77.2% ▲ +29.8%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 71.2%
- 2021: 77.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mascot · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mascot
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 43% of adults in Mascot hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This makes it an exceptionally well-educated area where a high proportion of residents have completed both secondary school and university study.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A huge 77.2% of people finished Year 12, which is far above the 58.8% national average and among the highest levels seen in similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mascot, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 10 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are very common here, with 43% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
43.0% ▲ +80.9%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 43.0%
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 Mascot, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 32.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are typically larger and have a much higher advantage score than most areas, though there are very few schools per 1,000 children.
0.79
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
66
Higher than 95% 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).
405
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,091
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mascot
66 schools — 26,703 students, average ICSEA 1,091.
By sector: Government 43 · Catholic 15 · Independent 8
By type: Primary 46 · Secondary 12 · Combined 8
| Botany Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 232 | 1,062 |
| St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Botany | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 287 | 1,119 |
| Kyeemagh Public School, Rockdale | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 204 | 1,057 |
| Mascot Public School, Mascot | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 397 | 1,035 |
| Banksmeadow Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 268 | 1,032 |
| J J Cahill Memorial High School, Mascot | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 298 | 987 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Mascot | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 608 | 1,089 |
| Pagewood Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 207 | 1,085 |
| Cairnsfoot School, Brighton-Le-Sands | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 99 | 1,036 |
| Gardeners Road Public School, Rosebery | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 393 | 1,058 |
| St Dominic Savio School, Rockdale | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 41 | 1,053 |
| St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School Brighton Le Sands, Brighton-Le-Sands | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 198 | 1,090 |
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School, Arncliffe | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 292 | 1,116 |
| Eastlakes Public School, Eastlakes | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 154 | 1,046 |
| Arncliffe Public School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 373 | 1,028 |
| Tempe Public School, Tempe | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 346 | 1,096 |
| Al Zahra College, Arncliffe | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 773 | 1,032 |
| Tempe High School, Tempe | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 985 | 1,096 |
| Brighton-Le-Sands Public School, Brighton-Le-Sands | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 433 | 1,064 |
| St Peters Public School, St Peters | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 154 | 1,099 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rosebery | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 150 | 1,112 |
| Arncliffe West Infants School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 86 | 1,058 |
| Rockdale Public School, Rockdale | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 321 | 1,053 |
| Ferncourt Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 285 | 1,125 |
| Corpus Christi College Maroubra, Maroubra | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 755 | 1,043 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Daceyville | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 371 | 1,104 |
| Hartford College, Daceyville | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 29 | 1,117 |
| Matraville Public School, Matraville | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 222 | 1,046 |
| Kingdom Culture Christian School, Arncliffe | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 196 | 1,082 |
| Athelstane Public School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 277 | 1,003 |
| St Pius' Catholic Primary School, Enmore | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 121 | 1,100 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rockdale | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 204 | 1,092 |
| Daceyville Public School, Daceyville | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 126 | 1,029 |
| Camdenville Public School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 310 | 1,132 |
| St George Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 908 | 1,148 |
| Kogarah Public School, Kogarah | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 456 | 1,087 |
| South Sydney High School, Maroubra | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 796 | 1,037 |
| Green Square Public School, Zetlands | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 107 | 1,122 |
| Kogarah High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 787 | 993 |
| Undercliffe Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 152 | 1,092 |
| Marrickville Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 213 | 1,090 |
| Casimir Catholic College, Marrickville | Catholic | Secondary | 5.0 km | 827 | 1,052 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Kensington | Catholic | Secondary | 5.0 km | 702 | 1,083 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Marrickville | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 372 | 1,072 |
| Mount Sinai College, Maroubra | Independent | Primary | 5.1 km | 267 | 1,097 |
| Marrickville West Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 411 | 1,070 |
| Yudi Gunyi School, Waterloo | Government | Combined | 5.1 km | 29 | 890 |
| Bexley Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 249 | 1,005 |
| Erskineville Public School, Erskineville | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 334 | 1,155 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Kensington | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 412 | 1,145 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Erskineville | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 169 | 1,145 |
| Newtown Public School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 272 | 1,140 |
| Lycee Condorcet The International French School Of Sydney, Maroubra Junction | Independent | Combined | 5.2 km | 1,129 | 1,173 |
| Marrickville High School, Marrickville | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 625 | 1,052 |
| Newtown High School of Performing Arts, Newtown | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 1,145 | 1,127 |
| Alexandria Park Community School, Alexandria | Government | Combined | 5.3 km | 1,313 | 1,052 |
| Maroubra Junction Public School, Maroubra | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 484 | 1,128 |
| Central Sydney Intensive English High School, Alexandria | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 142 | 1,037 |
| Rainbow Street Public School, Randwick | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 454 | 1,122 |
| Kensington Public School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 381 | 1,120 |
| Wilkins Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 508 | 1,135 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School, Waterloo | Catholic | Primary | 5.7 km | 76 | 938 |
| Australia Street Infants School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 104 | 1,143 |
| The Athena School, Newtown | Independent | Combined | 5.7 km | 52 | 1,058 |
| Newington College, Stanmore | Independent | Secondary | 5.8 km | 2,072 | 1,182 |
| Stanmore Public School, Stanmore | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 560 | 1,138 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mascot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12529/mascot/topic/education