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Higher than 88% 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).
Rookwood Cemetery · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Rookwood Cemetery
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Very few people live in Rookwood Cemetery, making education and schooling a minor part of daily life here. With a tiny resident population, the area serves more as a landmark than a typical residential hub.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 10 at 67%, ahead of Year 12 (0%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rookwood Cemetery, Year 10 is the majority at 100%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Despite having few residents, there are 52 schools within 3 km, which is among the largest number of nearby schools for areas like this.
Schools serving Rookwood Cemetery
52 schools — 35,005 students, average ICSEA 1,053.
By sector: Government 25 · Independent 16 · Catholic 11
By type: Primary 29 · Combined 14 · Secondary 9
| Homebush West Public School, Homebush West | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 424 | 1,069 |
| St Joachim's Catholic Primary School, Lidcombe | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 357 | 1,081 |
| St Patrick's College, Strathfield, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,598 | 1,126 |
| Lidcombe Public School, Lidcombe | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 762 | 1,019 |
| Strathfield South High School, Enfield | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 549 | 961 |
| Malek Fahd Islamic School, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 3,352 | 1,063 |
| Marie Bashir Public School, Strathfield | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 424 | 1,104 |
| Greenacre Christian College, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 322 | 1,087 |
| Homebush Boys High School, Homebush | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 891 | 1,043 |
| Chullora Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 430 | 965 |
| Chalmers Road School, Strathfield | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 79 | 1,006 |
| Strathfield Girls High School, Strathfield | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,063 | 1,077 |
| Berala Public School, Berala | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 656 | 980 |
| St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School, Regents Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 383 | 1,048 |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Strathfield South | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 101 | 1,084 |
| Regents Park Christian School, Regents Park | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 731 | 1,039 |
| Homebush Public School, Homebush | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 368 | 1,094 |
| St Martha's Catholic Primary School, Strathfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 315 | 1,120 |
| International Maarif Schools of Australia - Gallipoli Campus, Auburn | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 362 | 1,043 |
| Meriden School, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,761 | 1,180 |
| St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School, Auburn South | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 113 | 1,043 |
| Regents Park Public School, Regents Park | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 268 | 968 |
| Strathfield South Public School, Strathfield | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 423 | 1,084 |
| Auburn Public School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 486 | 983 |
| Al-Faisal College, Auburn | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 2,282 | 1,077 |
| Karningul School, Regents Park | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 20 | 919 |
| St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Greenacre | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 221 | 1,034 |
| Birrong Girls High School, Birrong | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 726 | 956 |
| Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School, North Strathfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 427 | 1,140 |
| The McDonald College, North Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 265 | 1,123 |
| My Dream Australian Academy, Auburn | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 140 | 991 |
| Alpha Omega Senior College, Auburn | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 822 | 1,111 |
| Santa Sabina College, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,320 | 1,139 |
| Birrong Boys High School, Birrong | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 366 | 937 |
| Australian International Academy, Sydney, Strathfield Campus, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 493 | 1,074 |
| Banksia Road Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 512 | 980 |
| Trinity Catholic College, Auburn | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,313 | 1,016 |
| Sydney Adventist School - Auburn, Auburn | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 148 | 950 |
| Auburn West Public School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 572 | 928 |
| Bankstown North Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 382 | 986 |
| Newington Public School, Newington | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 665 | 1,104 |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Auburn | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 353 | 1,032 |
| Enfield Public School, Enfield | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 199 | 1,062 |
| Al Sadiq College, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 771 | 942 |
| Victoria Avenue Public School, Concord West | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 340 | 1,071 |
| St Felix Catholic Primary School, Bankstown | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 578 | 1,035 |
| Auburn North Public School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 645 | 1,015 |
| Greenacre Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 611 | 938 |
| Holy Saviour School, Greenacre | Independent | Primary | 4.1 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| Auburn Girls High School, Auburn | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 854 | 966 |
| Al Noori Muslim School, Greenacre | Independent | Primary | 4.2 km | 2,407 | 1,086 |
| La Salle Catholic College, Bankstown | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,057 | 1,011 |
Sources
- 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 Rookwood Cemetery [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125011475/rookwood-cemetery/topic/education