65.7% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 65.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Monterey · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Monterey
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 66% of people in Monterey finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This creates a highly educated community where a large share of adults hold university degrees. This pattern is reflected in the local schools, which see much higher advantage scores than most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are high here, with 65.7% of people completing Year 12. This is well above the 58.9% seen across New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Monterey, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common, as 28% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the Australian average and much higher than most similar areas.
28.0% ▲ +44.9%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 28.0%
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 Monterey, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 25.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 33 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number of schools at this level. Local schools are typically larger than most and have an average advantage score of 1,078.
33
Higher than 89% 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).
453
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,078
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 Monterey
33 schools — 14,509 students, average ICSEA 1,078.
By sector: Government 20 · Catholic 10 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 8 · Combined 4
| St George School, Kogarah | Government | Combined | 1.1 km | 64 | 1,055 |
| Moorefield Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 372 | 1,025 |
| Brighton-Le-Sands Public School, Brighton-Le-Sands | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 433 | 1,064 |
| Ramsgate Public School, Ramsgate | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 447 | 1,039 |
| James Cook Boys High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 473 | 1,022 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Kogarah | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 416 | 1,117 |
| St George Hospital School, Kogarah | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | — | — |
| Kogarah Public School, Kogarah | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 456 | 1,087 |
| St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School Brighton Le Sands, Brighton-Le-Sands | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 198 | 1,090 |
| Kogarah High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 787 | 993 |
| Carlton South Public School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 514 | 1,064 |
| St George Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 908 | 1,148 |
| Cairnsfoot School, Brighton-Le-Sands | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 99 | 1,036 |
| Marist College Kogarah, Bexley | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,045 | 1,076 |
| Rockdale Public School, Rockdale | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 321 | 1,053 |
| St Dominic Savio School, Rockdale | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 41 | 1,053 |
| Carlton Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 599 | 1,041 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rockdale | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 204 | 1,092 |
| St Finbar's Catholic Primary School Sans Souci, Sans Souci | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 218 | 1,091 |
| Kyeemagh Public School, Rockdale | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 204 | 1,057 |
| Sans Souci Public School, Sans Souci | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 523 | 1,060 |
| Blakehurst Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 256 | 1,049 |
| Bexley Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 249 | 1,005 |
| Sydney Technical High School, Bexley | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 907 | 1,136 |
| Blakehurst High School, Blakehurst | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,013 | 1,043 |
| St George Christian School, Hurstville | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 845 | 1,159 |
| Bethany College, Hurstville | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,091 | 1,083 |
| St Mary and St Mina's Coptic Orthodox College, Bexley | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 372 | 1,123 |
| St Raphael's Catholic Primary School, South Hurstville | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 210 | 1,130 |
| Arncliffe Public School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 373 | 1,028 |
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School, Arncliffe | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 292 | 1,116 |
| St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Bexley, Bexley | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 179 | 1,089 |
| Mater Dei Catholic Primary School, Blakehurst | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 400 | 1,103 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Monterey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12697/monterey/topic/education