74.3% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 66.3%
- 2016: 72.4%
- 2021: 74.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Burwood · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Burwood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of learning set Burwood apart from most similar areas. More than 74% of residents have completed Year 12, and nearly 38% of adults hold a university degree or higher, both of which are far above the national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 74.3% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% national average and has risen by 8 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Burwood, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 9 or below is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A university degree or higher is common for 37.8% of adults, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. This proportion of highly qualified residents rose 8 points since 2011.
37.8% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 37.8%
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 Burwood, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study are management and commerce at 27.9%, followed by society and culture at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Burwood has 11 schools with total enrolments of 7,562, which is larger than about 74% of similar areas. The schools are among the largest and most advantaged at this level, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
11
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.29
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7,562
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
687
Higher than 96% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,128
Higher than 95% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Burwood
11 schools — 7,562 students, average ICSEA 1,128.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 3 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney, Croydon | Independent | Combined | — | 1,495 | 1,160 |
| MLC School, Burwood | Independent | Combined | — | 1,393 | 1,177 |
| Santa Sabina College, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | — | 1,320 | 1,139 |
| Burwood Girls High School, Croydon | Government | Secondary | — | 1,084 | 1,086 |
| Croydon Public School, Croydon | Government | Primary | — | 576 | 1,119 |
| Burwood Public School, Burwood | Government | Primary | — | 476 | 1,092 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Enfield | Catholic | Primary | — | 399 | 1,083 |
| Croydon Park Public School, Croydon Park | Government | Primary | — | 325 | 1,077 |
| Enfield Public School, Enfield | Government | Primary | — | 199 | 1,062 |
| Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School, Croydon | Catholic | Primary | — | 156 | 1,088 |
| Southern Cross Catholic College, Burwood | Catholic | Secondary | — | 139 | 1,042 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Burwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11300/burwood/topic/education