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Earlwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Education & Qualifications in Earlwood

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

Well above the national figure, 64.5% of Earlwood residents have completed Year 12. This level of schooling helps drive a highly qualified community where nearly 30% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. It is a place where educational attainment sits higher than in most similar areas.

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📍 Earlwood, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Earlwood sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

29.1% —

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Earlwood — higher than 67% of areas.

Earlwood29.1%
2206, NSW 28.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion is high at 64.5%, which is well above both the New South Wales and Australian figures. Other residents reached Year 10 (13.7%) or Year 9 and below (13.6%) as their highest level of schooling.

Highest year of school

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In Earlwood, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 14%.

Year 12 64.5% Year 10 13.7% Year 9 or below 13.6% Year 11 3.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 29.1% of the population, a figure slightly above the state and national averages. The most common highest qualifications are bachelor degrees (32.8%) and Certificate III or IVs (18.8%).

Highest qualification level

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In Earlwood, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Bachelor degree 32.8% Certificate III / IV 18.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.6% Postgraduate degree 12.2% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.6% Certificate I / II 1.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

Management and commerce are the most common fields of study at 23.3%. Other typical qualifications include society and culture (12.5%), engineering (11.7%), and education (7.8%).

Schools

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

Local schools have an average advantage score of 1,106, which is much higher than most areas. While there are only three primary schools in the suburb, residents have access to 83 schools within 3 km, one of the largest numbers for this level.

Schools within 3 km

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83

Higher than 99% 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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1,106

Higher than 85% 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 Earlwood

83 schools — 37,397 students, average ICSEA 1,082.

