63.7% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 63.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lakemba · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lakemba
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A rising level of formal schooling defines Lakemba, where 63.7% of residents have completed Year 12. This is well above the national figure, marking the area as one with a highly educated population compared to similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is strong in Lakemba, with 63.7% of people finishing Year 12, which is much higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lakemba, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 9 or below is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a high proportion of university graduates, as 30.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%.
30.7% ▲ +33.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 30.7%
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 Lakemba, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Postgraduate degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce, held by 23.2% of residents, followed by society and culture at 11.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While Lakemba has 60 schools within 3 km, there are only 1.42 schools for every 1,000 children, which is much lower than most areas.
1.42
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
60
Higher than 94% 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).
550
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,025
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lakemba
60 schools — 33,015 students, average ICSEA 1,025.
By sector: Government 35 · Catholic 13 · Independent 12
By type: Primary 39 · Secondary 13 · Combined 8
| St Therese's Catholic Primary School, Lakemba | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 176 | 1,024 |
| Canterbury Vale School, Lakemba | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 36 | 921 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic College, Lakemba | Catholic | Secondary | 0.4 km | 730 | 999 |
| Hampden Park Public School, Lakemba | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 859 | 966 |
| Rissalah College, Lakemba | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 946 | 1,041 |
| Lakemba Public School, Lakemba | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 428 | 999 |
| Wiley Park Public School, Wiley Park | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 550 | 994 |
| Wiley Park Girls High School, Punchbowl | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 589 | 954 |
| Al Hikma College, Lakemba | Independent | Primary | 1.0 km | 399 | 1,049 |
| Belmore Boys High School, Belmore | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 614 | 953 |
| Belmore North Public School, Belmore | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 252 | 977 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Belmore | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 232 | 1,036 |
| Belmore South Public School, Belmore | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 230 | 1,012 |
| St Charbel's College, Punchbowl | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,198 | 1,054 |
| Greenacre Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 611 | 938 |
| Holy Saviour School, Greenacre | Independent | Primary | 2.0 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| McCallums Hill Public School, Roselands | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 330 | 1,001 |
| Al Sadiq College, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 771 | 942 |
| Harcourt Public School, Campsie | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 373 | 1,033 |
| St Jerome's Catholic Primary School, Punchbowl | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 175 | 1,004 |
| Punchbowl Boys High School, Punchbowl | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 472 | 923 |
| Wangee Park School, Campsie | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 51 | 1,011 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Belfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 239 | 1,036 |
| St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Greenacre | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 221 | 1,034 |
| All Saints Grammar, Belmore | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 646 | 1,077 |
| Punchbowl Public School, Punchbowl | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 528 | 976 |
| Mount Lewis Infants School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 173 | 1,047 |
| Al Noori Muslim School, Greenacre | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 2,407 | 1,086 |
| Beverly Hills North Public School, Beverly Hills | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 352 | 1,030 |
| Banksia Road Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 512 | 980 |
| Kingsgrove North High School, Kingsgrove | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,020 | 1,002 |
| Campsie Public School, Campsie | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 515 | 1,016 |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Strathfield South | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 101 | 1,084 |
| Chullora Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 430 | 965 |
| St Mel's Catholic Primary School, Campsie | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 345 | 1,056 |
| Australian International Academy, Sydney, Strathfield Campus, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 493 | 1,074 |
| Greenacre Christian College, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 322 | 1,087 |
| Strathfield South Public School, Strathfield | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 423 | 1,084 |
| Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School, Beverly Hills | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 637 | 1,100 |
| Beverly Hills Girls High School, Beverly Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,003 | 1,003 |
| Clemton Park Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 500 | 1,038 |
| Malek Fahd Islamic School, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 3,352 | 1,063 |
| St Euphemia College, Bankstown | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 622 | 1,038 |
| Narwee Public School, Narwee | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 246 | 1,001 |
| Hannans Road Public School, Riverwood | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 106 | 987 |
| St Ursula's College, Kingsgrove | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,110 | 1,095 |
| Strathfield South High School, Enfield | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 549 | 961 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Kingsgrove | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 439 | 1,113 |
| Bankstown South Infants School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 141 | 999 |
| Canterbury South Public School, Canterbury | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 269 | 1,038 |
| Enfield Public School, Enfield | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 199 | 1,062 |
| Bankstown North Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 382 | 986 |
| Bankstown Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 736 | 965 |
| St Felix Catholic Primary School, Bankstown | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 578 | 1,035 |
| La Salle Catholic College, Bankstown | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,057 | 1,011 |
| Beverly Hills Public School, Beverly Hills | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 320 | 1,051 |
| Bankstown Girls High School, Bankstown | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 551 | 964 |
| Kingsgrove Public School, Kingsgrove | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 268 | 1,010 |
| Arkana College, Kingsgrove | Independent | Primary | 4.1 km | 231 | 1,092 |
| Kingsgrove High School, Kingsgrove | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 672 | 986 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lakemba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12266/lakemba/topic/education