61.1% ▲ +35.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.1%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Lewis · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Lewis
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher rates of school completion than most similar areas define Mount Lewis, where 61.1% of residents finished Year 12. While many adults hold degrees, the overall level of higher education remains well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 61.1% of people completed Year 12, which is a little above the New South Wales and Australian figures. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Lewis, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 9 or below is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 20.2% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 26.3%.
20.2% ▲ +62.7%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 20.2%
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 Mount Lewis, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 33%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 23.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 41 schools within 3 km, among the largest number for this level. The average school size is 593, which is much higher than most areas.
4.35
Higher than 55% 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).
593
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,010
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mount Lewis
41 schools — 23,707 students, average ICSEA 1,010.
By sector: Government 24 · Independent 10 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 23 · Combined 9 · Secondary 9
| Mount Lewis Infants School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 173 | 1,047 |
| Al Noori Muslim School, Greenacre | Independent | Primary | 0.4 km | 2,407 | 1,086 |
| St Charbel's College, Punchbowl | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 1,198 | 1,054 |
| Holy Saviour School, Greenacre | Independent | Primary | 0.7 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| Al Sadiq College, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 771 | 942 |
| Greenacre Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 611 | 938 |
| Punchbowl Boys High School, Punchbowl | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 472 | 923 |
| Banksia Road Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 512 | 980 |
| St Euphemia College, Bankstown | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 622 | 1,038 |
| St Jerome's Catholic Primary School, Punchbowl | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 175 | 1,004 |
| St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Greenacre | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 221 | 1,034 |
| Bankstown Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 736 | 965 |
| Bankstown North Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 382 | 986 |
| La Salle Catholic College, Bankstown | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,057 | 1,011 |
| St Felix Catholic Primary School, Bankstown | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 578 | 1,035 |
| Punchbowl Public School, Punchbowl | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 528 | 976 |
| Bankstown Girls High School, Bankstown | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 551 | 964 |
| Wiley Park Girls High School, Punchbowl | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 589 | 954 |
| Wiley Park Public School, Wiley Park | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 550 | 994 |
| Lakemba Public School, Lakemba | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 428 | 999 |
| Bankstown South Infants School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 141 | 999 |
| Rissalah College, Lakemba | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 946 | 1,041 |
| St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Bankstown | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 443 | 1,029 |
| Hampden Park Public School, Lakemba | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 859 | 966 |
| Canterbury Vale School, Lakemba | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 36 | 921 |
| Yagoona Public School, Yagoona | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 556 | 986 |
| Greenacre Christian College, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 322 | 1,087 |
| Chullora Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 430 | 965 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic College, Lakemba | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 730 | 999 |
| St Therese's Catholic Primary School, Lakemba | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 176 | 1,024 |
| Bankstown West Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 317 | 992 |
| Malek Fahd Islamic School, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 3,352 | 1,063 |
| Bankstown Senior College, Bankstown | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 545 | 847 |
| Condell Park Christian School, Condell Park | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 64 | 1,081 |
| Al Hikma College, Lakemba | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 399 | 1,049 |
| Caroline Chisholm School, Padstow | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 104 | 1,004 |
| Belmore Boys High School, Belmore | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 614 | 953 |
| Belmore North Public School, Belmore | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 252 | 977 |
| Bankstown Hospital School, Bankstown | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | — | — |
| Birrong Boys High School, Birrong | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 366 | 937 |
| Wattawa Heights Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 196 | 939 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Lewis [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12785/mount-lewis/topic/education