By sector: Government 49 · Catholic 21 · Independent 13

By type: Primary 53 · Secondary 21 · Combined 9
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Earlwood Catholic Primary 0.5 km 374 1,110
Undercliffe Public School, Earlwood Government Primary 0.7 km 152 1,092
Earlwood Public School, Earlwood Government Primary 0.9 km 600 1,107
Bardwell Park Infants School, Bardwell Park Government Primary 1.1 km 33 1,088
Edgeware School, Hurlstone Park Government Secondary 1.3 km 31 851
Kingdom Culture Christian School, Arncliffe Independent Combined 1.4 km 196 1,082
Arncliffe West Infants School, Arncliffe Government Primary 1.5 km 86 1,058
Athelstane Public School, Arncliffe Government Primary 1.5 km 277 1,003
Canterbury South Public School, Canterbury Government Primary 1.6 km 269 1,038
Marrickville West Public School, Marrickville Government Primary 1.7 km 411 1,070
Al Zahra College, Arncliffe Independent Combined 1.8 km 773 1,032
Ferncourt Public School, Marrickville Government Primary 1.9 km 285 1,125
Canterbury Public School, Canterbury Government Primary 2.0 km 346 1,082
Bexley North Public School, Bexley Government Primary 2.0 km 340 1,071
Canterbury Girls High School, Canterbury Government Secondary 2.1 km 722 1,059
Clemton Park Public School, Earlwood Government Primary 2.2 km 500 1,038
St Maroun's College, Marrickville Independent Combined 2.2 km 567 1,051
St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School, Arncliffe Catholic Primary 2.2 km 292 1,116
St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School, Dulwich Hill Catholic Primary 2.2 km 118 1,094
Arncliffe Public School, Arncliffe Government Primary 2.2 km 373 1,028
Dulwich Hill Public School, Dulwich Hill Government Primary 2.2 km 358 1,099
Canterbury Boys High School, Canterbury Government Secondary 2.4 km 422 1,018
St Mary and St Mina's Coptic Orthodox College, Bexley Independent Primary 2.4 km 372 1,123
Casimir Catholic College, Marrickville Catholic Secondary 2.4 km 827 1,052
Yeo Park Infants School, Ashfield Government Primary 2.5 km 48 1,144
Bexley Public School, Bexley Government Primary 2.5 km 249 1,005
St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Marrickville Catholic Primary 2.6 km 372 1,072
Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design, Dulwich Hill Government Secondary 2.6 km 804 1,092
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Bexley, Bexley Catholic Primary 2.7 km 179 1,089
Tempe Public School, Tempe Government Primary 2.8 km 346 1,096
Tempe High School, Tempe Government Secondary 2.8 km 985 1,096
St Mel's Catholic Primary School, Campsie Catholic Primary 2.8 km 345 1,056
Campsie Public School, Campsie Government Primary 2.8 km 515 1,016
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rockdale Catholic Primary 2.9 km 204 1,092
Trinity Grammar School, Summer Hill Independent Combined 2.9 km 2,296 1,168
Ashbury Public School, Ashbury Government Primary 3.1 km 356 1,111
Marrickville High School, Marrickville Government Secondary 3.1 km 625 1,052
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Kingsgrove Catholic Primary 3.2 km 439 1,113
St Ursula's College, Kingsgrove Catholic Secondary 3.2 km 1,110 1,095
Rockdale Public School, Rockdale Government Primary 3.2 km 321 1,053
Summer Hill Public School, Summer Hill Government Primary 3.3 km 662 1,167
Kingsgrove North High School, Kingsgrove Government Secondary 3.3 km 1,020 1,002
Lewisham Public School, Lewisham Government Primary 3.3 km 198 1,121
Christian Brothers' High School Lewisham, Lewisham Independent Combined 3.3 km 1,231 1,074
St Dominic Savio School, Rockdale Independent Primary 3.4 km 41 1,053
All Saints Grammar, Belmore Independent Secondary 3.4 km 646 1,077
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Summer Hill Catholic Primary 3.5 km 163 1,136
Wilkins Public School, Marrickville Government Primary 3.5 km 508 1,135
St Francis Xavier Catholic School Ashbury, Croydon Park Catholic Primary 3.5 km 378 1,102
Marrickville Public School, Marrickville Government Primary 3.6 km 213 1,090
Belmore South Public School, Belmore Government Primary 3.6 km 230 1,012
Petersham Public School, Petersham Government Primary 3.7 km 232 1,137
Harcourt Public School, Campsie Government Primary 3.7 km 373 1,033
Kingsgrove Public School, Kingsgrove Government Primary 3.8 km 268 1,010
Wangee Park School, Campsie Government Combined 3.8 km 51 1,011
NSW School of Languages, Petersham Government Secondary 3.8 km — —
Marist College Kogarah, Bexley Catholic Secondary 3.8 km 1,045 1,076
Kingsgrove High School, Kingsgrove Government Secondary 3.8 km 672 986
Cairnsfoot School, Brighton-Le-Sands Government Combined 3.8 km 99 1,036
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Belmore Catholic Primary 3.9 km 232 1,036
Eileen O'Connor Catholic College, Lewisham Catholic Combined 3.9 km 74 1,052
Kyeemagh Public School, Rockdale Government Primary 3.9 km 204 1,057
Ashfield Public School, Ashfield Government Primary 3.9 km 474 1,096
Ashfield Boys High School, Ashfield Government Secondary 3.9 km 751 1,074
The John Berne School, Lewisham Independent Secondary 4.0 km 45 1,038
Croydon Park Public School, Croydon Park Government Primary 4.0 km 325 1,077
Arkana College, Kingsgrove Independent Primary 4.1 km 231 1,092
Newington College, Stanmore Independent Secondary 4.2 km 2,072 1,182
St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Hurstville Catholic Primary 4.3 km 408 1,088
St Peters Public School, St Peters Government Primary 4.4 km 154 1,099
McCallums Hill Public School, Roselands Government Primary 4.4 km 330 1,001
St Pius' Catholic Primary School, Enmore Catholic Primary 4.4 km 121 1,100
Bethany College, Hurstville Catholic Secondary 4.4 km 1,091 1,083
Sydney Technical High School, Bexley Government Secondary 4.5 km 907 1,136
Belmore Boys High School, Belmore Government Secondary 4.6 km 614 953
Camdenville Public School, Newtown Government Primary 4.6 km 310 1,132
Belmore North Public School, Belmore Government Primary 4.6 km 252 977
Al Hikma College, Lakemba Independent Primary 4.6 km 399 1,049
Georges River College Hurstville Campus, Hurstville Government Secondary 4.7 km 267 1,017
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Belfield Catholic Primary 4.8 km 239 1,036
Danebank - An Anglican School for Girls, Hurstville Independent Combined 4.9 km 1,043 1,146
St Therese's Catholic Primary School, Lakemba Catholic Primary 5.0 km 176 1,024
Holy Spirit Catholic College, Lakemba Catholic Secondary 5.1 km 730 999

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 Earlwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119021662/earlwood/topic/education