68.4% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.0%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 68.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ashbury · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ashbury
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 68% of residents in Ashbury have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This high level of schooling is reflected in the local adult population, where a third of people hold a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most areas, at 68.4%. This is well above both the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ashbury, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 33.6% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 26.3%. Postgraduate degrees are also common, held by 15% of residents.
33.6% ▲ +36.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 33.6%
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 Ashbury, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 23.8%, followed by society and culture at 13.1% and engineering at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an average advantage score of 1,094, which is much higher than most areas. There are 62 schools within 3km, and the typical school is larger than in most similar places.
3.45
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
62
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality 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).
496
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,094
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ashbury
62 schools — 30,242 students, average ICSEA 1,094.
By sector: Government 38 · Catholic 16 · Independent 8
By type: Primary 38 · Secondary 15 · Combined 9
| Ashbury Public School, Ashbury | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 356 | 1,111 |
| St Francis Xavier Catholic School Ashbury, Croydon Park | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 378 | 1,102 |
| Canterbury Boys High School, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 422 | 1,018 |
| Canterbury Girls High School, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 722 | 1,059 |
| Canterbury Public School, Canterbury | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 346 | 1,082 |
| Croydon Park Public School, Croydon Park | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 325 | 1,077 |
| Yeo Park Infants School, Ashfield | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 48 | 1,144 |
| Trinity Grammar School, Summer Hill | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 2,296 | 1,168 |
| St Mel's Catholic Primary School, Campsie | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 345 | 1,056 |
| Ashfield Public School, Ashfield | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 474 | 1,096 |
| St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School, Dulwich Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 118 | 1,094 |
| Ashfield Boys High School, Ashfield | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 751 | 1,074 |
| Campsie Public School, Campsie | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 515 | 1,016 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Summer Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 163 | 1,136 |
| Summer Hill Public School, Summer Hill | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 662 | 1,167 |
| St Vincent's College Ashfield, Ashfield | Catholic | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,092 | 1,043 |
| Canterbury South Public School, Canterbury | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 269 | 1,038 |
| Edgeware School, Hurlstone Park | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 31 | 851 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney, Croydon | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,495 | 1,160 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Enfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 399 | 1,083 |
| Wangee Park School, Campsie | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 51 | 1,011 |
| Dulwich Hill Public School, Dulwich Hill | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 358 | 1,099 |
| Harcourt Public School, Campsie | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 373 | 1,033 |
| Croydon Public School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 576 | 1,119 |
| Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design, Dulwich Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 804 | 1,092 |
| Enfield Public School, Enfield | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 199 | 1,062 |
| St Maroun's College, Marrickville | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 567 | 1,051 |
| Christian Brothers' High School Lewisham, Lewisham | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,231 | 1,074 |
| Lewisham Public School, Lewisham | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 198 | 1,121 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Belfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 239 | 1,036 |
| Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School, Croydon | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 156 | 1,088 |
| Australian International Academy, Sydney, Strathfield Campus, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 493 | 1,074 |
| Haberfield Public School, Haberfield | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 542 | 1,125 |
| Burwood Girls High School, Croydon | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,084 | 1,086 |
| Marrickville West Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 411 | 1,070 |
| The John Berne School, Lewisham | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 45 | 1,038 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Earlwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 374 | 1,110 |
| Eileen O'Connor Catholic College, Lewisham | Catholic | Combined | 3.0 km | 74 | 1,052 |
| Petersham Public School, Petersham | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 232 | 1,137 |
| Earlwood Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 600 | 1,107 |
| Kegworth Public School, Leichhardt | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 252 | 1,117 |
| NSW School of Languages, Petersham | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | — | — |
| Belmore North Public School, Belmore | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 252 | 977 |
| Belmore Boys High School, Belmore | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 614 | 953 |
| St Joan of Arc Catholic Primary School, Haberfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 110 | 1,083 |
| Burwood Public School, Burwood | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 476 | 1,092 |
| Undercliffe Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 152 | 1,092 |
| Strathfield South Public School, Strathfield | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 423 | 1,084 |
| Casimir Catholic College, Marrickville | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 827 | 1,052 |
| Clemton Park Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 500 | 1,038 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Marrickville | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 372 | 1,072 |
| Santa Sabina College, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,320 | 1,139 |
| Rosebank College, Five Dock | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,472 | 1,125 |
| Fort Street High School, Petersham | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 917 | 1,176 |
| Southern Cross Catholic College, Burwood | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 139 | 1,042 |
| Marrickville High School, Marrickville | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 625 | 1,052 |
| Wilkins Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 508 | 1,135 |
| Belmore South Public School, Belmore | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 230 | 1,012 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Belmore | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 232 | 1,036 |
| Dobroyd Point Public School, Haberfield | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 116 | 1,149 |
| Bardwell Park Infants School, Bardwell Park | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 33 | 1,088 |
| Domremy Catholic College, Five Dock | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 858 | 1,091 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ashbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10094/ashbury/topic/education