70.0% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 64.4%
- 2021: 70.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mortdale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mortdale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher proportion of people in Mortdale finished high school than the national figure, with 70% completing Year 12. This high level of schooling is reflected in the local workforce, where many adults hold university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most similar areas. At 70%, this is far above the 58.9% seen across New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mortdale, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common, with 34.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian average of 26.3%.
34.1% ▲ +37.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 34.1%
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 Mortdale, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce, held by 25.9% of residents, followed by engineering and society and culture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a much higher average advantage score than most areas. While there are 50 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
2.18
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
50
Higher than 92% 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).
435
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,073
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mortdale
50 schools — 21,761 students, average ICSEA 1,073.
By sector: Government 34 · Catholic 10 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 36 · Secondary 11 · Combined 3
| Penshurst West Public School, Mortdale | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 220 | 1,047 |
| Mortdale Public School, Mortdale | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 350 | 1,096 |
| Marist Catholic College Penshurst, Mortdale | Catholic | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,343 | 1,090 |
| Carinya School, Mortdale | Government | Combined | 1.1 km | 55 | 975 |
| Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus, Oatley | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 741 | 1,022 |
| Oatley West Public School, Oatley | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 519 | 1,132 |
| Georges River College Penshurst Campus, Penshurst | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 488 | 1,038 |
| Georges River College Peakhurst Campus, Peakhurst | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 758 | 1,008 |
| Aspect South East Sydney School, Peakhurst | Independent | Primary | 1.5 km | 209 | 1,067 |
| St Declan's Catholic Primary School, Penshurst | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 539 | 1,108 |
| Peakhurst South Public School, Peakhurst | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 313 | 1,061 |
| Penshurst Public School, Penshurst | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 458 | 1,061 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oatley | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 219 | 1,131 |
| Peakhurst Public School, Peakhurst | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 412 | 1,043 |
| Hurstville Grove Infants School, Penshurst | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 59 | 1,097 |
| Oatley Public School, Oatley | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 365 | 1,126 |
| Beverly Hills Public School, Beverly Hills | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 320 | 1,051 |
| Peakhurst West Public School, Peakhurst | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 291 | 1,023 |
| Narwee Public School, Narwee | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 246 | 1,001 |
| Beverly Hills Girls High School, Beverly Hills | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,003 | 1,003 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Riverwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 450 | 1,083 |
| Hurstville South Public School, Hurstville | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 453 | 1,077 |
| Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School, Beverly Hills | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 637 | 1,100 |
| Woniora Road School, Hurstville | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 46 | 999 |
| Danebank - An Anglican School for Girls, Hurstville | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,043 | 1,146 |
| Hannans Road Public School, Riverwood | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 106 | 987 |
| Lugarno Public School, Lugarno | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 272 | 1,099 |
| Connells Point Public School, South Hurstville | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 429 | 1,088 |
| Southside Montessori School, Riverwood | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 32 | 1,110 |
| Beverly Hills North Public School, Beverly Hills | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 352 | 1,030 |
| Arkana College, Kingsgrove | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 231 | 1,092 |
| Riverwood Public School, Riverwood | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 126 | 958 |
| Hurstville Adventist School, Hurstville | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 166 | 1,114 |
| Georges River College Hurstville Campus, Hurstville | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 267 | 1,017 |
| Kingsgrove High School, Kingsgrove | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 672 | 986 |
| Hurstville Public School, Hurstville | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 1,048 | 1,102 |
| St George Christian School, Hurstville | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 845 | 1,159 |
| Kingsgrove Public School, Kingsgrove | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 268 | 1,010 |
| St Raphael's Catholic Primary School, South Hurstville | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 210 | 1,130 |
| Como Public School, Como | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 103 | 1,071 |
| St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Hurstville | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 408 | 1,088 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Padstow | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 200 | 1,079 |
| Bethany College, Hurstville | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,091 | 1,083 |
| Padstow Heights Public School, Padstow | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 297 | 1,053 |
| Sydney Technical High School, Bexley | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 907 | 1,136 |
| Blakehurst High School, Blakehurst | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,013 | 1,043 |
| Mater Dei Catholic Primary School, Blakehurst | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 400 | 1,103 |
| Padstow Park Public School, Padstow | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 334 | 1,019 |
| Illawong Public School, Illawong | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 191 | 1,069 |
| Blakehurst Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 256 | 1,049 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mortdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12739/mortdale/topic/education