72.9% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 70.8%
- 2021: 72.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rockdale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rockdale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and university degrees define daily life in Rockdale. Around 73% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far above the national figure. This creates a highly qualified local population with a strong presence of professional degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the state and national figures, with 72.9% of residents finishing their final school year. This is among the highest levels seen in similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rockdale, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 36.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%.
36.3% ▲ +31.7%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 36.3%
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 Rockdale, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Postgraduate degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 29.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 10.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Rockdale has 48 schools within 3km, which is among the largest numbers at this level. While school sizes are higher than most areas, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children compared to other places.
1.42
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
48
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).
450
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,080
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rockdale
48 schools — 21,157 students, average ICSEA 1,080.
By sector: Government 29 · Catholic 11 · Independent 8
By type: Primary 31 · Secondary 10 · Combined 7
| Rockdale Public School, Rockdale | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 321 | 1,053 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rockdale | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 204 | 1,092 |
| St George Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 908 | 1,148 |
| St Dominic Savio School, Rockdale | Independent | Primary | 0.9 km | 41 | 1,053 |
| Kogarah Public School, Kogarah | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 456 | 1,087 |
| Kogarah High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 787 | 993 |
| Marist College Kogarah, Bexley | Catholic | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,045 | 1,076 |
| Cairnsfoot School, Brighton-Le-Sands | Government | Combined | 1.1 km | 99 | 1,036 |
| St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School Brighton Le Sands, Brighton-Le-Sands | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 198 | 1,090 |
| Brighton-Le-Sands Public School, Brighton-Le-Sands | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 433 | 1,064 |
| Bexley Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 249 | 1,005 |
| James Cook Boys High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 473 | 1,022 |
| St George Hospital School, Kogarah | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | — | — |
| St Mary and St Mina's Coptic Orthodox College, Bexley | Independent | Primary | 1.5 km | 372 | 1,123 |
| Moorefield Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 372 | 1,025 |
| Arncliffe Public School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 373 | 1,028 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Kogarah | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 416 | 1,117 |
| St George School, Kogarah | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 64 | 1,055 |
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School, Arncliffe | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 292 | 1,116 |
| St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Bexley, Bexley | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 179 | 1,089 |
| Athelstane Public School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 277 | 1,003 |
| Carlton Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 599 | 1,041 |
| Kingdom Culture Christian School, Arncliffe | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 196 | 1,082 |
| Kyeemagh Public School, Rockdale | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 204 | 1,057 |
| Carlton South Public School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 514 | 1,064 |
| Bexley North Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 340 | 1,071 |
| Al Zahra College, Arncliffe | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 773 | 1,032 |
| Arncliffe West Infants School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 86 | 1,058 |
| Sydney Technical High School, Bexley | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 907 | 1,136 |
| Bethany College, Hurstville | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,091 | 1,083 |
| Bardwell Park Infants School, Bardwell Park | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 33 | 1,088 |
| St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Hurstville | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 408 | 1,088 |
| Hurstville Public School, Hurstville | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 1,048 | 1,102 |
| Georges River College Hurstville Campus, Hurstville | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 267 | 1,017 |
| Hurstville Adventist School, Hurstville | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 166 | 1,114 |
| Ramsgate Public School, Ramsgate | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 447 | 1,039 |
| Earlwood Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 600 | 1,107 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Earlwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 374 | 1,110 |
| St George Christian School, Hurstville | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 845 | 1,159 |
| Undercliffe Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 152 | 1,092 |
| Kingsgrove High School, Kingsgrove | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 672 | 986 |
| Danebank - An Anglican School for Girls, Hurstville | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,043 | 1,146 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Kingsgrove | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 439 | 1,113 |
| Kingsgrove Public School, Kingsgrove | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 268 | 1,010 |
| St Ursula's College, Kingsgrove | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,110 | 1,095 |
| Ferncourt Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 285 | 1,125 |
| Arkana College, Kingsgrove | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 231 | 1,092 |
| Clemton Park Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 500 | 1,038 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rockdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13394/rockdale/topic/education