77.5% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 74.7%
- 2021: 77.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Potts Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Potts Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment has climbed steadily in Potts Hill, with 77.5% of residents now completing Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 58.8%. The area is now defined by a highly qualified population, where more than four in ten adults hold a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the highest for areas of this size at 77.5%, which is 19 percentage points above both the state and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Potts Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 10 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is far more qualified than the rest of the country, with 41.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is 15 percentage points above the Australian average.
41.1% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 41.1%
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 Potts Hill, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (17%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in management and commerce at 22.7%, followed by health, engineering, and society and culture, each around 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Potts Hill is close to a very large number of schools, with 43 within 3km. These schools are typically much larger than those in most other areas.
43
Higher than 91% 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).
593
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,013
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Potts Hill
43 schools — 25,498 students, average ICSEA 1,013.
By sector: Government 24 · Independent 10 · Catholic 9
By type: Primary 27 · Combined 10 · Secondary 6
| Birrong Boys High School, Birrong | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 366 | 937 |
| Birrong Girls High School, Birrong | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 726 | 956 |
| Regents Park Public School, Regents Park | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 268 | 968 |
| Karningul School, Regents Park | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | 20 | 919 |
| Birrong Public School, Birrong | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 451 | 967 |
| Regents Park Christian School, Regents Park | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 731 | 1,039 |
| Bankstown North Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 382 | 986 |
| St Felix Catholic Primary School, Bankstown | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 578 | 1,035 |
| St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School, Regents Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 383 | 1,048 |
| La Salle Catholic College, Bankstown | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,057 | 1,011 |
| Yagoona Public School, Yagoona | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 556 | 986 |
| Greenacre Christian College, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 322 | 1,087 |
| Sefton Infants School, Sefton | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 93 | 1,027 |
| Banksia Road Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 512 | 980 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, Sefton | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 337 | 1,046 |
| Christ the King Catholic Primary School Bass Hill, Yagoona | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 179 | 1,042 |
| Malek Fahd Islamic School, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 3,352 | 1,063 |
| Chullora Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 430 | 965 |
| Berala Public School, Berala | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 656 | 980 |
| Sefton High School, Sefton | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,121 | 1,033 |
| Al Noori Muslim School, Greenacre | Independent | Primary | 2.7 km | 2,407 | 1,086 |
| St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Greenacre | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 221 | 1,034 |
| Bankstown West Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 317 | 992 |
| Al Sadiq College, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 771 | 942 |
| Bass Hill Public School, Bass Hill | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 346 | 929 |
| St Euphemia College, Bankstown | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 622 | 1,038 |
| Holy Saviour School, Greenacre | Independent | Primary | 3.0 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| Chester Hill Public School, Chester Hill | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 578 | 958 |
| Mount Lewis Infants School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 173 | 1,047 |
| Greenacre Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 611 | 938 |
| Salamah College, Chester Hill | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,353 | 989 |
| Wattawa Heights Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 196 | 939 |
| Bankstown Girls High School, Bankstown | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 551 | 964 |
| Bankstown Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 736 | 965 |
| St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School, Auburn South | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 113 | 1,043 |
| St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Bankstown | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 443 | 1,029 |
| George Bass School, Bass Hill | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 102 | 979 |
| St Charbel's College, Punchbowl | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,198 | 1,054 |
| Condell Park Christian School, Condell Park | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 64 | 1,081 |
| St Joachim's Catholic Primary School, Lidcombe | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 357 | 1,081 |
| Strathfield South High School, Enfield | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 549 | 961 |
| Chester Hill North Public School, Chester Hill | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 400 | 950 |
| Auburn West Public School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 572 | 928 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Potts Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13267/potts-hill/topic/education