63.3% ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.3%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Matraville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Matraville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A higher rate of school completion marks the recent trend in Matraville, where 63.3% of residents finished Year 12. This is well above both the state and national figures. The area is now better educated than most similar places, with a strong proportion of adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is much more common here than in most areas, with 63.3% of people completing their final school year. This is 4.4 percentage points higher than the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Matraville, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common, with 26.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it sits just a little below the state average.
26.7% ▲ +53.2%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 26.7%
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 Matraville, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular areas of study for residents are management and commerce at 23.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.9%. Society and culture is the third most common field at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Matraville has a very high school advantage score of 1,077 compared to most areas, despite having a much lower number of schools per 1,000 children. There are 26 schools within 3km, with government schools making up 53.8% of the sector.
1.10
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
26
Higher than 88% 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).
360
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,077
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Matraville
26 schools — 9,369 students, average ICSEA 1,077.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 7 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Matraville, Matraville | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 369 | 1,078 |
| Chifley Public School, Malabar | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 227 | 954 |
| Matraville Soldiers Settlement Public School, Matraville | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 114 | 934 |
| Matraville Sports High School, Chifley | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 487 | 930 |
| Matraville Public School, Matraville | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 222 | 1,046 |
| St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Malabar | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 402 | 1,090 |
| St Spyridon College, Maroubra | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 785 | 1,093 |
| Malabar Public School, Malabar | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 244 | 1,068 |
| La Perouse Public School, La Perouse | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 111 | 920 |
| Corpus Christi College Maroubra, Maroubra | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 755 | 1,043 |
| South Sydney High School, Maroubra | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 796 | 1,037 |
| St Mary - St Joseph Catholic Primary School, Maroubra | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 388 | 1,109 |
| The Bowen College, Maroubra | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 15 | 910 |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Maroubra Junction | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 187 | 1,126 |
| Banksmeadow Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 268 | 1,032 |
| Maroubra Bay Public School, Maroubra | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 269 | 1,055 |
| Pagewood Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 207 | 1,085 |
| Maroubra Junction Public School, Maroubra | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 484 | 1,128 |
| Mount Sinai College, Maroubra | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 267 | 1,097 |
| Lycee Condorcet The International French School Of Sydney, Maroubra Junction | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,129 | 1,173 |
| St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Botany | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 287 | 1,119 |
| Hartford College, Daceyville | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 29 | 1,117 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Daceyville | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 371 | 1,104 |
| Daceyville Public School, Daceyville | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 126 | 1,029 |
| South Coogee Public School, South Coogee | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 376 | 1,095 |
| Rainbow Street Public School, Randwick | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 454 | 1,122 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Matraville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12534/matraville/topic/education