61.0% ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 71.3%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lakemba · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Lakemba
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A total of 17,770 students attend school in Lakemba, making it one of the largest hubs for education at this level. While more than 60% of residents have finished Year 12, the proportion of adults with a university degree has fallen significantly since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 61% of people here completed Year 12, which is a little above the national figure. However, this is 10 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lakemba, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 9 or below is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 23.3%, which is well below the New South Wales average. This figure has dropped 16 percentage points over the last decade.
23.3% ▼ -40.0%
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 38.8%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 23.3%
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 Lakemba, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 22.4%, followed by engineering and society and culture, which both sit around 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Lakemba has some of the largest schools in the region, with an average size of 658 students. Despite having 27 schools within 3km, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most similar areas.
1.29
Lower than 85% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
Higher than 71% 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).
17,770
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
658
Higher than 78% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,022
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lakemba
27 schools — 17,770 students, average ICSEA 1,022.
By sector: Government 15 · Independent 8 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 17 · Combined 5 · Secondary 5
| St Charbel's College, Punchbowl | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 1,198 | 1,054 |
| Greenacre Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 611 | 938 |
| Holy Saviour School, Greenacre | Independent | Primary | 0.8 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| Al Sadiq College, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 771 | 942 |
| Wiley Park Girls High School, Punchbowl | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 589 | 954 |
| Rissalah College, Lakemba | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 946 | 1,041 |
| Mount Lewis Infants School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 173 | 1,047 |
| Wiley Park Public School, Wiley Park | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 550 | 994 |
| Lakemba Public School, Lakemba | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 428 | 999 |
| Hampden Park Public School, Lakemba | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 859 | 966 |
| Al Noori Muslim School, Greenacre | Independent | Primary | 1.2 km | 2,407 | 1,086 |
| Punchbowl Boys High School, Punchbowl | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 472 | 923 |
| Canterbury Vale School, Lakemba | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 36 | 921 |
| St Jerome's Catholic Primary School, Punchbowl | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 175 | 1,004 |
| St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Greenacre | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 221 | 1,034 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic College, Lakemba | Catholic | Secondary | 1.5 km | 730 | 999 |
| Banksia Road Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 512 | 980 |
| St Therese's Catholic Primary School, Lakemba | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 176 | 1,024 |
| Punchbowl Public School, Punchbowl | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 528 | 976 |
| Al Hikma College, Lakemba | Independent | Primary | 2.1 km | 399 | 1,049 |
| Chullora Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 430 | 965 |
| Greenacre Christian College, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 322 | 1,087 |
| Malek Fahd Islamic School, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 3,352 | 1,063 |
| Beverly Hills North Public School, Beverly Hills | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 352 | 1,030 |
| Hannans Road Public School, Riverwood | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 106 | 987 |
| Riverwood Public School, Riverwood | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 126 | 958 |
| Beverly Hills Girls High School, Beverly Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,003 | 1,003 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lakemba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10043/lakemba/topic/education