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Sydney - Inner West · Region (SA4)

Education & Qualifications in Sydney - Inner West

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

More people in Sydney - Inner West have finished their schooling and earned degrees than in 2011. A striking 44.6% of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most highly qualified areas in the country.

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📍 Sydney - Inner West, Region (SA4)

Where Sydney - Inner West sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

44.6% ▲ +28.6%

All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Sydney - Inner West — higher than 94% of areas.

Sydney - Inner West44.6%
Greater Sydney 33.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is far above the national figure, with 76.3% of residents finishing Year 12. This is a jump of 9.4 percentage points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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76.3% ▲ +14.1%

Higher than 95% of region (sa4) areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Sydney - Inner West, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 10 is next at 10%.

Year 12 76.3% Year 10 9.0% Year 9 or below 6.4% Year 11 2.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a university degree is far above the state and national figures. This figure rose 9.9 percentage points since 2011 to reach 44.6%, with 18.6% of people holding a postgraduate degree.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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44.6% ▲ +28.6%

Higher than 94% of region (sa4) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Sydney - Inner West, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).

Bachelor degree 39.1% Postgraduate degree 18.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.9% Certificate III / IV 10.9% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.0% Certificate I / II 0.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 26%, followed by society and culture at 13.6%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Schools here are larger and have a much higher advantage score than most areas. Of the 85 schools in the region, 58.8% are government-run.

Average school ICSEA

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1,112

Higher than 89% of region (sa4) areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Sydney - Inner West

85 schools — 42,679 students, average ICSEA 1,112.

