogarah | Government | Combined | 0.2 km | — | — |
| James Cook Boys High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 0.2 km | 473 | 1,022 |
| Kogarah Public School, Kogarah | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 456 | 1,087 |
| Kogarah High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 787 | 993 |
| Carlton South Public School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 514 | 1,064 |
| St George Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 908 | 1,148 |
| Marist College Kogarah, Bexley | Catholic | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,045 | 1,076 |
| Carlton Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 599 | 1,041 |
| Brighton-Le-Sands Public School, Brighton-Le-Sands | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 433 | 1,064 |
| Ramsgate Public School, Ramsgate | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 447 | 1,039 |
| Rockdale Public School, Rockdale | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 321 | 1,053 |
| St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School Brighton Le Sands, Brighton-Le-Sands | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 198 | 1,090 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rockdale | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 204 | 1,092 |
| Sydney Technical High School, Bexley | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 907 | 1,136 |
| Cairnsfoot School, Brighton-Le-Sands | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 99 | 1,036 |
| Bethany College, Hurstville | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,091 | 1,083 |
| St George Christian School, Hurstville | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 845 | 1,159 |
| St Dominic Savio School, Rockdale | Independent | Primary | 2.3 km | 41 | 1,053 |
| Hurstville Public School, Hurstville | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 1,048 | 1,102 |
| Bexley Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 249 | 1,005 |
| St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Hurstville | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 408 | 1,088 |
| St Raphael's Catholic Primary School, South Hurstville | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 210 | 1,130 |
| Georges River College Hurstville Campus, Hurstville | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 267 | 1,017 |
| Hurstville Adventist School, Hurstville | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 166 | 1,114 |
| Blakehurst Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 256 | 1,049 |
| Blakehurst High School, Blakehurst | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,013 | 1,043 |
| St Mary and St Mina's Coptic Orthodox College, Bexley | Independent | Primary | 2.6 km | 372 | 1,123 |
| St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Bexley, Bexley | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 179 | 1,089 |
| St Finbar's Catholic Primary School Sans Souci, Sans Souci | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 218 | 1,091 |
| Mater Dei Catholic Primary School, Blakehurst | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 400 | 1,103 |
| Woniora Road School, Hurstville | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 46 | 999 |
| Sans Souci Public School, Sans Souci | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 523 | 1,060 |
| Danebank - An Anglican School for Girls, Hurstville | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,043 | 1,146 |
| Arncliffe Public School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 373 | 1,028 |
| Kyeemagh Public School, Rockdale | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 204 | 1,057 |
| Bexley North Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 340 | 1,071 |
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School, Arncliffe | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 292 | 1,116 |
| Hurstville South Public School, Hurstville | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 453 | 1,077 |
| Athelstane Public School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 277 | 1,003 |
| Kingdom Culture Christian School, Arncliffe | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 196 | 1,082 |
| Kingsgrove High School, Kingsgrove | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 672 | 986 |
| Kingsgrove Public School, Kingsgrove | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 268 | 1,010 |
| Arkana College, Kingsgrove | Independent | Primary | 4.0 km | 231 | 1,092 |
| Bardwell Park Infants School, Bardwell Park | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 33 | 1,088 |
| Al Zahra College, Arncliffe | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 773 | 1,032 |
| Arncliffe West Infants School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 86 | 1,058 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kogarah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12190/kogarah/topic/education