75.6% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.4%
- 2016: 69.9%
- 2021: 75.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kyle Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kyle Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of learning have become a hallmark of Kyle Bay, where 75.6% of residents finished Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 58.8% and marks the area as one of the most well-educated in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Three quarters of residents completed Year 12, which is 17 percentage points higher than the New South Wales and national averages. This puts Kyle Bay among the highest areas for school completion.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kyle Bay, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
High school success carries through to adulthood, with 35.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the 26.3% national average, and the most common qualification is a bachelor degree at 42.9%.
35.8% ▲ +24.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 35.8%
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 Kyle Bay, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 50%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (19%) and Certificate III / IV (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in management and commerce are the most common, held by 31.1% of those with qualifications. Other frequent fields include engineering at 12.9% and society and culture at 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 36 schools within 3 kilometres, which is among the largest number for any similar area. These schools have a much higher advantage score than most areas and are typically larger, with an average of 481 students.
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).
481
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,088
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 Kyle Bay
36 schools — 17,304 students, average ICSEA 1,088.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 9 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 24 · Secondary 9 · Combined 3
| Connells Point Public School, South Hurstville | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 429 | 1,088 |
| Bald Face Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 246 | 1,123 |
| Mater Dei Catholic Primary School, Blakehurst | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 400 | 1,103 |
| Blakehurst High School, Blakehurst | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,013 | 1,043 |
| Blakehurst Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 256 | 1,049 |
| St Raphael's Catholic Primary School, South Hurstville | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 210 | 1,130 |
| Hurstville South Public School, Hurstville | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 453 | 1,077 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oatley | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 219 | 1,131 |
| Oatley Public School, Oatley | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 365 | 1,126 |
| Hurstville Grove Infants School, Penshurst | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 59 | 1,097 |
| Woniora Road School, Hurstville | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 46 | 999 |
| St George Christian School, Hurstville | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 845 | 1,159 |
| Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus, Oatley | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 741 | 1,022 |
| Sylvania Public School, Sylvania | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 167 | 1,038 |
| Carinya School, Mortdale | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 55 | 975 |
| Mortdale Public School, Mortdale | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 350 | 1,096 |
| Sylvania Heights Public School, Sylvania | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 482 | 1,056 |
| St Finbar's Catholic Primary School Sans Souci, Sans Souci | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 218 | 1,091 |
| Sans Souci Public School, Sans Souci | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 523 | 1,060 |
| Oyster Bay Public School, Oyster Bay | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 416 | 1,098 |
| Hurstville Adventist School, Hurstville | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 166 | 1,114 |
| Hurstville Public School, Hurstville | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 1,048 | 1,102 |
| Marist Catholic College Penshurst, Mortdale | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,343 | 1,090 |
| Georges River College Hurstville Campus, Hurstville | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 267 | 1,017 |
| Carlton South Public School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 514 | 1,064 |
| Sylvania High School, Sylvania | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 750 | 1,039 |
| Georges River College Penshurst Campus, Penshurst | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 488 | 1,038 |
| Danebank - An Anglican School for Girls, Hurstville | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,043 | 1,146 |
| Kareela Public School, Kareela | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 272 | 1,102 |
| Sydney Technical High School, Bexley | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 907 | 1,136 |
| St Declan's Catholic Primary School, Penshurst | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 539 | 1,108 |
| Penshurst Public School, Penshurst | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 458 | 1,061 |
| Como Public School, Como | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 103 | 1,071 |
| Bethany College, Hurstville | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,091 | 1,083 |
| St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Hurstville | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 408 | 1,088 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Como - Oyster Bay, Como | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 414 | 1,127 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kyle Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12235/kyle-bay/topic/education