50.3% ▲ +22.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.2%
- 2016: 44.8%
- 2021: 50.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
La Perouse · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in La Perouse
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower school completion rates than the state average mark La Perouse, where just 50.3% of residents finished Year 12. Despite this gap, the area has a higher proportion of people with university degrees and certificates than most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of the residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales and Australian figures. Roughly 19.3% of people stopped at Year 10, while 11.1% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In La Perouse, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 22.9% of adults, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but remains well below the national average. Certificates III or IV are also common, held by 20.2% of residents.
22.9% ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 22.9%
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 La Perouse, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (30%) and Postgraduate degree (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 16.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 11.1%. Society and culture, health, and education also make up a portion of the local expertise.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
La Perouse has a school advantage score of 1,014, which is higher than most areas. There are nine schools within 3km, with 77.8% being government primary schools.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
272
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,014
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving La Perouse
9 schools — 2,176 students, average ICSEA 1,014.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| La Perouse Public School, La Perouse | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 111 | 920 |
| Kamay Botany Bay Environmental Education Centre, Kurnell | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | — | — |
| Chifley Public School, Malabar | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 227 | 954 |
| Matraville Sports High School, Chifley | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 487 | 930 |
| St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Malabar | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 402 | 1,090 |
| Malabar Public School, Malabar | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 244 | 1,068 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Matraville, Matraville | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 369 | 1,078 |
| Matraville Soldiers Settlement Public School, Matraville | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 114 | 934 |
| Matraville Public School, Matraville | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 222 | 1,046 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in La Perouse [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12238/la-perouse/topic/education