59.4% ▲ +20.8%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.2%
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sylvania · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sylvania
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high school completion rate of 59.4% shapes the educated workforce in Sylvania. Most residents have finished their secondary schooling, with a strong proportion of adults holding professional qualifications. This academic lean is mirrored in the local schools, which have an advantage score much higher than most areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly 60% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most areas and about the same as the national figure. Around 22.3% of the population finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sylvania, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 24.4% of adults, a figure much higher than most similar areas but a little below the Australian average. The most common high-level qualifications are bachelor degrees at 27.1% and certificates III or IV at 23.9%.
24.4% ▲ +37.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Sylvania splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Sylvania are most often in management and commerce, at 27.1%. Other common fields of study include engineering at 14.9% and society and culture at 9.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most and have a high advantage score, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. Most students attend government schools (76.1%), and primary schools make up the bulk of the 46 facilities within 3 km.
1.62
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
46
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).
473
Higher than 69% 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 Sylvania
46 schools — 21,298 students, average ICSEA 1,080.
By sector: Government 35 · Catholic 10 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 33 · Secondary 10 · Combined 3
| Sylvania High School, Sylvania | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 750 | 1,039 |
| Sylvania Heights Public School, Sylvania | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 482 | 1,056 |
| Sylvania Public School, Sylvania | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 167 | 1,038 |
| Bates Drive School, Kareela | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 62 | 1,018 |
| Gymea North Public School, Gymea | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 362 | 1,075 |
| Kareela Public School, Kareela | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 272 | 1,102 |
| Port Hacking High School, Miranda | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 950 | 1,050 |
| Oyster Bay Public School, Oyster Bay | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 416 | 1,098 |
| Taren Point Public School, Taren Point | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 114 | 1,043 |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Miranda, Miranda | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 396 | 1,090 |
| Bald Face Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 246 | 1,123 |
| Miranda North Public School, Miranda | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 291 | 1,046 |
| Miranda Public School, Miranda | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 300 | 1,024 |
| Gymea Technology High School, Gymea | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 554 | 1,048 |
| Endeavour Sports High School, Caringbah | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,381 | 1,040 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Como - Oyster Bay, Como | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 414 | 1,127 |
| Jannali East Public School, Jannali | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 313 | 1,081 |
| Caringbah High School, Caringbah | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 908 | 1,172 |
| Sydney Montessori School, Gymea | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 147 | 1,118 |
| Sutherland Hospital School, Caringbah | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | — | — |
| St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School, Gymea | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 596 | 1,109 |
| Kirrawee Public School, Kirrawee | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 326 | 1,050 |
| Caringbah North Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 538 | 1,086 |
| Como Public School, Como | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 103 | 1,071 |
| Connells Point Public School, South Hurstville | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 429 | 1,088 |
| Mater Dei Catholic Primary School, Blakehurst | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 400 | 1,103 |
| Sans Souci Public School, Sans Souci | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 523 | 1,060 |
| Sutherland North Public School, Sutherland | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 225 | 1,073 |
| The Jannali High School, Jannali | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 925 | 1,051 |
| St Finbar's Catholic Primary School Sans Souci, Sans Souci | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 218 | 1,091 |
| Yowie Bay Public School, Yowie Bay | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 329 | 1,093 |
| Laguna Street Public School, Caringbah | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 440 | 1,084 |
| Jannali Public School, Jannali | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 139 | 1,062 |
| Blakehurst Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 256 | 1,049 |
| Como West Public School, Como | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 275 | 1,109 |
| Oatley Public School, Oatley | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 365 | 1,126 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Caringbah | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 599 | 1,110 |
| Gymea Bay Public School, Gymea Bay | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 763 | 1,091 |
| De La Salle Catholic College, Caringbah, Caringbah | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 536 | 1,078 |
| Blakehurst High School, Blakehurst | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,013 | 1,043 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oatley | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 219 | 1,131 |
| Kirrawee High School, Kirrawee | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,185 | 1,092 |
| Bonnet Bay Public School, Bonnet Bay | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 197 | 1,090 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Sutherland | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 603 | 1,106 |
| Sutherland Public School, Sutherland | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 344 | 1,101 |
| St Patrick's College Sutherland, Sutherland | Catholic | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,227 | 1,093 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sylvania [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13732/sylvania/topic/education