79.2% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 98% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 69.7%
- 2016: 74.7%
- 2021: 79.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Strathfield · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Strathfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High academic achievement marks Strathfield, where residents are far more likely to hold advanced degrees than those in most other areas. Nearly 45% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, and almost 80% of people have finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure at 79.2%, a result that has risen by 9.6 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Strathfield, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is highly qualified, with 44.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is 18 percentage points above the Australian average and has grown by 12 points over the last decade.
44.7% ▲ +36.1%
Higher than 95% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 44.7%
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 Strathfield, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Common fields of study in the area include management and commerce at 25.8%, followed by information technology at 11.1% and engineering at 11.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Strathfield has 13 schools and 8,489 enrolments, with an average school advantage score that is much higher than most areas. However, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than in most other places.
13
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.92
Lower than 81% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8,489
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
653
Higher than 94% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,099
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Strathfield
13 schools — 8,489 students, average ICSEA 1,099.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 4 · Secondary 3
| Meriden School, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | — | 1,761 | 1,180 |
| St Patrick's College, Strathfield, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | — | 1,598 | 1,126 |
| Strathfield Girls High School, Strathfield | Government | Secondary | — | 1,063 | 1,077 |
| Homebush Boys High School, Homebush | Government | Secondary | — | 891 | 1,043 |
| Strathfield South High School, Enfield | Government | Secondary | — | 549 | 961 |
| Australian International Academy, Sydney, Strathfield Campus, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | — | 493 | 1,074 |
| Homebush West Public School, Homebush West | Government | Primary | — | 424 | 1,069 |
| Marie Bashir Public School, Strathfield | Government | Primary | — | 424 | 1,104 |
| Strathfield South Public School, Strathfield | Government | Primary | — | 423 | 1,084 |
| Homebush Public School, Homebush | Government | Primary | — | 368 | 1,094 |
| St Martha's Catholic Primary School, Strathfield | Catholic | Primary | — | 315 | 1,120 |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Strathfield South | Catholic | Primary | — | 101 | 1,084 |
| Chalmers Road School, Strathfield | Government | Combined | — | 79 | 1,006 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Strathfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17100/strathfield/topic/education