75.4% ▲ +24.9%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 68.2%
- 2021: 75.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 45% of adults in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This is a highly educated area where school completion and university degrees have both climbed sharply over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion has risen 15 points since 2011, with 75.4% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% national figure and much higher than most other similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a university degree rose 18 points since 2011 to reach 44.8%. This result is far above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%, with 16.4% of the population holding a postgraduate degree.
44.8% ▲ +65.2%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 44.8%
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 Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Certificate III / IV (15%).
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 15.8% and creative arts at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three government schools in the area with an average size of 495 students. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,096, which is much higher than most other areas.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.41
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
75
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
1,485
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
495
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,096
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters
75 schools — 25,082 students, average ICSEA 1,095.
By sector: Government 47 · Catholic 16 · Independent 12
By type: Primary 49 · Secondary 16 · Combined 10
| Tempe Public School, Tempe | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 346 | 1,096 |
| Tempe High School, Tempe | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 985 | 1,096 |
| St Peters Public School, St Peters | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 154 | 1,099 |
| St Pius' Catholic Primary School, Enmore | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 121 | 1,100 |
| Camdenville Public School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 310 | 1,132 |
| Ferncourt Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 285 | 1,125 |
| Marrickville Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 213 | 1,090 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Marrickville | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 372 | 1,072 |
| Casimir Catholic College, Marrickville | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 827 | 1,052 |
| Marrickville High School, Marrickville | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 625 | 1,052 |
| Mascot Public School, Mascot | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 397 | 1,035 |
| Newtown Public School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 272 | 1,140 |
| Newtown High School of Performing Arts, Newtown | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,145 | 1,127 |
| Marrickville West Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 411 | 1,070 |
| Wilkins Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 508 | 1,135 |
| Gardeners Road Public School, Rosebery | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 393 | 1,058 |
| Al Zahra College, Arncliffe | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 773 | 1,032 |
| Erskineville Public School, Erskineville | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 334 | 1,155 |
| Newington College, Stanmore | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 2,072 | 1,182 |
| Arncliffe West Infants School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 86 | 1,058 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Erskineville | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 169 | 1,145 |
| The Athena School, Newtown | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 52 | 1,058 |
| St Maroun's College, Marrickville | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 567 | 1,051 |
| Stanmore Public School, Stanmore | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 560 | 1,138 |
| Australia Street Infants School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 104 | 1,143 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Mascot | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 608 | 1,089 |
| J J Cahill Memorial High School, Mascot | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 298 | 987 |
| Undercliffe Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 152 | 1,092 |
| Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design, Dulwich Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 804 | 1,092 |
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School, Arncliffe | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 292 | 1,116 |
| Central Sydney Intensive English High School, Alexandria | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 142 | 1,037 |
| Arncliffe Public School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 373 | 1,028 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Stanmore | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 116 | 1,160 |
| Alexandria Park Community School, Alexandria | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,313 | 1,052 |
| Dulwich Hill Public School, Dulwich Hill | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 358 | 1,099 |
| Kyeemagh Public School, Rockdale | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 204 | 1,057 |
| Petersham Public School, Petersham | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 232 | 1,137 |
| NSW School of Languages, Petersham | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | — | — |
| Botany Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 232 | 1,062 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rosebery | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 150 | 1,112 |
| Lewisham Public School, Lewisham | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 198 | 1,121 |
| Kingdom Culture Christian School, Arncliffe | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 196 | 1,082 |
| Christian Brothers' High School Lewisham, Lewisham | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,231 | 1,074 |
| Newtown North Public School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 221 | 1,132 |
| Yudi Gunyi School, Waterloo | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 29 | 890 |
| Athelstane Public School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 277 | 1,003 |
| Darlington Public School, Chippendale | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 147 | 1,030 |
| Green Square Public School, Zetlands | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 107 | 1,122 |
| Royal Prince Alfred Hospital School, Camperdown | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | — | — |
| Eileen O'Connor Catholic College, Lewisham | Catholic | Combined | 3.7 km | 74 | 1,052 |
| Bridge Road School, Camperdown | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 37 | 977 |
| St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School, Dulwich Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 118 | 1,094 |
| Edgeware School, Hurlstone Park | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 31 | 851 |
| Taverners Hill Infants School, Petersham | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 20 | 1,129 |
| Fort Street High School, Petersham | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 917 | 1,176 |
| Mackillop Education Waranara School, Annandale | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 85 | 1,019 |
| The John Berne School, Lewisham | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 45 | 1,038 |
| Annandale Public School, Annandale | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 363 | 1,145 |
| St Dominic Savio School, Rockdale | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 41 | 1,053 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School, Waterloo | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 76 | 938 |
| St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Annandale | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 155 | 1,166 |
| St Fiacre's Catholic Primary School, Leichhardt | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 91 | 1,151 |
| Key College, Redfern | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 70 | 909 |
| Eastlakes Public School, Eastlakes | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 154 | 1,046 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Earlwood | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 374 | 1,110 |
| Cairnsfoot School, Brighton-Le-Sands | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 99 | 1,036 |
| Redfern Jarjum College, Redfern | Independent | Primary | 4.2 km | 25 | 667 |
| Forest Lodge Public School, Forest Lodge | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 307 | 1,161 |
| Bardwell Park Infants School, Bardwell Park | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 33 | 1,088 |
| Rockdale Public School, Rockdale | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 321 | 1,053 |
| Glebe Public School, Glebe | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 193 | 982 |
| Australian Performing Arts Grammar School, Glebe | Independent | Secondary | 4.6 km | 129 | 1,103 |
| St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School Brighton Le Sands, Brighton-Le-Sands | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 198 | 1,090 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rockdale | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 204 | 1,092 |
| Inner Sydney High School, Surry Hills | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,161 | 1,104 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117021328/sydenham-tempe-st-peters/topic/education