63.4% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.7%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Padstow · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Padstow
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher proportions of residents in Padstow hold higher qualifications than in most similar areas. A strong majority of people here have finished Year 12, and over a quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is high at 63.4%, which is well above the national and state figures. About 17.5% of residents finished Year 10, while 10% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Padstow, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average. The most common high-level qualification is a bachelor degree, held by 30.9% of the population.
26.2% ▲ +53.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 26.2%
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 Padstow, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study at 25.3%. Engineering and related subjects follow at 13.4%, with society and culture accounting for 10.9% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Padstow has 57 schools within 3 km, among the largest number at this level, though it has much fewer schools per 1,000 children than most areas. Most schools are government-run (71.9%) and primary (66.7%).
1.69
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
57
Higher than 93% 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).
475
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,022
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Padstow
57 schools — 26,623 students, average ICSEA 1,022.
By sector: Government 41 · Catholic 9 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 38 · Secondary 13 · Combined 6
| Padstow Park Public School, Padstow | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 334 | 1,019 |
| Padstow North Public School, Padstow | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 305 | 1,036 |
| Southside Montessori School, Riverwood | Independent | Primary | 1.3 km | 32 | 1,110 |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary School, Revesby | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 622 | 1,091 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Padstow | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 200 | 1,079 |
| Revesby Public School, Revesby | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 303 | 999 |
| Sir Joseph Banks High School, Revesby | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 945 | 949 |
| Riverwood Public School, Riverwood | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 126 | 958 |
| Broderick Gillawarna School, Revesby | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 100 | 1,005 |
| Caroline Chisholm School, Padstow | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 104 | 1,004 |
| Revesby South Public School, Revesby | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 312 | 1,041 |
| Padstow Heights Public School, Padstow | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 297 | 1,053 |
| Bankstown Hospital School, Bankstown | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | — | — |
| De La Salle College, Revesby Heights, Revesby Heights | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 650 | 1,065 |
| Peakhurst West Public School, Peakhurst | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 291 | 1,023 |
| Bankstown South Infants School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 141 | 999 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Riverwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 450 | 1,083 |
| Tower Street Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 154 | 998 |
| Picnic Point High School, Picnic Point | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 865 | 1,018 |
| Bankstown Senior College, Bankstown | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 545 | 847 |
| Hannans Road Public School, Riverwood | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 106 | 987 |
| Picnic Point Public School, Picnic Point | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 360 | 1,101 |
| Panania North Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 441 | 1,026 |
| Peakhurst Public School, Peakhurst | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 412 | 1,043 |
| Georges River College Peakhurst Campus, Peakhurst | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 758 | 1,008 |
| Condell Park Public School, Condell Park | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 586 | 968 |
| St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Bankstown | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 443 | 1,029 |
| Punchbowl Public School, Punchbowl | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 528 | 976 |
| Bankstown Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 736 | 965 |
| St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, Panania | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 606 | 1,091 |
| Bankstown Girls High School, Bankstown | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 551 | 964 |
| Condell Park Christian School, Condell Park | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 64 | 1,081 |
| Panania Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 368 | 1,057 |
| St Jerome's Catholic Primary School, Punchbowl | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 175 | 1,004 |
| Aspect South East Sydney School, Peakhurst | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 209 | 1,067 |
| Peakhurst South Public School, Peakhurst | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 313 | 1,061 |
| East Hills Boys High School, Panania | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 843 | 1,013 |
| Narwee Public School, Narwee | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 246 | 1,001 |
| Mount St Joseph Milperra, Milperra | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 891 | 1,060 |
| Punchbowl Boys High School, Punchbowl | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 472 | 923 |
| St Euphemia College, Bankstown | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 622 | 1,038 |
| East Hills Girls Technology High School, Panania | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 759 | 1,031 |
| East Hills Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 130 | 986 |
| Bankstown West Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 317 | 992 |
| Condell Park High School, Condell Park | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 876 | 936 |
| Penshurst West Public School, Mortdale | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 220 | 1,047 |
| Lugarno Public School, Lugarno | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 272 | 1,099 |
| Mount Lewis Infants School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 173 | 1,047 |
| St Charbel's College, Punchbowl | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 1,198 | 1,054 |
| Wattawa Heights Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 196 | 939 |
| Wiley Park Girls High School, Punchbowl | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 589 | 954 |
| Wiley Park Public School, Wiley Park | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 550 | 994 |
| Oatley West Public School, Oatley | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 519 | 1,132 |
| Yagoona Public School, Yagoona | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 556 | 986 |
| Al Noori Muslim School, Greenacre | Independent | Primary | 4.6 km | 2,407 | 1,086 |
| La Salle Catholic College, Bankstown | Catholic | Secondary | 4.7 km | 1,057 | 1,011 |
| Holy Saviour School, Greenacre | Independent | Primary | 4.9 km | 298 | 1,038 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Padstow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13131/padstow/topic/education