53.2% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.0%
- 2016: 47.7%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Milperra · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Milperra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Milperra have finished high school or earned a university degree compared to the rest of the country. While the area performs better than many similar places, only 53.2% of residents completed Year 12. This gap is seen in higher education too, where the rate of bachelor degrees is well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 29.7% of the population stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Milperra, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.9% of the population, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.6% of adults.
18.9% ▲ +61.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 18.9%
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 Milperra, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Many residents hold qualifications in management and commerce (23.1%) or engineering (17.3%). Other common fields of study include society and culture, education, and architecture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Milperra has 41 schools within 3km, which is among the highest number of schools for an area of this size. Most of these are government primary schools, and the average school size is larger than in most areas.
2.36
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
41
Higher than 90% 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).
506
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,027
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Milperra
41 schools — 19,745 students, average ICSEA 1,027.
By sector: Government 30 · Catholic 7 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 24 · Secondary 10 · Combined 7
| Milperra Public School, Milperra | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 317 | 1,027 |
| Mount St Joseph Milperra, Milperra | Catholic | Secondary | 1.0 km | 891 | 1,060 |
| Panania North Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 441 | 1,026 |
| East Hills Girls Technology High School, Panania | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 759 | 1,031 |
| East Hills Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 130 | 986 |
| East Hills Boys High School, Panania | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 843 | 1,013 |
| St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, Panania | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 606 | 1,091 |
| Condell Park High School, Condell Park | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 876 | 936 |
| Hammondville Public School, Hammondville | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 445 | 1,030 |
| Tower Street Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 154 | 998 |
| Moorebank High School, Moorebank | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 992 | 1,022 |
| Broderick Gillawarna School, Revesby | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 100 | 1,005 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorebank | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 440 | 1,074 |
| Georges River Grammar, Georges Hall | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 933 | 1,095 |
| Nuwarra Public School, Moorebank | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 508 | 997 |
| Revesby Public School, Revesby | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 303 | 999 |
| Panania Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 368 | 1,057 |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary School, Revesby | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 622 | 1,091 |
| St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, Holsworthy | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 576 | 1,080 |
| Condell Park Public School, Condell Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 586 | 968 |
| Georges Hall Public School, Georges Hall | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 685 | 1,017 |
| Holsworthy Public School, Holsworthy | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 563 | 1,100 |
| Holsworthy High School, Holsworthy | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 693 | 1,000 |
| HopePoint Christian School, Georges Hall | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 219 | 1,039 |
| Newbridge Heights Public School, Moorebank | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 440 | 1,055 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Georges Hall | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 377 | 1,050 |
| Sir Joseph Banks High School, Revesby | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 945 | 949 |
| Bankstown Hospital School, Bankstown | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | — | — |
| Picnic Point High School, Picnic Point | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 865 | 1,018 |
| Revesby South Public School, Revesby | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 312 | 1,041 |
| Condell Park Christian School, Condell Park | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 64 | 1,081 |
| De La Salle College, Revesby Heights, Revesby Heights | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 650 | 1,065 |
| Bankstown Senior College, Bankstown | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 545 | 847 |
| Caroline Chisholm School, Padstow | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 104 | 1,004 |
| Chipping Norton Public School, Chipping Norton | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 333 | 1,018 |
| Wattawa Heights Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 196 | 939 |
| St Mark's Coptic Orthodox College, Wattle Grove | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 896 | 1,132 |
| Georges River Environmental Education Centre, Chipping Norton | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | — | — |
| Bankstown West Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 317 | 992 |
| Bass Hill Public School, Bass Hill | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 346 | 929 |
| Padstow North Public School, Padstow | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 305 | 1,036 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Milperra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12636/milperra/topic/education