68.3% ▲ +29.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.0%
- 2016: 67.2%
- 2021: 68.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Turrella · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Turrella
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More residents in Turrella have finished high school and earned university degrees than in most similar areas. The typical resident is well-qualified, with 34.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are high here, with 68.3% of people completing Year 12. This is well above the New South Wales average of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Turrella, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education is common, as the share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is well above both the state and national figures.
34.7% ▲ +149.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 34.7%
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 Turrella, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (19%) and Postgraduate degree (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce, held by 30.3% of residents, followed by engineering and society and culture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 44 schools within 3km, Turrella has fewer schools per 1,000 children than most areas. The schools here have a much higher advantage score than most other areas.
2.34
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
44
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).
401
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,078
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 Turrella
44 schools — 17,622 students, average ICSEA 1,078.
By sector: Government 28 · Catholic 11 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 30 · Secondary 10 · Combined 4
| Arncliffe West Infants School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 86 | 1,058 |
| Kingdom Culture Christian School, Arncliffe | Independent | Combined | 0.7 km | 196 | 1,082 |
| Undercliffe Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 152 | 1,092 |
| Al Zahra College, Arncliffe | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 773 | 1,032 |
| Athelstane Public School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 277 | 1,003 |
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School, Arncliffe | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 292 | 1,116 |
| Arncliffe Public School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 373 | 1,028 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Earlwood | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 374 | 1,110 |
| Ferncourt Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 285 | 1,125 |
| Bardwell Park Infants School, Bardwell Park | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 33 | 1,088 |
| Earlwood Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 600 | 1,107 |
| Marrickville West Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 411 | 1,070 |
| Edgeware School, Hurlstone Park | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 31 | 851 |
| Tempe Public School, Tempe | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 346 | 1,096 |
| St Mary and St Mina's Coptic Orthodox College, Bexley | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 372 | 1,123 |
| Tempe High School, Tempe | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 985 | 1,096 |
| Bexley North Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 340 | 1,071 |
| Bexley Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 249 | 1,005 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rockdale | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 204 | 1,092 |
| Casimir Catholic College, Marrickville | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 827 | 1,052 |
| St Dominic Savio School, Rockdale | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 41 | 1,053 |
| St Maroun's College, Marrickville | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 567 | 1,051 |
| Rockdale Public School, Rockdale | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 321 | 1,053 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Marrickville | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 372 | 1,072 |
| St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Bexley, Bexley | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 179 | 1,089 |
| Dulwich Hill Public School, Dulwich Hill | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 358 | 1,099 |
| Canterbury South Public School, Canterbury | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 269 | 1,038 |
| St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School, Dulwich Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 118 | 1,094 |
| Kyeemagh Public School, Rockdale | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 204 | 1,057 |
| Cairnsfoot School, Brighton-Le-Sands | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 99 | 1,036 |
| Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design, Dulwich Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 804 | 1,092 |
| Canterbury Public School, Canterbury | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 346 | 1,082 |
| Clemton Park Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 500 | 1,038 |
| Canterbury Girls High School, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 722 | 1,059 |
| Marrickville High School, Marrickville | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 625 | 1,052 |
| St George Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 908 | 1,148 |
| Canterbury Boys High School, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 422 | 1,018 |
| Yeo Park Infants School, Ashfield | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 48 | 1,144 |
| St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School Brighton Le Sands, Brighton-Le-Sands | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 198 | 1,090 |
| Marist College Kogarah, Bexley | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,045 | 1,076 |
| Marrickville Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 213 | 1,090 |
| Wilkins Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 508 | 1,135 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Kingsgrove | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 439 | 1,113 |
| St Ursula's College, Kingsgrove | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,110 | 1,095 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Turrella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14000/turrella/topic/education