73.1% —
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 70.4%
- 2021: 73.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lidcombe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Lidcombe
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Lidcombe have finished high school and earned degrees than in most similar areas. This trend is growing, with 73.1% of people completing Year 12, a figure that is far above the national and state averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is high here, with 73.1% of residents finishing Year 12, which is 14 percentage points higher than the New South Wales and Australian figures. This rate has risen by 2.6 points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lidcombe, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 9 or below is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common, as 31.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3% and represents a 4.7 point increase since 2016.
31.9% —
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 31.9%
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 Lidcombe, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Postgraduate degree (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 25.6%, followed by society and culture at 10.2% and health at 9.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Lidcombe has two primary schools, which is smaller than most similar areas, and a low number of schools per 1,000 children. However, the area has a very high number of schools within 3 km, with the local schools being larger than most.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.69
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
61
Higher than 91% 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).
1,119
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
560
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,039
Higher than 60% 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 Lidcombe
61 schools — 39,729 students, average ICSEA 1,043.
By sector: Government 32 · Independent 15 · Catholic 14
By type: Primary 38 · Combined 13 · Secondary 10
| St Joachim's Catholic Primary School, Lidcombe | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 357 | 1,081 |
| Lidcombe Public School, Lidcombe | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 762 | 1,019 |
| International Maarif Schools of Australia - Gallipoli Campus, Auburn | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 362 | 1,043 |
| Homebush West Public School, Homebush West | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 424 | 1,069 |
| Auburn Public School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 486 | 983 |
| Berala Public School, Berala | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 656 | 980 |
| Al-Faisal College, Auburn | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 2,282 | 1,077 |
| My Dream Australian Academy, Auburn | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 140 | 991 |
| St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School, Auburn South | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 113 | 1,043 |
| Alpha Omega Senior College, Auburn | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 822 | 1,111 |
| Trinity Catholic College, Auburn | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,313 | 1,016 |
| Sydney Adventist School - Auburn, Auburn | Independent | Primary | 2.3 km | 148 | 950 |
| St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School, Regents Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 383 | 1,048 |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Auburn | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 353 | 1,032 |
| Auburn West Public School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 572 | 928 |
| Regents Park Christian School, Regents Park | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 731 | 1,039 |
| St Patrick's College, Strathfield, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,598 | 1,126 |
| Auburn North Public School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 645 | 1,015 |
| Newington Public School, Newington | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 665 | 1,104 |
| Auburn Girls High School, Auburn | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 854 | 966 |
| Homebush Boys High School, Homebush | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 891 | 1,043 |
| Regents Park Public School, Regents Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 268 | 968 |
| Karningul School, Regents Park | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 20 | 919 |
| Malek Fahd Islamic School, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 3,352 | 1,063 |
| Strathfield South High School, Enfield | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 549 | 961 |
| Marie Bashir Public School, Strathfield | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 424 | 1,104 |
| Birrong Girls High School, Birrong | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 726 | 956 |
| Greenacre Christian College, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 322 | 1,087 |
| Homebush Public School, Homebush | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 368 | 1,094 |
| Chalmers Road School, Strathfield | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 79 | 1,006 |
| Strathfield Girls High School, Strathfield | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,063 | 1,077 |
| Chullora Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 430 | 965 |
| The McDonald College, North Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 265 | 1,123 |
| Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School, North Strathfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 427 | 1,140 |
| St Martha's Catholic Primary School, Strathfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 315 | 1,120 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Granville East | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 235 | 1,004 |
| Victoria Avenue Public School, Concord West | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 340 | 1,071 |
| Birrong Boys High School, Birrong | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 366 | 937 |
| Blaxcell Street Public School, Granville | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 948 | 957 |
| Sefton High School, Sefton | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,121 | 1,033 |
| Granville East Public School, Granville | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 259 | 923 |
| St Ambrose Catholic Primary School, Concord West | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 484 | 1,133 |
| Meriden School, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,761 | 1,180 |
| Salamah College, Chester Hill | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,353 | 989 |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Strathfield South | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 101 | 1,084 |
| Birrong Public School, Birrong | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 451 | 967 |
| Strathfield North Public School, North Strathfield | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 508 | 1,112 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, Sefton | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 337 | 1,046 |
| Chester Hill North Public School, Chester Hill | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 400 | 950 |
| Sefton Infants School, Sefton | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 93 | 1,027 |
| St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Greenacre | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 221 | 1,034 |
| Bankstown North Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 382 | 986 |
| Concord West Public School, Concord West | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 414 | 1,093 |
| Banksia Road Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 512 | 980 |
| St Felix Catholic Primary School, Bankstown | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 578 | 1,035 |
| La Salle Catholic College, Bankstown | Catholic | Secondary | 4.9 km | 1,057 | 1,011 |
| Al Sadiq College, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 5.1 km | 771 | 942 |
| Al Noori Muslim School, Greenacre | Independent | Primary | 5.2 km | 2,407 | 1,086 |
| Greenacre Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 611 | 938 |
| Holy Saviour School, Greenacre | Independent | Primary | 5.2 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| Yagoona Public School, Yagoona | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 556 | 986 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lidcombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125011586/lidcombe/topic/education