59.5% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55.8%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Punchbowl · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Punchbowl
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 9.1 percentage points separates Punchbowl from the New South Wales average for adults with a university degree. While most residents finish their schooling at a rate similar to the national figure, fewer have gone on to higher education. This creates a distinct profile where school completion is common, but advanced degrees are less frequent.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and nearly identical to the national figure. The remaining group is split, with 15% leaving school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Punchbowl, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 9 or below is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in the rest of the state, with only 18.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%, though certificates and diplomas are still widely held.
18.7% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 18.7%
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 Punchbowl, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with degrees or certificates, the most common fields are management and commerce at 22%, followed by society and culture at 11.2%. Engineering and related fields also make up a significant 10.9% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Punchbowl has a high number of schools within 3km and larger-than-usual average school sizes. Despite this, the number of schools for every 1,000 children is among the lowest for similar areas, with government schools making up 62.3% of the sector.
0.88
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
69
Higher than 95% 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).
495
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,017
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Punchbowl
69 schools — 33,691 students, average ICSEA 1,017.
By sector: Government 43 · Catholic 14 · Independent 12
By type: Primary 48 · Secondary 11 · Combined 10
| St Jerome's Catholic Primary School, Punchbowl | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 175 | 1,004 |
| Punchbowl Public School, Punchbowl | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 528 | 976 |
| Punchbowl Boys High School, Punchbowl | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 472 | 923 |
| Bankstown South Infants School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 141 | 999 |
| St Charbel's College, Punchbowl | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 1,198 | 1,054 |
| Mount Lewis Infants School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 173 | 1,047 |
| Wiley Park Girls High School, Punchbowl | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 589 | 954 |
| Wiley Park Public School, Wiley Park | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 550 | 994 |
| St Euphemia College, Bankstown | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 622 | 1,038 |
| Lakemba Public School, Lakemba | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 428 | 999 |
| Bankstown Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 736 | 965 |
| Hannans Road Public School, Riverwood | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 106 | 987 |
| Al Noori Muslim School, Greenacre | Independent | Primary | 1.9 km | 2,407 | 1,086 |
| Holy Saviour School, Greenacre | Independent | Primary | 2.0 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| Bankstown Girls High School, Bankstown | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 551 | 964 |
| Greenacre Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 611 | 938 |
| Riverwood Public School, Riverwood | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 126 | 958 |
| Al Sadiq College, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 771 | 942 |
| St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Bankstown | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 443 | 1,029 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic College, Lakemba | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 730 | 999 |
| Banksia Road Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 512 | 980 |
| Beverly Hills North Public School, Beverly Hills | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 352 | 1,030 |
| Rissalah College, Lakemba | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 946 | 1,041 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Riverwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 450 | 1,083 |
| Caroline Chisholm School, Padstow | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 104 | 1,004 |
| Canterbury Vale School, Lakemba | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 36 | 921 |
| Hampden Park Public School, Lakemba | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 859 | 966 |
| Padstow North Public School, Padstow | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 305 | 1,036 |
| Narwee Public School, Narwee | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 246 | 1,001 |
| Bankstown Senior College, Bankstown | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 545 | 847 |
| Southside Montessori School, Riverwood | Independent | Primary | 2.7 km | 32 | 1,110 |
| Al Hikma College, Lakemba | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 399 | 1,049 |
| La Salle Catholic College, Bankstown | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,057 | 1,011 |
| St Therese's Catholic Primary School, Lakemba | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 176 | 1,024 |
| Bankstown Hospital School, Bankstown | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | — | — |
| St Felix Catholic Primary School, Bankstown | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 578 | 1,035 |
| St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Greenacre | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 221 | 1,034 |
| Bankstown North Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 382 | 986 |
| Sir Joseph Banks High School, Revesby | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 945 | 949 |
| Peakhurst Public School, Peakhurst | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 412 | 1,043 |
| McCallums Hill Public School, Roselands | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 330 | 1,001 |
| Yagoona Public School, Yagoona | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 556 | 986 |
| Condell Park Christian School, Condell Park | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 64 | 1,081 |
| Beverly Hills Girls High School, Beverly Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,003 | 1,003 |
| Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School, Beverly Hills | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 637 | 1,100 |
| Bankstown West Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 317 | 992 |
| Padstow Park Public School, Padstow | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 334 | 1,019 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Belmore | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 232 | 1,036 |
| Condell Park Public School, Condell Park | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 586 | 968 |
| Revesby Public School, Revesby | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 303 | 999 |
| Broderick Gillawarna School, Revesby | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 100 | 1,005 |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary School, Revesby | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 622 | 1,091 |
| Peakhurst West Public School, Peakhurst | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 291 | 1,023 |
| Belmore Boys High School, Belmore | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 614 | 953 |
| Belmore North Public School, Belmore | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 252 | 977 |
| Belmore South Public School, Belmore | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 230 | 1,012 |
| Greenacre Christian College, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 322 | 1,087 |
| Chullora Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 430 | 965 |
| Wattawa Heights Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 196 | 939 |
| All Saints Grammar, Belmore | Independent | Secondary | 4.0 km | 646 | 1,077 |
| Beverly Hills Public School, Beverly Hills | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 320 | 1,051 |
| Penshurst West Public School, Mortdale | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 220 | 1,047 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Padstow | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 200 | 1,079 |
| Malek Fahd Islamic School, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 3,352 | 1,063 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Belfield | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 239 | 1,036 |
| Padstow Heights Public School, Padstow | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 297 | 1,053 |
| Harcourt Public School, Campsie | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 373 | 1,033 |
| Revesby South Public School, Revesby | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 312 | 1,041 |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Strathfield South | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 101 | 1,084 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Punchbowl [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13286/punchbowl/topic/education