62.7% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.4%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Auburn · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Auburn
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A strong rise in school completion rates marks the educational shift in Auburn, where 62.7% of people have now finished Year 12. This figure is well above the national average, reflecting a community with high levels of basic schooling alongside a significant number of university graduates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the New South Wales and national figures, with 62.7% of residents finishing their final school year. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Auburn, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 9 or below is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 24.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this remains a little below the national figure.
24.1% ▲ +38.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 24.1%
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 Auburn, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Postgraduate degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 22.6%, followed by information technology at 11.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Auburn has some of the largest schools around, with an average size of 568 students, though there are much fewer schools per child than in most other areas.
1.75
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
56
Higher than 93% 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).
568
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,007
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Auburn
56 schools — 31,796 students, average ICSEA 1,007.
By sector: Government 35 · Catholic 12 · Independent 9
By type: Primary 34 · Secondary 13 · Combined 9
| Al-Faisal College, Auburn | Independent | Combined | 0.4 km | 2,282 | 1,077 |
| Auburn Public School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 486 | 983 |
| My Dream Australian Academy, Auburn | Independent | Combined | 0.7 km | 140 | 991 |
| Alpha Omega Senior College, Auburn | Independent | Secondary | 0.8 km | 822 | 1,111 |
| Trinity Catholic College, Auburn | Catholic | Secondary | 0.8 km | 1,313 | 1,016 |
| Auburn West Public School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 572 | 928 |
| St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School, Auburn South | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 113 | 1,043 |
| International Maarif Schools of Australia - Gallipoli Campus, Auburn | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 362 | 1,043 |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Auburn | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 353 | 1,032 |
| Sydney Adventist School - Auburn, Auburn | Independent | Primary | 1.2 km | 148 | 950 |
| Berala Public School, Berala | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 656 | 980 |
| Auburn Girls High School, Auburn | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 854 | 966 |
| Lidcombe Public School, Lidcombe | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 762 | 1,019 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Granville East | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 235 | 1,004 |
| St Joachim's Catholic Primary School, Lidcombe | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 357 | 1,081 |
| Granville East Public School, Granville | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 259 | 923 |
| Auburn North Public School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 645 | 1,015 |
| Blaxcell Street Public School, Granville | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 948 | 957 |
| St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School, Regents Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 383 | 1,048 |
| Regents Park Christian School, Regents Park | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 731 | 1,039 |
| Granville South Creative and Performing Arts High School, Guildford | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 733 | 855 |
| Salamah College, Chester Hill | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,353 | 989 |
| Chester Hill North Public School, Chester Hill | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 400 | 950 |
| Muslim Girls Grammar School, Granville | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 304 | 994 |
| Sefton High School, Sefton | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,121 | 1,033 |
| Newington Public School, Newington | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 665 | 1,104 |
| Granville South Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 323 | 933 |
| Karningul School, Regents Park | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 20 | 919 |
| Granville Boys High School, Granville | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 836 | 961 |
| Regents Park Public School, Regents Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 268 | 968 |
| Granville Public School, Granville | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 590 | 973 |
| Chester Hill High School, Chester Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,056 | 912 |
| Birrong Girls High School, Birrong | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 726 | 956 |
| Delany College, Granville | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 348 | 996 |
| Homebush West Public School, Homebush West | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 424 | 1,069 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Granville | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 200 | 1,047 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, Sefton | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 337 | 1,046 |
| Rowland Hassall School, Chester Hill | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 63 | 889 |
| Rosehill Public School, Rosehill | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 550 | 1,067 |
| Sefton Infants School, Sefton | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 93 | 1,027 |
| Chester Hill Public School, Chester Hill | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 578 | 958 |
| Old Guildford Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 411 | 903 |
| St Oliver's Primary School, Harris Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 167 | 1,100 |
| Merrylands East Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 347 | 955 |
| Birrong Boys High School, Birrong | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 366 | 937 |
| Maronite College of the Holy Family - Parramatta, Harris Park | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,282 | 1,023 |
| Birrong Public School, Birrong | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 451 | 967 |
| Parramatta Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 671 | 1,134 |
| Parramatta West Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 949 | 1,029 |
| Rydalmere Public School, Rydalmere | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 151 | 1,018 |
| Arthur Phillip High School, Parramatta | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 1,636 | 994 |
| Macarthur Girls High School, Parramatta | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 997 | 1,071 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Rydalmere | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 377 | 1,079 |
| Villawood East Public School, Villawood | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 301 | 898 |
| George Bass School, Bass Hill | Government | Combined | 5.5 km | 102 | 979 |
| Christ the King Catholic Primary School Bass Hill, Yagoona | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 179 | 1,042 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Auburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10107/auburn/topic/education