77.1% —
Higher than 96% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 71.3%
- 2021: 77.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Inner West · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Inner West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels have climbed steadily in the Inner West, with bachelor degree holders rising to 48.2% since 2016. This area is now far more qualified than the national average, with nearly half of adults holding a university degree. It is a high-achieving community where school completion and higher education are both very common.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the national figure, with 77.1% of people finishing Year 12. This result is among the highest for similar areas and rose by 5.9 percentage points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Inner West, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Nearly half of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is 22 points higher than the Australian average. This high level of qualification has grown over time, rising 6.5 points since 2016.
48.2% —
Higher than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 48.2%
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 Inner West, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.5%, followed by society and culture at 17.6%. Creative arts qualifications are also frequent, held by 11.9% of the community.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 58 schools with 25,093 enrolments, though there are fewer schools per child than in most areas. On average, schools here are much larger than usual and have some of the highest advantage scores.
58
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.17
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
25,093
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
440
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,118
Higher than 94% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Inner West
58 schools — 25,093 students, average ICSEA 1,118.
By sector: Government 37 · Catholic 13 · Independent 8
By type: Primary 39 · Secondary 13 · Combined 6
| Trinity Grammar School, Summer Hill | Independent | Combined | — | 2,296 | 1,168 |
| Newington College, Stanmore | Independent | Secondary | — | 2,072 | 1,182 |
| Christian Brothers' High School Lewisham, Lewisham | Independent | Combined | — | 1,231 | 1,074 |
| St Vincent's College Ashfield, Ashfield | Catholic | Combined | — | 1,092 | 1,043 |
| Tempe High School, Tempe | Government | Secondary | — | 985 | 1,096 |
| Fort Street High School, Petersham | Government | Secondary | — | 917 | 1,176 |
| Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus, Rozelle | Government | Secondary | — | 854 | 1,112 |
| Casimir Catholic College, Marrickville | Catholic | Secondary | — | 827 | 1,052 |
| Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design, Dulwich Hill | Government | Secondary | — | 804 | 1,092 |
| Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus, Leichhardt | Government | Secondary | — | 784 | 1,104 |
| Ashfield Boys High School, Ashfield | Government | Secondary | — | 751 | 1,074 |
| Summer Hill Public School, Summer Hill | Government | Primary | — | 662 | 1,167 |
| Marrickville High School, Marrickville | Government | Secondary | — | 625 | 1,052 |
| St Maroun's College, Marrickville | Independent | Combined | — | 567 | 1,051 |
| Stanmore Public School, Stanmore | Government | Primary | — | 560 | 1,138 |
| Haberfield Public School, Haberfield | Government | Primary | — | 542 | 1,125 |
| Leichhardt Public School, Leichhardt | Government | Primary | — | 532 | 1,122 |
| Orange Grove Public School, Leichhardt | Government | Primary | — | 519 | 1,132 |
| Wilkins Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | — | 508 | 1,135 |
| Rozelle Public School, Rozelle | Government | Primary | — | 507 | 1,162 |
| Ashfield Public School, Ashfield | Government | Primary | — | 474 | 1,096 |
| Canterbury Boys High School, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | — | 422 | 1,018 |
| Marrickville West Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | — | 411 | 1,070 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Marrickville | Catholic | Primary | — | 372 | 1,072 |
| Annandale Public School, Annandale | Government | Primary | — | 363 | 1,145 |
| Annandale North Public School, Annandale | Government | Primary | — | 359 | 1,148 |
| Dulwich Hill Public School, Dulwich Hill | Government | Primary | — | 358 | 1,099 |
| Fr John Therry Catholic Primary School Balmain - Rozelle, Balmain | Catholic | Primary | — | 349 | 1,170 |
| Tempe Public School, Tempe | Government | Primary | — | 346 | 1,096 |
| Balmain Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | — | 321 | 1,172 |
| Camdenville Public School, Newtown | Government | Primary | — | 310 | 1,132 |
| Ferncourt Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | — | 285 | 1,125 |
| Kegworth Public School, Leichhardt | Government | Primary | — | 252 | 1,117 |
| Petersham Public School, Petersham | Government | Primary | — | 232 | 1,137 |
| Birchgrove Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | — | 214 | 1,132 |
| Marrickville Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | — | 213 | 1,090 |
| Lewisham Public School, Lewisham | Government | Primary | — | 198 | 1,121 |
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Leichhardt North | Catholic | Primary | — | 180 | 1,167 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Summer Hill | Catholic | Primary | — | 163 | 1,136 |
| St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Annandale | Catholic | Primary | — | 155 | 1,166 |
| St Peters Public School, St Peters | Government | Primary | — | 154 | 1,099 |
| St Pius' Catholic Primary School, Enmore | Catholic | Primary | — | 121 | 1,100 |
| St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School, Dulwich Hill | Catholic | Primary | — | 118 | 1,094 |
| Dobroyd Point Public School, Haberfield | Government | Primary | — | 116 | 1,149 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Stanmore | Catholic | Primary | — | 116 | 1,160 |
| St Joan of Arc Catholic Primary School, Haberfield | Catholic | Primary | — | 110 | 1,083 |
| Australia Street Infants School, Newtown | Government | Primary | — | 104 | 1,143 |
| Inner Sydney Montessori School, Balmain | Independent | Primary | — | 95 | 1,178 |
| Nicholson Street Public School, Balmain East | Government | Primary | — | 95 | 1,151 |
| St Fiacre's Catholic Primary School, Leichhardt | Catholic | Primary | — | 91 | 1,151 |
| Mackillop Education Waranara School, Annandale | Independent | Secondary | — | 85 | 1,019 |
| Eileen O'Connor Catholic College, Lewisham | Catholic | Combined | — | 74 | 1,052 |
| The Athena School, Newtown | Independent | Combined | — | 52 | 1,058 |
| Yeo Park Infants School, Ashfield | Government | Primary | — | 48 | 1,144 |
| The John Berne School, Lewisham | Independent | Secondary | — | 45 | 1,038 |
| Bridge Road School, Camperdown | Government | Primary | — | 37 | 977 |
| Taverners Hill Infants School, Petersham | Government | Primary | — | 20 | 1,129 |
| NSW School of Languages, Petersham | Government | Secondary | — | — | — |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Inner West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14170/inner-west/topic/education