70.6% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 68.3%
- 2021: 70.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Penshurst · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Penshurst
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 70% of people in Penshurst finished Year 12, which is far above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia. This strong foundation in schooling is reflected in the high number of adults with university degrees. It is an area where high school completion and higher education are both very common.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 70.6% of residents completed Year 12, a result that is far above the New South Wales average of 58.9% and among the highest for similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Penshurst, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Degrees are common here, with 34.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%.
34.6% ▲ +28.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 34.6%
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 Penshurst, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (18%) and Certificate III / IV (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 27.7%, followed by society and culture at 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger and have a much higher advantage score than most areas. While there are 53 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in many other places.
2.09
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
53
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).
484
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,071
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Penshurst
53 schools — 25,667 students, average ICSEA 1,071.
By sector: Government 34 · Catholic 11 · Independent 8
By type: Primary 36 · Secondary 14 · Combined 3
| Georges River College Penshurst Campus, Penshurst | Government | Secondary | 0.1 km | 488 | 1,038 |
| St Declan's Catholic Primary School, Penshurst | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 539 | 1,108 |
| Marist Catholic College Penshurst, Mortdale | Catholic | Secondary | 0.4 km | 1,343 | 1,090 |
| Penshurst Public School, Penshurst | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 458 | 1,061 |
| Mortdale Public School, Mortdale | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 350 | 1,096 |
| Carinya School, Mortdale | Government | Combined | 1.0 km | 55 | 975 |
| Hurstville Grove Infants School, Penshurst | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 59 | 1,097 |
| Penshurst West Public School, Mortdale | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 220 | 1,047 |
| Beverly Hills Public School, Beverly Hills | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 320 | 1,051 |
| Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus, Oatley | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 741 | 1,022 |
| Hurstville South Public School, Hurstville | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 453 | 1,077 |
| Danebank - An Anglican School for Girls, Hurstville | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,043 | 1,146 |
| Woniora Road School, Hurstville | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 46 | 999 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oatley | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 219 | 1,131 |
| Beverly Hills Girls High School, Beverly Hills | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,003 | 1,003 |
| Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School, Beverly Hills | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 637 | 1,100 |
| Arkana College, Kingsgrove | Independent | Primary | 2.1 km | 231 | 1,092 |
| Oatley Public School, Oatley | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 365 | 1,126 |
| Hurstville Adventist School, Hurstville | Independent | Primary | 2.3 km | 166 | 1,114 |
| Georges River College Hurstville Campus, Hurstville | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 267 | 1,017 |
| Peakhurst Public School, Peakhurst | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 412 | 1,043 |
| Narwee Public School, Narwee | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 246 | 1,001 |
| Oatley West Public School, Oatley | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 519 | 1,132 |
| Hurstville Public School, Hurstville | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 1,048 | 1,102 |
| Kingsgrove High School, Kingsgrove | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 672 | 986 |
| Kingsgrove Public School, Kingsgrove | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 268 | 1,010 |
| St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Hurstville | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 408 | 1,088 |
| St George Christian School, Hurstville | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 845 | 1,159 |
| Bethany College, Hurstville | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,091 | 1,083 |
| Connells Point Public School, South Hurstville | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 429 | 1,088 |
| St Raphael's Catholic Primary School, South Hurstville | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 210 | 1,130 |
| Georges River College Peakhurst Campus, Peakhurst | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 758 | 1,008 |
| Sydney Technical High School, Bexley | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 907 | 1,136 |
| Aspect South East Sydney School, Peakhurst | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 209 | 1,067 |
| Peakhurst South Public School, Peakhurst | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 313 | 1,061 |
| Beverly Hills North Public School, Beverly Hills | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 352 | 1,030 |
| St Ursula's College, Kingsgrove | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,110 | 1,095 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Kingsgrove | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 439 | 1,113 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Riverwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 450 | 1,083 |
| Blakehurst High School, Blakehurst | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,013 | 1,043 |
| Peakhurst West Public School, Peakhurst | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 291 | 1,023 |
| Hannans Road Public School, Riverwood | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 106 | 987 |
| McCallums Hill Public School, Roselands | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 330 | 1,001 |
| Mater Dei Catholic Primary School, Blakehurst | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 400 | 1,103 |
| Carlton Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 599 | 1,041 |
| Blakehurst Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 256 | 1,049 |
| Kingsgrove North High School, Kingsgrove | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,020 | 1,002 |
| Southside Montessori School, Riverwood | Independent | Primary | 4.0 km | 32 | 1,110 |
| Riverwood Public School, Riverwood | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 126 | 958 |
| All Saints Grammar, Belmore | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 646 | 1,077 |
| Bald Face Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 246 | 1,123 |
| Carlton South Public School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 514 | 1,064 |
| Al Hikma College, Lakemba | Independent | Primary | 4.3 km | 399 | 1,049 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Penshurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13197/penshurst/topic/education