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Marrickville - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Education & Qualifications in Marrickville - North

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Almost 45% of adults in Marrickville - North hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is a highly educated area where school completion and university qualifications are far more common than in the rest of the state and the nation.

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📍 Marrickville - North, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Marrickville - North sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

44.6% —

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Marrickville - North — higher than 87% of areas.

Marrickville - North44.6%
2204, NSW 42.9%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is far above the national figure, with 73.4% of residents finishing high school compared to 58.8% across Australia.

Highest year of school

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In Marrickville - North, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 9 or below is next at 10%.

Year 12 73.4% Year 9 or below 9.2% Year 10 8.3% Year 11 3.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The area is much higher than most other areas for university degrees, with 44.6% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, which is 18 points above the Australian average.

Highest qualification level

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In Marrickville - North, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Certificate III / IV (14%).

Bachelor degree 40.9% Postgraduate degree 17.3% Certificate III / IV 12.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.9% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.8% Certificate I / II 1.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are most common in management and commerce at 18.3%, followed closely by society and culture at 17.9% and creative arts at 15.1%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Local schools have a school advantage score of 1,090, which is much higher than most areas. There are 4 schools in the area, with 75% being government run and 75% focusing on primary education.

Schools within 3 km

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77

Higher than 97% 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).

Average school ICSEA

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1,090

Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Marrickville - North

77 schools — 31,946 students, average ICSEA 1,107.

