63.1% ▲ +28.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.3%
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Picnic Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Picnic Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 63% of residents in Picnic Point have completed Year 12, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This high level of schooling is mirrored in the local workforce, where adults are more likely to hold higher qualifications than people in most other similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is high here at 63.1%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and the national rate of 58.8%. This is much higher than most other areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Picnic Point, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common, with 27.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the Australian average of 26.3% and about the same as the state figure.
27.9% ▲ +60.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Picnic Point splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most often in management and commerce (25.4%) or engineering and related fields (16.4%). Other common areas of study include society and culture, education and health.
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 25 schools within 3km, there are only 1.47 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most areas.
1.47
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
25
Higher than 87% 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).
454
Higher than 66% 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 Picnic Point
25 schools — 11,344 students, average ICSEA 1,040.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 5 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 7 · Combined 1
| Picnic Point Public School, Picnic Point | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 360 | 1,101 |
| Panania Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 368 | 1,057 |
| Picnic Point High School, Picnic Point | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 865 | 1,018 |
| De La Salle College, Revesby Heights, Revesby Heights | Catholic | Secondary | 1.3 km | 650 | 1,065 |
| Revesby South Public School, Revesby | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 312 | 1,041 |
| Tower Street Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 154 | 998 |
| St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, Panania | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 606 | 1,091 |
| East Hills Boys High School, Panania | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 843 | 1,013 |
| East Hills Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 130 | 986 |
| East Hills Girls Technology High School, Panania | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 759 | 1,031 |
| Padstow Heights Public School, Padstow | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 297 | 1,053 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Padstow | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 200 | 1,079 |
| Alfords Point Public School, Alfords Point | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 165 | 1,037 |
| Padstow Park Public School, Padstow | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 334 | 1,019 |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary School, Revesby | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 622 | 1,091 |
| Panania North Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 441 | 1,026 |
| Revesby Public School, Revesby | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 303 | 999 |
| Broderick Gillawarna School, Revesby | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 100 | 1,005 |
| Mount St Joseph Milperra, Milperra | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 891 | 1,060 |
| Menai High School, Menai | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,062 | 1,046 |
| Lugarno Public School, Lugarno | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 272 | 1,099 |
| Tharawal Public School, Menai | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 328 | 1,085 |
| Padstow North Public School, Padstow | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 305 | 1,036 |
| Sir Joseph Banks High School, Revesby | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 945 | 949 |
| Southside Montessori School, Riverwood | Independent | Primary | 4.2 km | 32 | 1,110 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Picnic Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13211/picnic-point/topic/education