75.6% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 68.8%
- 2021: 75.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Drummoyne · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Drummoyne
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Academic achievement has risen steadily in Drummoyne, where 75.6% of residents have completed Year 12. This high level of schooling is reflected in the professional profile of the area, with nearly half of all adults holding a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is far more common here than in the rest of the state, with 75.6% of people reaching this milestone compared to 58.9% in New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Drummoyne, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is highly qualified, as 46% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%, with postgraduate degrees making up a significant 16.8% of the mix.
46.0% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 46.0%
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 Drummoyne, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 29.2%, followed by society and culture at 15.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While Drummoyne has a high school advantage score and large average school sizes, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
1.06
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
38
Higher than 90% 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).
484
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,129
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Drummoyne
38 schools — 18,381 students, average ICSEA 1,129.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 10 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 27 · Secondary 10 · Combined 1
| St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Drummoyne | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 310 | 1,156 |
| Drummoyne Public School, Drummoyne | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 427 | 1,137 |
| Russell Lea Public School, Russell Lea | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 428 | 1,140 |
| Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus, Rozelle | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 854 | 1,112 |
| Riverside Girls High School, Gladesville | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 665 | 1,114 |
| Marist Sisters' College Woolwich, Woolwich | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 937 | 1,101 |
| Rozelle Public School, Rozelle | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 507 | 1,162 |
| Hunters Hill Public School, Hunters Hill | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 228 | 1,149 |
| Birchgrove Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 214 | 1,132 |
| All Hallows Catholic Primary School, Five Dock | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 462 | 1,125 |
| Abbotsford Public School, Abbotsford | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 368 | 1,113 |
| Hunters Hill High School, Hunters Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 790 | 1,104 |
| Orange Grove Public School, Leichhardt | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 519 | 1,132 |
| Inner Sydney Montessori School, Balmain | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 95 | 1,178 |
| Saint Ignatius' College, Lane Cove | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,613 | 1,159 |
| St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,100 | 1,130 |
| Villa Maria Catholic Primary School, Hunters Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 360 | 1,166 |
| Domremy Catholic College, Five Dock | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 858 | 1,091 |
| Dobroyd Point Public School, Haberfield | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 116 | 1,149 |
| Balmain Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 321 | 1,172 |
| Fr John Therry Catholic Primary School Balmain - Rozelle, Balmain | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 349 | 1,170 |
| Giant Steps Sydney, Gladesville | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 113 | 1,103 |
| Five Dock Public School, Five Dock | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 314 | 1,082 |
| Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus, Leichhardt | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 784 | 1,104 |
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Leichhardt North | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 180 | 1,167 |
| St Joan of Arc Catholic Primary School, Haberfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 110 | 1,083 |
| Annandale North Public School, Annandale | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 359 | 1,148 |
| Gladesville Public School, Gladesville | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 305 | 1,129 |
| St Scholastica's College Glebe Point, Glebe | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,044 | 1,138 |
| Haberfield Public School, Haberfield | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 542 | 1,125 |
| Nicholson Street Public School, Balmain East | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 95 | 1,151 |
| Leichhardt Public School, Leichhardt | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 532 | 1,122 |
| Rosebank College, Five Dock | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,472 | 1,125 |
| St Fiacre's Catholic Primary School, Leichhardt | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 91 | 1,151 |
| Currambena Primary School, Lane Cove | Independent | Primary | 3.8 km | 79 | 1,120 |
| Boronia Park Public School, Hunters Hill | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 409 | 1,145 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Gladesville | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 179 | 1,132 |
| Kegworth Public School, Leichhardt | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 252 | 1,117 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Drummoyne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11296/drummoyne/topic/education