59.2% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.8%
- 2016: 52.2%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Phillip Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Phillip Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of schooling and qualifications mark Phillip Bay compared to most similar areas. While nearly 60% of residents finished Year 12, about 23% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This high academic standing is reflected in the local school system, which has a higher advantage score than most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Almost 60% of residents have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Phillip Bay, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 23% of the population. While this is much higher than in similar areas, it remains well below the state figure of 27.8% and the national average of 26.3%.
23.0% ▲ +26.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 23.0%
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 Phillip Bay, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 19.8%, followed by architecture and building at 13.5% and engineering at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are more schools per child here than in most similar areas, with 10 schools within 3km. Most of these are government primary schools, and they carry a school advantage score that is higher than most other areas.
8.20
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
329
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,035
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Phillip Bay
10 schools — 2,961 students, average ICSEA 1,035.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| La Perouse Public School, La Perouse | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 111 | 920 |
| Chifley Public School, Malabar | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 227 | 954 |
| Matraville Sports High School, Chifley | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 487 | 930 |
| St Andrew's Catholic Primary School, Malabar | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 402 | 1,090 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Matraville, Matraville | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 369 | 1,078 |
| Malabar Public School, Malabar | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 244 | 1,068 |
| Matraville Soldiers Settlement Public School, Matraville | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 114 | 934 |
| Matraville Public School, Matraville | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 222 | 1,046 |
| Kamay Botany Bay Environmental Education Centre, Kurnell | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | — | — |
| St Spyridon College, Maroubra | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 785 | 1,093 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Phillip Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13205/phillip-bay/topic/education