58.4% ▲ +21.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.3%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sefton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sefton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study in Sefton. This area sees higher rates of university degrees than many similar places, although it still sits well below the state and national figures. While 58.4% of residents finished Year 12, this is about the same as the rest of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Most residents have completed Year 12, which is a much higher rate than in most similar areas. Around 15% of the population finished school at Year 9 or below, while 14% reached Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sefton, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 9 or below is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.2% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
18.2% ▲ +44.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 18.2%
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 Sefton, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular qualifications are in management and commerce at 19.5%, followed by engineering at 14.3% and society and culture at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 39 schools within 3km, among the largest number for this level. While the typical school size is larger than most areas, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in similar places.
2.26
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
39
Higher than 90% 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).
513
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
979
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sefton
39 schools — 20,014 students, average ICSEA 979.
By sector: Government 27 · Catholic 8 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 24 · Secondary 8 · Combined 7
| Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, Sefton | Catholic | Primary | 0.2 km | 337 | 1,046 |
| Sefton Infants School, Sefton | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 93 | 1,027 |
| Chester Hill Public School, Chester Hill | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 578 | 958 |
| Sefton High School, Sefton | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,121 | 1,033 |
| Karningul School, Regents Park | Government | Combined | 1.3 km | 20 | 919 |
| Birrong Public School, Birrong | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 451 | 967 |
| Salamah College, Chester Hill | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 1,353 | 989 |
| Regents Park Public School, Regents Park | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 268 | 968 |
| Birrong Girls High School, Birrong | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 726 | 956 |
| Birrong Boys High School, Birrong | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 366 | 937 |
| Regents Park Christian School, Regents Park | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 731 | 1,039 |
| St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School, Regents Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 383 | 1,048 |
| Chester Hill North Public School, Chester Hill | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 400 | 950 |
| Chester Hill High School, Chester Hill | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,056 | 912 |
| George Bass School, Bass Hill | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 102 | 979 |
| Christ the King Catholic Primary School Bass Hill, Yagoona | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 179 | 1,042 |
| Bass Hill Public School, Bass Hill | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 346 | 929 |
| Villawood East Public School, Villawood | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 301 | 898 |
| Bass High School, Bass Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 874 | 927 |
| Berala Public School, Berala | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 656 | 980 |
| St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School, Auburn South | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 113 | 1,043 |
| Yagoona Public School, Yagoona | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 556 | 986 |
| Rowland Hassall School, Chester Hill | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 63 | 889 |
| Auburn West Public School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 572 | 928 |
| Wattawa Heights Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 196 | 939 |
| Old Guildford Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 411 | 903 |
| Granville South Creative and Performing Arts High School, Guildford | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 733 | 855 |
| St Felix Catholic Primary School, Bankstown | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 578 | 1,035 |
| Bankstown North Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 382 | 986 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Villawood | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 226 | 1,053 |
| La Salle Catholic College, Bankstown | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,057 | 1,011 |
| Blaxcell Street Public School, Granville | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 948 | 957 |
| Georges Hall Public School, Georges Hall | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 685 | 1,017 |
| Bankstown West Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 317 | 992 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Georges Hall | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 377 | 1,050 |
| Georges River Grammar, Georges Hall | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 933 | 1,095 |
| Condell Park Christian School, Condell Park | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 64 | 1,081 |
| Condell Park High School, Condell Park | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 876 | 936 |
| Condell Park Public School, Condell Park | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 586 | 968 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sefton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13531/sefton/topic/education