66.0% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.8%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 66.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Menai · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Menai
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Menai have finished high school compared to most similar areas. This high level of schooling is reflected in the adult population, where 26.9% hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A strong 66.0% of people have completed Year 12, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Menai, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 29.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree. This is about the same as the national figure.
26.9% ▲ +40.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Menai splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study are management and commerce at 26.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a much higher advantage score than most areas and are generally larger. While there are 27 schools within 3km, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other places.
1.46
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
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).
507
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,067
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Menai
27 schools — 13,680 students, average ICSEA 1,067.
By sector: Government 20 · Catholic 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| Menai Public School, Menai | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 154 | 1,036 |
| Menai High School, Menai | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,062 | 1,046 |
| Tharawal Public School, Menai | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 328 | 1,085 |
| Alfords Point Public School, Alfords Point | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 165 | 1,037 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Menai | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 803 | 1,098 |
| Inaburra School, Bangor | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,211 | 1,123 |
| Aquinas Catholic College, Menai | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,140 | 1,082 |
| Bangor Public School, Bangor | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 503 | 1,077 |
| Lucas Heights Community School, Barden Ridge | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 796 | 1,038 |
| Illawong Public School, Illawong | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 191 | 1,069 |
| Picnic Point Public School, Picnic Point | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 360 | 1,101 |
| Shire Christian School, Barden Ridge | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 926 | 1,116 |
| Panania Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 368 | 1,057 |
| Picnic Point High School, Picnic Point | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 865 | 1,018 |
| Lugarno Public School, Lugarno | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 272 | 1,099 |
| Woronora River Public School, Woronora | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 70 | 1,054 |
| De La Salle College, Revesby Heights, Revesby Heights | Catholic | Secondary | 4.5 km | 650 | 1,065 |
| Padstow Heights Public School, Padstow | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 297 | 1,053 |
| Revesby South Public School, Revesby | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 312 | 1,041 |
| St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, Panania | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 606 | 1,091 |
| East Hills Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 130 | 986 |
| Bonnet Bay Public School, Bonnet Bay | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 197 | 1,090 |
| East Hills Boys High School, Panania | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 843 | 1,013 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Padstow | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 200 | 1,079 |
| Tower Street Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 154 | 998 |
| East Hills Girls Technology High School, Panania | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 759 | 1,031 |
| Marton Public School, Engadine | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 318 | 1,063 |
Sources
More for Menai
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Menai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12578/menai/topic/education