81.7% —
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Strathfield - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Strathfield - East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in Strathfield - East hold university degrees than in most other areas. This high level of education is seen across the board, with 81.7% of people finishing Year 12, which is far above the national figure of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is very high here at 81.7%, sitting 23 points above both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Strathfield - East, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 10 is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 43.4% of adults, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. This high rate of university education is led by bachelor degrees at 39.5% and postgraduate degrees at 18%.
43.4% —
Higher than 86% 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 Strathfield - East, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Postgraduate degree (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in management and commerce at 26.4%, followed by information technology at 14% and health at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is home to four schools with 3,819 enrolments, a number larger than about 88% of similar areas. Half of these schools are independent, and the local school advantage score is among the highest at this level.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.84
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
56
Higher than 90% 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).
3,819
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
955
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,150
Higher than 96% 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 Strathfield - East
56 schools — 33,226 students, average ICSEA 1,086.
By sector: Government 30 · Catholic 15 · Independent 11
By type: Primary 33 · Combined 14 · Secondary 9
| Santa Sabina College, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 0.3 km | 1,320 | 1,139 |
| Meriden School, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 1,761 | 1,180 |
| St Martha's Catholic Primary School, Strathfield | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 315 | 1,120 |
| Burwood Public School, Burwood | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 476 | 1,092 |
| Strathfield Girls High School, Strathfield | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 1,063 | 1,077 |
| Chalmers Road School, Strathfield | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 79 | 1,006 |
| Enfield Public School, Enfield | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 199 | 1,062 |
| Marie Bashir Public School, Strathfield | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 424 | 1,104 |
| MLC School, Burwood | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 1,393 | 1,177 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Enfield | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 399 | 1,083 |
| Southern Cross Catholic College, Burwood | Catholic | Secondary | 1.4 km | 139 | 1,042 |
| Homebush Public School, Homebush | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 368 | 1,094 |
| Strathfield South Public School, Strathfield | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 423 | 1,084 |
| Australian International Academy, Sydney, Strathfield Campus, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 493 | 1,074 |
| St Patrick's College, Strathfield, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,598 | 1,126 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Concord | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 216 | 1,110 |
| Homebush Boys High School, Homebush | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 891 | 1,043 |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Strathfield South | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 101 | 1,084 |
| Strathfield South High School, Enfield | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 549 | 961 |
| Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School, Croydon | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 156 | 1,088 |
| Burwood Girls High School, Croydon | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,084 | 1,086 |
| Croydon Public School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 576 | 1,119 |
| Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School, North Strathfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 427 | 1,140 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney, Croydon | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,495 | 1,160 |
| Concord Public School, Concord | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 276 | 1,071 |
| Concord High School, Concord | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,206 | 1,068 |
| The McDonald College, North Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 265 | 1,123 |
| Croydon Park Public School, Croydon Park | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 325 | 1,077 |
| Lucas Gardens School, Canada Bay | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 78 | 1,057 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Belfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 239 | 1,036 |
| Homebush West Public School, Homebush West | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 424 | 1,069 |
| Strathfield North Public School, North Strathfield | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 508 | 1,112 |
| Rosebank College, Five Dock | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,472 | 1,125 |
| St Francis Xavier Catholic School Ashbury, Croydon Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 378 | 1,102 |
| Malek Fahd Islamic School, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 3,352 | 1,063 |
| St Vincent's College Ashfield, Ashfield | Catholic | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,092 | 1,043 |
| St Ambrose Catholic Primary School, Concord West | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 484 | 1,133 |
| Wangee Park School, Campsie | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 51 | 1,011 |
| Harcourt Public School, Campsie | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 373 | 1,033 |
| Chullora Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 430 | 965 |
| Ashbury Public School, Ashbury | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 356 | 1,111 |
| Mortlake Public School, Concord | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 261 | 1,081 |
| Belmore North Public School, Belmore | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 252 | 977 |
| Victoria Avenue Public School, Concord West | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 340 | 1,071 |
| Belmore Boys High School, Belmore | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 614 | 953 |
| Five Dock Public School, Five Dock | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 314 | 1,082 |
| Greenacre Christian College, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 322 | 1,087 |
| St Mel's Catholic Primary School, Campsie | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 345 | 1,056 |
| Campsie Public School, Campsie | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 515 | 1,016 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Mortlake | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 357 | 1,116 |
| St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Greenacre | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 221 | 1,034 |
| Hampden Park Public School, Lakemba | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 859 | 966 |
| Rissalah College, Lakemba | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 946 | 1,041 |
| St Therese's Catholic Primary School, Lakemba | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 176 | 1,024 |
| Canterbury Vale School, Lakemba | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 36 | 921 |
| Concord West Public School, Concord West | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 414 | 1,093 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Strathfield - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120031680/strathfield-east/topic/education