43.8% ▲ +21.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 40.1%
- 2021: 43.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rathmines · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rathmines
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Many adults in Rathmines hold trade qualifications, with 38.9% achieving a Certificate III or IV. While the area has a higher proportion of degree holders than most similar places, the overall level of formal schooling remains notably lower than state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.8% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This puts Rathmines well behind the national average for school completion.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rathmines, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.9% of adults. Those with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.7% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
17.7% ▲ +45.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 17.7%
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 Rathmines, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are led by Engineering and related fields at 20%, followed by Management and commerce at 17.7% and Society and culture at 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 9 schools within 3 km, a number larger than about 81% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
2.72
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
273
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
977
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rathmines
9 schools — 2,461 students, average ICSEA 977.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 1
| Rathmines Public School, Rathmines | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 311 | 996 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Kilaben Bay | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 194 | 1,023 |
| Toronto Adventist School, Toronto | Independent | Primary | 1.7 km | 43 | 1,173 |
| Arcadia Vale Public School, Arcadia Vale | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 171 | 971 |
| Coal Point Public School, Coal Point | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 245 | 1,065 |
| Toronto High School, Toronto | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 952 | 961 |
| Biraban Public School, Toronto | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 163 | 871 |
| Toronto Public School, Toronto | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 201 | 910 |
| Wangi Wangi Public School, Wangi Wangi | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 181 | 987 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rathmines [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13332/rathmines/topic/education