81.8% —
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wolli Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Wolli Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 30 percentage points separates the proportion of adults with a university degree in Wolli Creek from the national average. This area is highly educated, with 55.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This level of achievement is among the highest for similar areas across the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far above the state and national figures, as 81.8% of residents have completed Year 12.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wolli Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 11 is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
More than half of adults hold a university degree, with 42.8% having a bachelor degree and 23.0% holding a postgraduate qualification.
55.9% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Wolli Creek, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 35.1%, followed by society and culture and engineering at 10.0% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 39 schools within 3 km, which is more than about 81% of similar areas.
39
Higher than 80% 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).
Schools serving Wolli Creek
39 schools — 13,739 students, average ICSEA 1,082.
By sector: Government 25 · Catholic 9 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 29 · Secondary 6 · Combined 4
| Al Zahra College, Arncliffe | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 773 | 1,032 |
| Arncliffe West Infants School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 86 | 1,058 |
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School, Arncliffe | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 292 | 1,116 |
| Ferncourt Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 285 | 1,125 |
| Arncliffe Public School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 373 | 1,028 |
| Tempe Public School, Tempe | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 346 | 1,096 |
| Kingdom Culture Christian School, Arncliffe | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 196 | 1,082 |
| Tempe High School, Tempe | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 985 | 1,096 |
| Athelstane Public School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 277 | 1,003 |
| Undercliffe Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 152 | 1,092 |
| Marrickville West Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 411 | 1,070 |
| Kyeemagh Public School, Rockdale | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 204 | 1,057 |
| St Dominic Savio School, Rockdale | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 41 | 1,053 |
| Casimir Catholic College, Marrickville | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 827 | 1,052 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Marrickville | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 372 | 1,072 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Earlwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 374 | 1,110 |
| Cairnsfoot School, Brighton-Le-Sands | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 99 | 1,036 |
| Rockdale Public School, Rockdale | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 321 | 1,053 |
| Bardwell Park Infants School, Bardwell Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 33 | 1,088 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rockdale | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 204 | 1,092 |
| St Maroun's College, Marrickville | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 567 | 1,051 |
| Marrickville High School, Marrickville | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 625 | 1,052 |
| Edgeware School, Hurlstone Park | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 31 | 851 |
| Earlwood Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 600 | 1,107 |
| Bexley Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 249 | 1,005 |
| St Mary and St Mina's Coptic Orthodox College, Bexley | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 372 | 1,123 |
| St Peters Public School, St Peters | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 154 | 1,099 |
| Marrickville Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 213 | 1,090 |
| St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School Brighton Le Sands, Brighton-Le-Sands | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 198 | 1,090 |
| Dulwich Hill Public School, Dulwich Hill | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 358 | 1,099 |
| Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design, Dulwich Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 804 | 1,092 |
| Bexley North Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 340 | 1,071 |
| St Pius' Catholic Primary School, Enmore | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 121 | 1,100 |
| Wilkins Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 508 | 1,135 |
| St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School, Dulwich Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 118 | 1,094 |
| Brighton-Le-Sands Public School, Brighton-Le-Sands | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 433 | 1,064 |
| St George Girls High School, Kogarah | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 908 | 1,148 |
| St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Bexley, Bexley | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 179 | 1,089 |
| Camdenville Public School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 310 | 1,132 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wolli Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119041671/wolli-creek/topic/education