68.1% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 68.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rockdale · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Rockdale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A significant gap in education separates Rockdale from the rest of the country, with 33.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%. This trend of higher achievement has grown over the last decade, with university qualifications rising by 12 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much higher here than in most areas, with 68.1% of residents finishing Year 12. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and has risen 12 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rockdale, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
One in three adults holds a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the New South Wales average of 27.8%. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees at 34% and diplomas at 15.6%.
33.6% ▲ +55.8%
Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 33.6%
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 Rockdale, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (19%) and Certificate III / IV (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most popular fields of study at 27.4%, followed by engineering at 11.5% and society and culture at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an average advantage score of 1,054, which is higher than most areas. While there are 23 schools within 3 km, the average school size of 286 is much lower than in most areas.
1.66
Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
23
Higher than 60% 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).
6,588
Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
286
Lower than 81% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,054
Higher than 66% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rockdale
23 schools — 6,588 students, average ICSEA 1,054.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 4 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 17 · Combined 4 · Secondary 2
| James Cook Boys High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 473 | 1,022 |
| Moorefield Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 372 | 1,025 |
| St George School, Kogarah | Government | Combined | 0.4 km | 64 | 1,055 |
| Brighton-Le-Sands Public School, Brighton-Le-Sands | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 433 | 1,064 |
| St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School Brighton Le Sands, Brighton-Le-Sands | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 198 | 1,090 |
| Rockdale Public School, Rockdale | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 321 | 1,053 |
| Cairnsfoot School, Brighton-Le-Sands | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 99 | 1,036 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rockdale | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 204 | 1,092 |
| Ramsgate Public School, Ramsgate | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 447 | 1,039 |
| St Dominic Savio School, Rockdale | Independent | Primary | 1.9 km | 41 | 1,053 |
| Bexley Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 249 | 1,005 |
| St Mary and St Mina's Coptic Orthodox College, Bexley | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 372 | 1,123 |
| Kyeemagh Public School, Rockdale | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 204 | 1,057 |
| Arncliffe Public School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 373 | 1,028 |
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School, Arncliffe | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 292 | 1,116 |
| St Finbar's Catholic Primary School Sans Souci, Sans Souci | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 218 | 1,091 |
| Athelstane Public School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 277 | 1,003 |
| Kingdom Culture Christian School, Arncliffe | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 196 | 1,082 |
| Bexley North Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 340 | 1,071 |
| Sans Souci Public School, Sans Souci | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 523 | 1,060 |
| Al Zahra College, Arncliffe | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 773 | 1,032 |
| Arncliffe West Infants School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 86 | 1,058 |
| Bardwell Park Infants School, Bardwell Park | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 33 | 1,088 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rockdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10072/rockdale/topic/education