79.9% ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.5%
- 2016: 78.5%
- 2021: 79.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Eastwood · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Eastwood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 46% of adults in Eastwood hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This high level of attainment is reflected in the schooling data, where nearly 80% of residents finished Year 12. It is an area of very high educational achievement across the board.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for similar areas, with 79.9% of people completing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% recorded for Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Eastwood, Year 12 is the majority at 84%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
High-level qualifications are common here, as 45.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
45.8% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 45.8%
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 Eastwood, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 29.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Eastwood has 62 schools within 3km, among the largest number at this level. While the average school is larger than most areas, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children compared to other places.
1.36
Lower than 85% 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).
500
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,111
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Eastwood
62 schools — 30,969 students, average ICSEA 1,111.
By sector: Government 40 · Catholic 12 · Independent 10
By type: Primary 45 · Secondary 13 · Combined 4
| St Kevin's Catholic Primary School, Eastwood | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 373 | 1,115 |
| Marist College Eastwood, Eastwood | Catholic | Secondary | 0.7 km | 976 | 1,119 |
| Eastwood Public School, Eastwood | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 701 | 1,108 |
| Eastwood Heights Public School, Eastwood | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 416 | 1,119 |
| Denistone East Public School, Eastwood | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 790 | 1,127 |
| St Therese's Catholic Primary School, Denistone | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 131 | 1,095 |
| Ngarala Public School, Epping | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 380 | 1,118 |
| Sydney Science College, Epping | Independent | Secondary | 1.7 km | 20 | 1,140 |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Marsfield | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 284 | 1,142 |
| Epping Public School, Epping | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 790 | 1,147 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Primary School, Epping | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 113 | 1,170 |
| Kent Road Public School, Eastwood | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 1,007 | 1,133 |
| West Ryde Public School, West Ryde | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 512 | 1,117 |
| Ermington Public School, West Ryde | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 472 | 1,117 |
| Epping West Public School, Epping | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 994 | 1,131 |
| Epping Boys High School, Eastwood | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,493 | 1,117 |
| Smalls Road Public School, Ryde | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 494 | 1,114 |
| Yates Avenue Public School, Dundas Valley | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 155 | 1,040 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Meadowbank | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 420 | 1,125 |
| Meadowbank Public School, Meadowbank | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 642 | 1,095 |
| Marsden High School, Meadowbank | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,298 | 1,050 |
| Gateway Community High, Carlingford | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 74 | 1,070 |
| NextSense School - Spoken Language Program, Macquarie Park | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 22 | 977 |
| NextSense School - Sign Bilingual Program, Macquarie Park | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 17 | 1,001 |
| Carlingford Public School, Carlingford | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 644 | 1,109 |
| Karonga School, Epping | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 89 | 1,030 |
| Epping Heights Public School, Epping | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 396 | 1,152 |
| Italian Bilingual School, Meadowbank | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 111 | 1,142 |
| Northcross Christian School, Ryde | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 374 | 1,194 |
| Ermington West Public School, Ermington | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 104 | 1,022 |
| NextSense School, Macquarie Park | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 7 | 1,017 |
| Melrose Park Public School, West Ryde | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 163 | 1,087 |
| St Bernadette's Primary School, Dundas Valley | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 188 | 1,083 |
| Macquarie University Special Education Centre, Macquarie University | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 47 | 1,074 |
| North Ryde Public School, North Ryde | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 316 | 1,123 |
| Ryde Public School, Ryde | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 497 | 1,096 |
| Epping North Public School, North Epping | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 382 | 1,174 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, North Ryde | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 399 | 1,129 |
| Cheltenham Girls High School, Beecroft | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,436 | 1,142 |
| St Patrick's Marist College, Dundas | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,070 | 1,089 |
| Wentworth Point Public School, Wentworth Point | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 672 | 1,045 |
| Roselea Public School, Carlingford | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 306 | 1,112 |
| Wentworth Point High School, Wentworth Point | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 188 | 1,062 |
| Telopea Public School, Telopea | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 139 | 991 |
| James Ruse Agricultural High School, Carlingford | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 857 | 1,222 |
| Carlingford High School, Carlingford | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,772 | 1,111 |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary School, Carlingford | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 262 | 1,140 |
| Rydalmere East Public School, Ermington | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 104 | 1,007 |
| Arndell School, North Ryde | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 17 | 1,011 |
| Ryde Secondary College, Ryde | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,487 | 1,102 |
| St Charles Catholic Primary School, Ryde | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 579 | 1,118 |
| Truscott Street Public School, North Ryde | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 265 | 1,144 |
| Ryde East Public School, North Ryde | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 347 | 1,115 |
| Turramurra High School, South Turramurra | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 987 | 1,118 |
| Carlingford West Public School, Carlingford | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 1,636 | 1,119 |
| Cumberland High School, Carlingford | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,173 | 1,060 |
| West Pymble Public School, West Pymble | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 250 | 1,173 |
| Rydalmere Public School, Rydalmere | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 151 | 1,018 |
| The Children's House Montessori, North Ryde | Independent | Primary | 4.7 km | 8 | 1,110 |
| Dundas Public School, Dundas | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 312 | 1,070 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Rydalmere | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 377 | 1,079 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Sydney, Oatlands | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 283 | 980 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Eastwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11372/eastwood/topic/education