68.1% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 68.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
South Hurstville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in South Hurstville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 68% of residents in South Hurstville have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This area is highly educated, with a strong proportion of adults holding university degrees and a school system that scores much higher for advantage than most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is high here, with 68.1% of people finishing Year 12. This is well above the 58.9% seen across New South Wales and the 58.8% national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In South Hurstville, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education is common, as 29.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian figure of 26.3%.
29.9% ▲ +39.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 29.9%
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 South Hurstville, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Certificate III / IV (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 26.0%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.1% and society and culture at 10.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,080, which is much higher than most areas. While there are 48 schools within 3 km, there are only 1.10 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most areas.
1.10
Lower than 90% 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).
486
Higher than 70% 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 South Hurstville
48 schools — 22,843 students, average ICSEA 1,080.
By sector: Government 33 · Catholic 11 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 29 · Secondary 14 · Combined 5
| St Raphael's Catholic Primary School, South Hurstville | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 210 | 1,130 |
| Blakehurst High School, Blakehurst | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 1,013 | 1,043 |
| St George Christian School, Hurstville | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 845 | 1,159 |
| Woniora Road School, Hurstville | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 46 | 999 |
| Hurstville South Public School, Hurstville | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 453 | 1,077 |
| Connells Point Public School, South Hurstville | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 429 | 1,088 |
| Mater Dei Catholic Primary School, Blakehurst | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 400 | 1,103 |
| Blakehurst Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 256 | 1,049 |
| Hurstville Adventist School, Hurstville | Independent | Primary | 1.4 km | 166 | 1,114 |
| Hurstville Public School, Hurstville | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 1,048 | 1,102 |
| Hurstville Grove Infants School, Penshurst | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 59 | 1,097 |
| Georges River College Hurstville Campus, Hurstville | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 267 | 1,017 |
| Sydney Technical High School, Bexley | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 907 | 1,136 |
| Danebank - An Anglican School for Girls, Hurstville | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,043 | 1,146 |
| Bethany College, Hurstville | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,091 | 1,083 |
| St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Hurstville | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 408 | 1,088 |
| Carlton South Public School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 514 | 1,064 |
| Bald Face Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 246 | 1,123 |
| Carlton Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 599 | 1,041 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oatley | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 219 | 1,131 |
| Carinya School, Mortdale | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 55 | 975 |
| Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus, Oatley | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 741 | 1,022 |
| Marist Catholic College Penshurst, Mortdale | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,343 | 1,090 |
| St Declan's Catholic Primary School, Penshurst | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 539 | 1,108 |
| Penshurst Public School, Penshurst | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 458 | 1,061 |
| Mortdale Public School, Mortdale | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 350 | 1,096 |
| Georges River College Penshurst Campus, Penshurst | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 488 | 1,038 |
| Oatley Public School, Oatley | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 365 | 1,126 |
| St Finbar's Catholic Primary School Sans Souci, Sans Souci | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 218 | 1,091 |
| St George Hospital School, Kogarah | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | — | — |
| Sans Souci Public School, Sans Souci | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 523 | 1,060 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Kogarah | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 416 | 1,117 |
| Marist College Kogarah, Bexley | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,045 | 1,076 |
| St George School, Kogarah | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 64 | 1,055 |
| Moorefield Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 372 | 1,025 |
| James Cook Boys High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 473 | 1,022 |
| Arkana College, Kingsgrove | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 231 | 1,092 |
| Kogarah High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 787 | 993 |
| Kingsgrove High School, Kingsgrove | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 672 | 986 |
| Beverly Hills Public School, Beverly Hills | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 320 | 1,051 |
| Kogarah Public School, Kogarah | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 456 | 1,087 |
| Kingsgrove Public School, Kingsgrove | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 268 | 1,010 |
| Sylvania Public School, Sylvania | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 167 | 1,038 |
| St George Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 908 | 1,148 |
| Ramsgate Public School, Ramsgate | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 447 | 1,039 |
| Penshurst West Public School, Mortdale | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 220 | 1,047 |
| St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Bexley, Bexley | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 179 | 1,089 |
| Oatley West Public School, Oatley | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 519 | 1,132 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in South Hurstville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13603/south-hurstville/topic/education