65.7% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.0%
- 2016: 64.1%
- 2021: 65.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Narwee · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Narwee
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Narwee have finished their schooling compared to most similar areas. A strong 65.7% of people completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This high level of basic schooling helps explain why the area also has a high number of adults with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the New South Wales average at 65.7%. Only 12.8% of residents had Year 9 or below as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Narwee, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 9 or below is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the national average.
26.5% ▲ +31.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 26.5%
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 Narwee, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 26%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Narwee has a high school advantage score of 1,040 and larger schools than most areas. While there are 50 schools within 3km, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
1.10
Lower than 90% 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).
476
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,040
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Narwee
50 schools — 23,780 students, average ICSEA 1,040.
By sector: Government 32 · Catholic 10 · Independent 8
By type: Primary 33 · Secondary 13 · Combined 4
| Narwee Public School, Narwee | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 246 | 1,001 |
| Beverly Hills Girls High School, Beverly Hills | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 1,003 | 1,003 |
| Beverly Hills North Public School, Beverly Hills | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 352 | 1,030 |
| Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School, Beverly Hills | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 637 | 1,100 |
| Hannans Road Public School, Riverwood | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 106 | 987 |
| Peakhurst Public School, Peakhurst | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 412 | 1,043 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Riverwood | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 450 | 1,083 |
| Beverly Hills Public School, Beverly Hills | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 320 | 1,051 |
| Penshurst West Public School, Mortdale | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 220 | 1,047 |
| McCallums Hill Public School, Roselands | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 330 | 1,001 |
| Riverwood Public School, Riverwood | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 126 | 958 |
| Punchbowl Public School, Punchbowl | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 528 | 976 |
| Southside Montessori School, Riverwood | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 32 | 1,110 |
| Penshurst Public School, Penshurst | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 458 | 1,061 |
| Wiley Park Public School, Wiley Park | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 550 | 994 |
| St Declan's Catholic Primary School, Penshurst | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 539 | 1,108 |
| Georges River College Penshurst Campus, Penshurst | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 488 | 1,038 |
| Wiley Park Girls High School, Punchbowl | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 589 | 954 |
| Peakhurst West Public School, Peakhurst | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 291 | 1,023 |
| Al Hikma College, Lakemba | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 399 | 1,049 |
| St Jerome's Catholic Primary School, Punchbowl | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 175 | 1,004 |
| Georges River College Peakhurst Campus, Peakhurst | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 758 | 1,008 |
| Lakemba Public School, Lakemba | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 428 | 999 |
| Marist Catholic College Penshurst, Mortdale | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,343 | 1,090 |
| Arkana College, Kingsgrove | Independent | Primary | 2.7 km | 231 | 1,092 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic College, Lakemba | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 730 | 999 |
| Punchbowl Boys High School, Punchbowl | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 472 | 923 |
| Kingsgrove North High School, Kingsgrove | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,020 | 1,002 |
| Kingsgrove Public School, Kingsgrove | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 268 | 1,010 |
| Kingsgrove High School, Kingsgrove | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 672 | 986 |
| All Saints Grammar, Belmore | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 646 | 1,077 |
| Mortdale Public School, Mortdale | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 350 | 1,096 |
| Aspect South East Sydney School, Peakhurst | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 209 | 1,067 |
| Belmore South Public School, Belmore | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 230 | 1,012 |
| Peakhurst South Public School, Peakhurst | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 313 | 1,061 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Belmore | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 232 | 1,036 |
| St Ursula's College, Kingsgrove | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,110 | 1,095 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Kingsgrove | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 439 | 1,113 |
| Carinya School, Mortdale | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 55 | 975 |
| Bankstown South Infants School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 141 | 999 |
| Danebank - An Anglican School for Girls, Hurstville | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,043 | 1,146 |
| St Charbel's College, Punchbowl | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,198 | 1,054 |
| St Therese's Catholic Primary School, Lakemba | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 176 | 1,024 |
| Canterbury Vale School, Lakemba | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 36 | 921 |
| Padstow North Public School, Padstow | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 305 | 1,036 |
| Hurstville Grove Infants School, Penshurst | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 59 | 1,097 |
| Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus, Oatley | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 741 | 1,022 |
| Rissalah College, Lakemba | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 946 | 1,041 |
| Hampden Park Public School, Lakemba | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 859 | 966 |
| Oatley West Public School, Oatley | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 519 | 1,132 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Narwee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12921/narwee/topic/education