74.2% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.2%
- 2016: 71.6%
- 2021: 74.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Chiswick · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Chiswick
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly three out of four people in Chiswick have finished Year 12, making it one of the most educated areas in the region. This high level of schooling is matched by a strong professional profile, with a very high proportion of residents holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the state and national figures, with 74.2% of residents finishing Year 12. Only 3.6% of the population left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Chiswick, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area's academic achievement is very high, as 43.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%.
43.6% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.6%
- 2016: 40.8%
- 2021: 43.6%
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 Chiswick, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in management and commerce, which account for 30% of degrees. Other frequent fields include society and culture at 12% and engineering at 8.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Chiswick has access to 30 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number for any similar area. The local schools are typically larger than most, with an average size of 539 students.
30
Higher than 88% 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).
539
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,120
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Chiswick
30 schools — 16,164 students, average ICSEA 1,120.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 8 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 9 · Combined 2
| Abbotsford Public School, Abbotsford | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 368 | 1,113 |
| Riverside Girls High School, Gladesville | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 665 | 1,114 |
| All Hallows Catholic Primary School, Five Dock | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 462 | 1,125 |
| Russell Lea Public School, Russell Lea | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 428 | 1,140 |
| Drummoyne Public School, Drummoyne | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 427 | 1,137 |
| Giant Steps Sydney, Gladesville | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 113 | 1,103 |
| St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Drummoyne | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 310 | 1,156 |
| Hunters Hill Public School, Hunters Hill | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 228 | 1,149 |
| Five Dock Public School, Five Dock | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 314 | 1,082 |
| Hunters Hill High School, Hunters Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 790 | 1,104 |
| St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,100 | 1,130 |
| Gladesville Public School, Gladesville | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 305 | 1,129 |
| Villa Maria Catholic Primary School, Hunters Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 360 | 1,166 |
| Domremy Catholic College, Five Dock | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 858 | 1,091 |
| Dobroyd Point Public School, Haberfield | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 116 | 1,149 |
| Rosebank College, Five Dock | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,472 | 1,125 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Mortlake | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 357 | 1,116 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Gladesville | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 179 | 1,132 |
| Marist Sisters' College Woolwich, Woolwich | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 937 | 1,101 |
| Saint Ignatius' College, Lane Cove | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,613 | 1,159 |
| Lucas Gardens School, Canada Bay | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 78 | 1,057 |
| Concord High School, Concord | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,206 | 1,068 |
| Orange Grove Public School, Leichhardt | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 519 | 1,132 |
| Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus, Rozelle | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 854 | 1,112 |
| Mortlake Public School, Concord | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 261 | 1,081 |
| Boronia Park Public School, Hunters Hill | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 409 | 1,145 |
| Concord Public School, Concord | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 276 | 1,071 |
| St Joan of Arc Catholic Primary School, Haberfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 110 | 1,083 |
| Rozelle Public School, Rozelle | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 507 | 1,162 |
| Haberfield Public School, Haberfield | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 542 | 1,125 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Chiswick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10909/chiswick/topic/education