68.8% ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 68.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Burwood Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Burwood Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high level of academic achievement defines daily life in Burwood Heights, where 68.8% of residents have completed Year 12. This is well above the national figure of 58.8%. These strong schooling results are matched by a high number of university degrees among adults.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is much more common here than in most areas. At 68.8%, this result is well above both the New South Wales figure and the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Burwood Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are very common, with 35.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the 26.3% national average, with a typical qualification being a bachelor degree.
35.6% ▲ +49.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 35.6%
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 Burwood Heights, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Certificate III / IV (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 22.8%, followed by health at 12.7% and society and culture at 9.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Families have access to 48 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number of options at this level. These schools have an average size of 603 students and a very high average advantage score.
48
Higher than 91% 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).
603
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,103
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Burwood Heights
48 schools — 28,939 students, average ICSEA 1,103.
By sector: Government 29 · Catholic 11 · Independent 8
By type: Primary 27 · Combined 11 · Secondary 10
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Enfield | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 399 | 1,083 |
| Croydon Park Public School, Croydon Park | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 325 | 1,077 |
| Enfield Public School, Enfield | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 199 | 1,062 |
| St Francis Xavier Catholic School Ashbury, Croydon Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 378 | 1,102 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney, Croydon | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 1,495 | 1,160 |
| Croydon Public School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 576 | 1,119 |
| Australian International Academy, Sydney, Strathfield Campus, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 493 | 1,074 |
| Burwood Public School, Burwood | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 476 | 1,092 |
| Santa Sabina College, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,320 | 1,139 |
| Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School, Croydon | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 156 | 1,088 |
| Burwood Girls High School, Croydon | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,084 | 1,086 |
| Ashbury Public School, Ashbury | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 356 | 1,111 |
| Strathfield South Public School, Strathfield | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 423 | 1,084 |
| Southern Cross Catholic College, Burwood | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 139 | 1,042 |
| St Vincent's College Ashfield, Ashfield | Catholic | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,092 | 1,043 |
| MLC School, Burwood | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,393 | 1,177 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Belfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 239 | 1,036 |
| Meriden School, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,761 | 1,180 |
| Ashfield Public School, Ashfield | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 474 | 1,096 |
| Wangee Park School, Campsie | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 51 | 1,011 |
| Harcourt Public School, Campsie | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 373 | 1,033 |
| Ashfield Boys High School, Ashfield | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 751 | 1,074 |
| St Martha's Catholic Primary School, Strathfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 315 | 1,120 |
| Chalmers Road School, Strathfield | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 79 | 1,006 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Concord | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 216 | 1,110 |
| St Mel's Catholic Primary School, Campsie | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 345 | 1,056 |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Strathfield South | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 101 | 1,084 |
| Lucas Gardens School, Canada Bay | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 78 | 1,057 |
| Strathfield Girls High School, Strathfield | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,063 | 1,077 |
| Canterbury Boys High School, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 422 | 1,018 |
| Campsie Public School, Campsie | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 515 | 1,016 |
| Rosebank College, Five Dock | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,472 | 1,125 |
| Canterbury Girls High School, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 722 | 1,059 |
| Trinity Grammar School, Summer Hill | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 2,296 | 1,168 |
| Canterbury Public School, Canterbury | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 346 | 1,082 |
| Marie Bashir Public School, Strathfield | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 424 | 1,104 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Summer Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 163 | 1,136 |
| Yeo Park Infants School, Ashfield | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 48 | 1,144 |
| Concord High School, Concord | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,206 | 1,068 |
| Belmore North Public School, Belmore | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 252 | 977 |
| Concord Public School, Concord | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 276 | 1,071 |
| Belmore Boys High School, Belmore | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 614 | 953 |
| Haberfield Public School, Haberfield | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 542 | 1,125 |
| Homebush Public School, Homebush | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 368 | 1,094 |
| Summer Hill Public School, Summer Hill | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 662 | 1,167 |
| Strathfield South High School, Enfield | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 549 | 961 |
| St Patrick's College, Strathfield, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,598 | 1,126 |
| Five Dock Public School, Five Dock | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 314 | 1,082 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Burwood Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10717/burwood-heights/topic/education