69.2% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 66.6%
- 2021: 69.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Enfield · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Enfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more people in Enfield have finished high school than in the rest of the state, with 69.2% completing Year 12. This strong educational trend continues into adulthood, as the area has a much higher proportion of university-qualified residents than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A high school completion rate of 69.2% is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is much higher than most areas, with only 11.2% of residents topping out at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Enfield, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, with 31.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%, and much higher than most other areas.
31.7% ▲ +40.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 31.7%
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 Enfield, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Certificate III / IV (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study are management and commerce at 24.8%, followed by society and culture at 11.9%. Health and engineering both account for 9.6% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Enfield has a very high number of nearby schools, with 53 within 3km. These schools are much larger than those in most similar areas, and the typical school advantage score is also much higher.
4.45
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
53
Higher than 92% 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).
654
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,089
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Enfield
53 schools — 34,644 students, average ICSEA 1,089.
By sector: Government 31 · Catholic 12 · Independent 10
By type: Primary 28 · Combined 13 · Secondary 12
| Enfield Public School, Enfield | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 199 | 1,062 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Enfield | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 399 | 1,083 |
| Australian International Academy, Sydney, Strathfield Campus, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 493 | 1,074 |
| Strathfield South Public School, Strathfield | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 423 | 1,084 |
| Croydon Park Public School, Croydon Park | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 325 | 1,077 |
| Santa Sabina College, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,320 | 1,139 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Belfield | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 239 | 1,036 |
| Burwood Public School, Burwood | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 476 | 1,092 |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Strathfield South | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 101 | 1,084 |
| Chalmers Road School, Strathfield | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 79 | 1,006 |
| St Francis Xavier Catholic School Ashbury, Croydon Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 378 | 1,102 |
| Meriden School, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,761 | 1,180 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney, Croydon | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,495 | 1,160 |
| St Martha's Catholic Primary School, Strathfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 315 | 1,120 |
| Wangee Park School, Campsie | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 51 | 1,011 |
| Croydon Public School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 576 | 1,119 |
| Harcourt Public School, Campsie | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 373 | 1,033 |
| Strathfield Girls High School, Strathfield | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,063 | 1,077 |
| MLC School, Burwood | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,393 | 1,177 |
| Southern Cross Catholic College, Burwood | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 139 | 1,042 |
| Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School, Croydon | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 156 | 1,088 |
| Burwood Girls High School, Croydon | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,084 | 1,086 |
| Marie Bashir Public School, Strathfield | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 424 | 1,104 |
| Strathfield South High School, Enfield | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 549 | 961 |
| Ashbury Public School, Ashbury | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 356 | 1,111 |
| Belmore North Public School, Belmore | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 252 | 977 |
| Belmore Boys High School, Belmore | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 614 | 953 |
| St Mel's Catholic Primary School, Campsie | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 345 | 1,056 |
| Campsie Public School, Campsie | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 515 | 1,016 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Concord | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 216 | 1,110 |
| St Patrick's College, Strathfield, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,598 | 1,126 |
| St Vincent's College Ashfield, Ashfield | Catholic | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,092 | 1,043 |
| Homebush Public School, Homebush | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 368 | 1,094 |
| Lucas Gardens School, Canada Bay | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 78 | 1,057 |
| Ashfield Public School, Ashfield | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 474 | 1,096 |
| Canterbury Boys High School, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 422 | 1,018 |
| Ashfield Boys High School, Ashfield | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 751 | 1,074 |
| Concord High School, Concord | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,206 | 1,068 |
| Canterbury Girls High School, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 722 | 1,059 |
| Concord Public School, Concord | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 276 | 1,071 |
| Rosebank College, Five Dock | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,472 | 1,125 |
| Homebush Boys High School, Homebush | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 891 | 1,043 |
| Canterbury Public School, Canterbury | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 346 | 1,082 |
| Malek Fahd Islamic School, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 3,352 | 1,063 |
| Trinity Grammar School, Summer Hill | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 2,296 | 1,168 |
| Chullora Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 430 | 965 |
| St Therese's Catholic Primary School, Lakemba | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 176 | 1,024 |
| Yeo Park Infants School, Ashfield | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 48 | 1,144 |
| Hampden Park Public School, Lakemba | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 859 | 966 |
| Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School, North Strathfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 427 | 1,140 |
| Canterbury Vale School, Lakemba | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 36 | 921 |
| Rissalah College, Lakemba | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 946 | 1,041 |
| Canterbury South Public School, Canterbury | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 269 | 1,038 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Enfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11424/enfield/topic/education