72.6% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 66.6%
- 2021: 72.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Canterbury (North) - Ashbury · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Canterbury (North) - Ashbury
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Canterbury (North) - Ashbury have high-level qualifications than in most similar areas. A striking 39.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that has jumped 13 points since 2011. This shift reflects a growing trend of academic achievement across the neighbourhood.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion has risen 12 points since 2011, with 72.6% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the national and state figures, which both sit around 59%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Canterbury (North) - Ashbury, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 39.8% of the population, which is far above the New South Wales rate of 27.8%. Postgraduate degrees are also common, held by 16.3% of residents.
39.8% ▲ +48.3%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 39.8%
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 Canterbury (North) - Ashbury, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 24.3%, followed by society and culture at 14.3% and engineering at 9.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four government schools in the area, which is more than about 59% of similar places. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,073, which is higher than most areas.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.20
Higher than 54% 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).
1,455
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
364
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,073
Higher than 74% 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 Canterbury (North) - Ashbury
75 schools — 37,501 students, average ICSEA 1,094.
By sector: Government 47 · Catholic 16 · Independent 12
By type: Primary 45 · Secondary 19 · Combined 11
| Canterbury Girls High School, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | 0.2 km | 722 | 1,059 |
| Canterbury Boys High School, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | 0.2 km | 422 | 1,018 |
| Canterbury Public School, Canterbury | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 346 | 1,082 |
| Yeo Park Infants School, Ashfield | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 48 | 1,144 |
| Ashbury Public School, Ashbury | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 356 | 1,111 |
| Trinity Grammar School, Summer Hill | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 2,296 | 1,168 |
| St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School, Dulwich Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 118 | 1,094 |
| Edgeware School, Hurlstone Park | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 31 | 851 |
| St Francis Xavier Catholic School Ashbury, Croydon Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 378 | 1,102 |
| Canterbury South Public School, Canterbury | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 269 | 1,038 |
| St Mel's Catholic Primary School, Campsie | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 345 | 1,056 |
| Dulwich Hill Public School, Dulwich Hill | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 358 | 1,099 |
| Summer Hill Public School, Summer Hill | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 662 | 1,167 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Summer Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 163 | 1,136 |
| Campsie Public School, Campsie | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 515 | 1,016 |
| Croydon Park Public School, Croydon Park | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 325 | 1,077 |
| Ashfield Public School, Ashfield | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 474 | 1,096 |
| Ashfield Boys High School, Ashfield | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 751 | 1,074 |
| St Maroun's College, Marrickville | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 567 | 1,051 |
| Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design, Dulwich Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 804 | 1,092 |
| St Vincent's College Ashfield, Ashfield | Catholic | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,092 | 1,043 |
| Marrickville West Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 411 | 1,070 |
| Christian Brothers' High School Lewisham, Lewisham | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,231 | 1,074 |
| Lewisham Public School, Lewisham | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 198 | 1,121 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Earlwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 374 | 1,110 |
| Wangee Park School, Campsie | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 51 | 1,011 |
| Harcourt Public School, Campsie | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 373 | 1,033 |
| Undercliffe Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 152 | 1,092 |
| Earlwood Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 600 | 1,107 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney, Croydon | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,495 | 1,160 |
| Casimir Catholic College, Marrickville | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 827 | 1,052 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Enfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 399 | 1,083 |
| The John Berne School, Lewisham | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 45 | 1,038 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Marrickville | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 372 | 1,072 |
| Petersham Public School, Petersham | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 232 | 1,137 |
| Eileen O'Connor Catholic College, Lewisham | Catholic | Combined | 2.8 km | 74 | 1,052 |
| NSW School of Languages, Petersham | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | — | — |
| Clemton Park Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 500 | 1,038 |
| Croydon Public School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 576 | 1,119 |
| Bardwell Park Infants School, Bardwell Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 33 | 1,088 |
| Marrickville High School, Marrickville | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 625 | 1,052 |
| Haberfield Public School, Haberfield | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 542 | 1,125 |
| Kegworth Public School, Leichhardt | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 252 | 1,117 |
| Wilkins Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 508 | 1,135 |
| Ferncourt Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 285 | 1,125 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Belfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 239 | 1,036 |
| Enfield Public School, Enfield | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 199 | 1,062 |
| Fort Street High School, Petersham | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 917 | 1,176 |
| St Joan of Arc Catholic Primary School, Haberfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 110 | 1,083 |
| Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School, Croydon | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 156 | 1,088 |
| Australian International Academy, Sydney, Strathfield Campus, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 493 | 1,074 |
| Belmore Boys High School, Belmore | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 614 | 953 |
| Belmore North Public School, Belmore | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 252 | 977 |
| Burwood Girls High School, Croydon | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,084 | 1,086 |
| Arncliffe West Infants School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 86 | 1,058 |
| Belmore South Public School, Belmore | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 230 | 1,012 |
| All Saints Grammar, Belmore | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 646 | 1,077 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Belmore | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 232 | 1,036 |
| Marrickville Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 213 | 1,090 |
| Kingdom Culture Christian School, Arncliffe | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 196 | 1,082 |
| Taverners Hill Infants School, Petersham | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 20 | 1,129 |
| Athelstane Public School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 277 | 1,003 |
| Newington College, Stanmore | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 2,072 | 1,182 |
| Tempe High School, Tempe | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 985 | 1,096 |
| Strathfield South Public School, Strathfield | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 423 | 1,084 |
| Kingsgrove North High School, Kingsgrove | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,020 | 1,002 |
| Dobroyd Point Public School, Haberfield | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 116 | 1,149 |
| Bexley North Public School, Bexley | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 340 | 1,071 |
| Al Zahra College, Arncliffe | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 773 | 1,032 |
| Burwood Public School, Burwood | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 476 | 1,092 |
| Tempe Public School, Tempe | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 346 | 1,096 |
| Rosebank College, Five Dock | Independent | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,472 | 1,125 |
| Santa Sabina College, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,320 | 1,139 |
| Domremy Catholic College, Five Dock | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 858 | 1,091 |
| Southern Cross Catholic College, Burwood | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 139 | 1,042 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Canterbury (North) - Ashbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120031392/canterbury-ashbury/topic/education