58.5% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 50.2%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bankstown · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Bankstown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than one in five adults in Bankstown hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well below the New South Wales and national averages. While university qualifications are less common, the area has seen a steady climb in school completion and degree attainment over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.5% of residents have finished Year 12, which is about the same as the state and national figures. This is a significant improvement from 2011, when the rate was 50.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bankstown, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 9 or below is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 19.5% of the population, which is well below the 27.8% seen in New South Wales. This figure has risen 6.3 percentage points since 2011.
19.5% ▲ +47.5%
Lower than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 19.5%
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 Bankstown, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 20.7%, followed by engineering at 12% and society and culture at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bankstown has 33 schools within 3km and 15,361 enrolments, though its average school advantage score is much lower than most areas. Most students attend government schools, which make up 72.7% of the sector.
1.61
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
33
Higher than 82% of state electorate 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).
15,361
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
480
Lower than 51% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
977
Lower than 75% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bankstown
33 schools — 15,361 students, average ICSEA 977.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 7 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 8 · Combined 6
| Bass Hill Public School, Bass Hill | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 346 | 929 |
| Christ the King Catholic Primary School Bass Hill, Yagoona | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 179 | 1,042 |
| George Bass School, Bass Hill | Government | Combined | 1.1 km | 102 | 979 |
| Sefton Infants School, Sefton | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 93 | 1,027 |
| Birrong Public School, Birrong | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 451 | 967 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, Sefton | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 337 | 1,046 |
| Bass High School, Bass Hill | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 874 | 927 |
| Chester Hill Public School, Chester Hill | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 578 | 958 |
| Wattawa Heights Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 196 | 939 |
| Birrong Boys High School, Birrong | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 366 | 937 |
| Yagoona Public School, Yagoona | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 556 | 986 |
| Birrong Girls High School, Birrong | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 726 | 956 |
| Bankstown West Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 317 | 992 |
| Villawood East Public School, Villawood | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 301 | 898 |
| Sefton High School, Sefton | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,121 | 1,033 |
| Karningul School, Regents Park | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 20 | 919 |
| Regents Park Public School, Regents Park | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 268 | 968 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Georges Hall | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 377 | 1,050 |
| Salamah College, Chester Hill | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,353 | 989 |
| La Salle Catholic College, Bankstown | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,057 | 1,011 |
| St Felix Catholic Primary School, Bankstown | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 578 | 1,035 |
| Bankstown North Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 382 | 986 |
| Chester Hill High School, Chester Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,056 | 912 |
| Chester Hill North Public School, Chester Hill | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 400 | 950 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Villawood | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 226 | 1,053 |
| St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Bankstown | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 443 | 1,029 |
| Bankstown Girls High School, Bankstown | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 551 | 964 |
| Bankstown Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 736 | 965 |
| Bankstown Senior College, Bankstown | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 545 | 847 |
| St Euphemia College, Bankstown | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 622 | 1,038 |
| Bankstown Hospital School, Bankstown | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | — | — |
| Rowland Hassall School, Chester Hill | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 63 | 889 |
| Bankstown South Infants School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 141 | 999 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bankstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10005/bankstown/topic/education