By sector: Government 50 · Catholic 22 · Independent 13

By type: Primary 54 · Secondary 18 · Combined 13
Trinity Grammar School, Summer Hill Independent Combined — 2,296 1,168
Meriden School, Strathfield Independent Combined — 1,761 1,180
St Patrick's College, Strathfield, Strathfield Independent Combined — 1,598 1,126
Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney, Croydon Independent Combined — 1,495 1,160
Rosebank College, Five Dock Independent Secondary — 1,472 1,125
MLC School, Burwood Independent Combined — 1,393 1,177
Santa Sabina College, Strathfield Independent Combined — 1,320 1,139
Christian Brothers' High School Lewisham, Lewisham Independent Combined — 1,231 1,074
Concord High School, Concord Government Secondary — 1,206 1,068
St Vincent's College Ashfield, Ashfield Catholic Combined — 1,092 1,043
Burwood Girls High School, Croydon Government Secondary — 1,084 1,086
Strathfield Girls High School, Strathfield Government Secondary — 1,063 1,077
Homebush Boys High School, Homebush Government Secondary — 891 1,043
Domremy Catholic College, Five Dock Catholic Secondary — 858 1,091
Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus, Rozelle Government Secondary — 854 1,112
Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design, Dulwich Hill Government Secondary — 804 1,092
Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus, Leichhardt Government Secondary — 784 1,104
Ashfield Boys High School, Ashfield Government Secondary — 751 1,074
Canterbury Girls High School, Canterbury Government Secondary — 722 1,059
Summer Hill Public School, Summer Hill Government Primary — 662 1,167
Croydon Public School, Croydon Government Primary — 576 1,119
Strathfield South High School, Enfield Government Secondary — 549 961
Haberfield Public School, Haberfield Government Primary — 542 1,125
Leichhardt Public School, Leichhardt Government Primary — 532 1,122
Orange Grove Public School, Leichhardt Government Primary — 519 1,132
Strathfield North Public School, North Strathfield Government Primary — 508 1,112
Rozelle Public School, Rozelle Government Primary — 507 1,162
Australian International Academy, Sydney, Strathfield Campus, Strathfield Independent Combined — 493 1,074
St Ambrose Catholic Primary School, Concord West Catholic Primary — 484 1,133
Burwood Public School, Burwood Government Primary — 476 1,092
Ashfield Public School, Ashfield Government Primary — 474 1,096
All Hallows Catholic Primary School, Five Dock Catholic Primary — 462 1,125
Russell Lea Public School, Russell Lea Government Primary — 428 1,140
Drummoyne Public School, Drummoyne Government Primary — 427 1,137
Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School, North Strathfield Catholic Primary — 427 1,140
Homebush West Public School, Homebush West Government Primary — 424 1,069
Marie Bashir Public School, Strathfield Government Primary — 424 1,104
Strathfield South Public School, Strathfield Government Primary — 423 1,084
Canterbury Boys High School, Canterbury Government Secondary — 422 1,018
Concord West Public School, Concord West Government Primary — 414 1,093
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Enfield Catholic Primary — 399 1,083
St Francis Xavier Catholic School Ashbury, Croydon Park Catholic Primary — 378 1,102
Abbotsford Public School, Abbotsford Government Primary — 368 1,113
Homebush Public School, Homebush Government Primary — 368 1,094
Annandale Public School, Annandale Government Primary — 363 1,145
Annandale North Public School, Annandale Government Primary — 359 1,148
Dulwich Hill Public School, Dulwich Hill Government Primary — 358 1,099
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Mortlake Catholic Primary — 357 1,116
Ashbury Public School, Ashbury Government Primary — 356 1,111
Fr John Therry Catholic Primary School Balmain - Rozelle, Balmain Catholic Primary — 349 1,170
Canterbury Public School, Canterbury Government Primary — 346 1,082
Victoria Avenue Public School, Concord West Government Primary — 340 1,071
Croydon Park Public School, Croydon Park Government Primary — 325 1,077
Balmain Public School, Balmain Government Primary — 321 1,172
St Martha's Catholic Primary School, Strathfield Catholic Primary — 315 1,120
Five Dock Public School, Five Dock Government Primary — 314 1,082
St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Drummoyne Catholic Primary — 310 1,156
Concord Public School, Concord Government Primary — 276 1,071
The McDonald College, North Strathfield Independent Combined — 265 1,123
Mortlake Public School, Concord Government Primary — 261 1,081
Kegworth Public School, Leichhardt Government Primary — 252 1,117
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Concord Catholic Primary — 216 1,110
Birchgrove Public School, Balmain Government Primary — 214 1,132
Enfield Public School, Enfield Government Primary — 199 1,062
Lewisham Public School, Lewisham Government Primary — 198 1,121
St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Leichhardt North Catholic Primary — 180 1,167
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Summer Hill Catholic Primary — 163 1,136
Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School, Croydon Catholic Primary — 156 1,088
St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Annandale Catholic Primary — 155 1,166
Southern Cross Catholic College, Burwood Catholic Secondary — 139 1,042
St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School, Dulwich Hill Catholic Primary — 118 1,094
Dobroyd Point Public School, Haberfield Government Primary — 116 1,149
St Joan of Arc Catholic Primary School, Haberfield Catholic Primary — 110 1,083
St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Strathfield South Catholic Primary — 101 1,084
Inner Sydney Montessori School, Balmain Independent Primary — 95 1,178
Nicholson Street Public School, Balmain East Government Primary — 95 1,151
St Fiacre's Catholic Primary School, Leichhardt Catholic Primary — 91 1,151
Mackillop Education Waranara School, Annandale Independent Secondary — 85 1,019
Chalmers Road School, Strathfield Government Combined — 79 1,006
Lucas Gardens School, Canada Bay Government Combined — 78 1,057
Eileen O'Connor Catholic College, Lewisham Catholic Combined — 74 1,052
Rivendell School, Concord West Government Secondary — 65 1,095
Yeo Park Infants School, Ashfield Government Primary — 48 1,144
The John Berne School, Lewisham Independent Secondary — 45 1,038
Edgeware School, Hurlstone Park Government Secondary — 31 851

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • 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 Sydney - Inner West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/120/sydney-inner-west/topic/education