71.6% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 82% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 76.8%
- 2016: 68.8%
- 2021: 71.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kogarah · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Kogarah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer adults in Kogarah finished Year 12 or earned a degree compared to a decade ago. Despite this drop, the area remains highly educated, with 71.6% of residents completing Year 12, which is far above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is much more common here than in most areas, sitting far above the New South Wales figure. However, the proportion of people completing Year 12 fell 5.1 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kogarah, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 34.3% of adults, which is well above the national figure. This is a significant decrease from 2011, when the figure was 42.8%.
34.3% ▼ -19.7%
Higher than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 42.8%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 34.3%
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 Kogarah, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (19%) and Postgraduate degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of qualification at 28.1%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kogarah has 16,281 enrolments, making it one of the largest areas for students at this level. The average school advantage score is much higher than in most areas, and there are 29 schools within 3km.
2.03
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
29
Higher than 75% 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).
16,281
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
581
Higher than 68% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,087
Higher than 79% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kogarah
29 schools — 16,281 students, average ICSEA 1,087.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 10 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 10 · Combined 3
| Hurstville Adventist School, Hurstville | Independent | Primary | 0.2 km | 166 | 1,114 |
| Georges River College Hurstville Campus, Hurstville | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 267 | 1,017 |
| Hurstville Public School, Hurstville | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 1,048 | 1,102 |
| Bethany College, Hurstville | Catholic | Secondary | 0.6 km | 1,091 | 1,083 |
| St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Hurstville | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 408 | 1,088 |
| Danebank - An Anglican School for Girls, Hurstville | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 1,043 | 1,146 |
| Sydney Technical High School, Bexley | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 907 | 1,136 |
| Woniora Road School, Hurstville | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 46 | 999 |
| St George Christian School, Hurstville | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 845 | 1,159 |
| St Raphael's Catholic Primary School, South Hurstville | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 210 | 1,130 |
| Carlton Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 599 | 1,041 |
| Arkana College, Kingsgrove | Independent | Primary | 1.8 km | 231 | 1,092 |
| Kingsgrove High School, Kingsgrove | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 672 | 986 |
| Blakehurst High School, Blakehurst | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,013 | 1,043 |
| Kingsgrove Public School, Kingsgrove | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 268 | 1,010 |
| Carlton South Public School, Carlton | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 514 | 1,064 |
| Marist College Kogarah, Bexley | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,045 | 1,076 |
| Blakehurst Public School, Blakehurst | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 256 | 1,049 |
| St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Bexley, Bexley | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 179 | 1,089 |
| Beverly Hills Public School, Beverly Hills | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 320 | 1,051 |
| Mater Dei Catholic Primary School, Blakehurst | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 400 | 1,103 |
| St George Hospital School, Kogarah | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | — | — |
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Kingsgrove | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 439 | 1,113 |
| Kogarah High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 787 | 993 |
| St Ursula's College, Kingsgrove | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,110 | 1,095 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Kogarah | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 416 | 1,117 |
| St George Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 908 | 1,148 |
| Kogarah Public School, Kogarah | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 456 | 1,087 |
| Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School, Beverly Hills | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 637 | 1,100 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kogarah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10040/kogarah/topic/education