By sector: Government 51 · Catholic 15 · Independent 11

By type: Primary 48 · Secondary 19 · Combined 10
Marrickville Public School, Marrickville Government Primary 0.2 km 213 1,090
Marrickville High School, Marrickville Government Secondary 0.4 km 625 1,052
Wilkins Public School, Marrickville Government Primary 0.7 km 508 1,135
St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Marrickville Catholic Primary 0.8 km 372 1,072
Casimir Catholic College, Marrickville Catholic Secondary 1.0 km 827 1,052
Newington College, Stanmore Independent Secondary 1.0 km 2,072 1,182
St Pius' Catholic Primary School, Enmore Catholic Primary 1.3 km 121 1,100
Stanmore Public School, Stanmore Government Primary 1.3 km 560 1,138
Camdenville Public School, Newtown Government Primary 1.4 km 310 1,132
Tempe High School, Tempe Government Secondary 1.5 km 985 1,096
Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design, Dulwich Hill Government Secondary 1.5 km 804 1,092
St Maroun's College, Marrickville Independent Combined 1.5 km 567 1,051
Petersham Public School, Petersham Government Primary 1.6 km 232 1,137
NSW School of Languages, Petersham Government Secondary 1.6 km — —
Tempe Public School, Tempe Government Primary 1.6 km 346 1,096
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Stanmore Catholic Primary 1.6 km 116 1,160
St Peters Public School, St Peters Government Primary 1.7 km 154 1,099
Marrickville West Public School, Marrickville Government Primary 1.7 km 411 1,070
Lewisham Public School, Lewisham Government Primary 1.7 km 198 1,121
Christian Brothers' High School Lewisham, Lewisham Independent Combined 1.7 km 1,231 1,074
The Athena School, Newtown Independent Combined 1.8 km 52 1,058
Newtown High School of Performing Arts, Newtown Government Secondary 1.8 km 1,145 1,127
Ferncourt Public School, Marrickville Government Primary 1.8 km 285 1,125
Dulwich Hill Public School, Dulwich Hill Government Primary 1.9 km 358 1,099
Eileen O'Connor Catholic College, Lewisham Catholic Combined 1.9 km 74 1,052
Newtown Public School, Newtown Government Primary 1.9 km 272 1,140
Fort Street High School, Petersham Government Secondary 2.0 km 917 1,176
Australia Street Infants School, Newtown Government Primary 2.0 km 104 1,143
Taverners Hill Infants School, Petersham Government Primary 2.0 km 20 1,129
The John Berne School, Lewisham Independent Secondary 2.0 km 45 1,038
St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School, Dulwich Hill Catholic Primary 2.4 km 118 1,094
St Fiacre's Catholic Primary School, Leichhardt Catholic Primary 2.4 km 91 1,151
Erskineville Public School, Erskineville Government Primary 2.4 km 334 1,155
Annandale Public School, Annandale Government Primary 2.5 km 363 1,145
Leichhardt Public School, Leichhardt Government Primary 2.5 km 532 1,122
Mackillop Education Waranara School, Annandale Independent Secondary 2.5 km 85 1,019
Bridge Road School, Camperdown Government Primary 2.5 km 37 977
Kegworth Public School, Leichhardt Government Primary 2.6 km 252 1,117
Summer Hill Public School, Summer Hill Government Primary 2.6 km 662 1,167
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Erskineville Catholic Primary 2.6 km 169 1,145
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital School, Camperdown Government Combined 2.7 km — —
St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Annandale Catholic Primary 2.7 km 155 1,166
Edgeware School, Hurlstone Park Government Secondary 2.8 km 31 851
Undercliffe Public School, Earlwood Government Primary 2.8 km 152 1,092
Newtown North Public School, Newtown Government Primary 2.8 km 221 1,132
Yeo Park Infants School, Ashfield Government Primary 2.9 km 48 1,144
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Summer Hill Catholic Primary 2.9 km 163 1,136
Trinity Grammar School, Summer Hill Independent Combined 2.9 km 2,296 1,168
Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus, Leichhardt Government Secondary 3.0 km 784 1,104
Darlington Public School, Chippendale Government Primary 3.1 km 147 1,030
St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Leichhardt North Catholic Primary 3.1 km 180 1,167
Arncliffe West Infants School, Arncliffe Government Primary 3.1 km 86 1,058
Central Sydney Intensive English High School, Alexandria Government Secondary 3.2 km 142 1,037
Al Zahra College, Arncliffe Independent Combined 3.2 km 773 1,032
Alexandria Park Community School, Alexandria Government Combined 3.3 km 1,313 1,052
Forest Lodge Public School, Forest Lodge Government Primary 3.3 km 307 1,161
Annandale North Public School, Annandale Government Primary 3.4 km 359 1,148
Canterbury Boys High School, Canterbury Government Secondary 3.4 km 422 1,018
Ashfield Boys High School, Ashfield Government Secondary 3.5 km 751 1,074
Canterbury Girls High School, Canterbury Government Secondary 3.5 km 722 1,059
Canterbury Public School, Canterbury Government Primary 3.5 km 346 1,082
Ashfield Public School, Ashfield Government Primary 3.6 km 474 1,096
St Joan of Arc Catholic Primary School, Haberfield Catholic Primary 3.6 km 110 1,083
St James Catholic Primary School, Glebe Catholic Primary 3.8 km 152 1,125
Gardeners Road Public School, Rosebery Government Primary 3.8 km 393 1,058
Glebe Public School, Glebe Government Primary 3.8 km 193 982
Orange Grove Public School, Leichhardt Government Primary 3.8 km 519 1,132
Key College, Redfern Independent Secondary 3.8 km 70 909
Mascot Public School, Mascot Government Primary 3.8 km 397 1,035
St Scholastica's College Glebe Point, Glebe Independent Secondary 3.9 km 1,044 1,138
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Earlwood Catholic Primary 3.9 km 374 1,110
Haberfield Public School, Haberfield Government Primary 3.9 km 542 1,125
Ashbury Public School, Ashbury Government Primary 3.9 km 356 1,111
Australian Performing Arts Grammar School, Glebe Independent Secondary 3.9 km 129 1,103
Yudi Gunyi School, Waterloo Government Combined 3.9 km 29 890
St Vincent's College Ashfield, Ashfield Catholic Combined 4.0 km 1,092 1,043
Green Square Public School, Zetlands Government Primary 4.3 km 107 1,122

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Marrickville - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117021636/marrickville-north/topic/education