69.5% ▲ +37.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.7%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 69.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pleasure Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pleasure Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more people in Pleasure Point have finished high school and earned degrees than in most similar areas. High school completion is far above the national figure, with 69.5% of residents finishing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The rate of Year 12 completion is 69.5%, which is 11 percentage points higher than both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pleasure Point, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 29.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well above the national average.
29.9% ▲ +89.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Pleasure Point, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 28.0%, followed by engineering and related fields at 19.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are generally larger and have a much higher advantage score than most similar areas, with 19 schools located within 3 km.
19
Higher than 86% 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).
542
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,052
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pleasure Point
19 schools — 10,296 students, average ICSEA 1,052.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 6 · Combined 1
| Panania Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 368 | 1,057 |
| East Hills Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 130 | 986 |
| East Hills Girls Technology High School, Panania | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 759 | 1,031 |
| East Hills Boys High School, Panania | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 843 | 1,013 |
| St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, Panania | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 606 | 1,091 |
| Picnic Point Public School, Picnic Point | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 360 | 1,101 |
| Picnic Point High School, Picnic Point | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 865 | 1,018 |
| Tower Street Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 154 | 998 |
| Holsworthy Public School, Holsworthy | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 563 | 1,100 |
| De La Salle College, Revesby Heights, Revesby Heights | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 650 | 1,065 |
| Holsworthy High School, Holsworthy | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 693 | 1,000 |
| Milperra Public School, Milperra | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 317 | 1,027 |
| St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, Holsworthy | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 576 | 1,080 |
| Panania North Public School, Panania | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 441 | 1,026 |
| Revesby South Public School, Revesby | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 312 | 1,041 |
| Mount St Joseph Milperra, Milperra | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 891 | 1,060 |
| Hammondville Public School, Hammondville | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 445 | 1,030 |
| St Mark's Coptic Orthodox College, Wattle Grove | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 896 | 1,132 |
| Wattle Grove Public School, Wattle Grove | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 427 | 1,035 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pleasure Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13241/pleasure-point/topic/education