69.6% ▲ +18.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.6%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 69.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Five Dock · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Five Dock
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of learning have become more common in Five Dock, where 37.1% of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%. The area is strongly characterised by a well-educated population and a high proportion of residents who finished high school.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly 70% of residents completed Year 12, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and much higher than most other similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Five Dock, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The level of university education is among the highest for similar areas, with 37.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, well above the state average.
37.1% ▲ +32.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 37.1%
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 Five Dock, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Most qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 27.1%, followed by society and culture at 13% and engineering at 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Five Dock has some of the largest average school sizes in the region, with 63 schools within 3km and a high average school advantage score of 1,121.
2.85
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
63
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).
547
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,121
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 Five Dock
63 schools — 33,894 students, average ICSEA 1,121.
By sector: Government 36 · Catholic 17 · Independent 10
By type: Primary 38 · Secondary 13 · Combined 12
| Five Dock Public School, Five Dock | Government | Primary | 0.0 km | 314 | 1,082 |
| Domremy Catholic College, Five Dock | Catholic | Secondary | 0.7 km | 858 | 1,091 |
| Rosebank College, Five Dock | Independent | Secondary | 0.7 km | 1,472 | 1,125 |
| All Hallows Catholic Primary School, Five Dock | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 462 | 1,125 |
| Lucas Gardens School, Canada Bay | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | 78 | 1,057 |
| Dobroyd Point Public School, Haberfield | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 116 | 1,149 |
| Russell Lea Public School, Russell Lea | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 428 | 1,140 |
| Haberfield Public School, Haberfield | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 542 | 1,125 |
| Abbotsford Public School, Abbotsford | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 368 | 1,113 |
| Burwood Girls High School, Croydon | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,084 | 1,086 |
| Concord High School, Concord | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,206 | 1,068 |
| Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School, Croydon | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 156 | 1,088 |
| St Joan of Arc Catholic Primary School, Haberfield | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 110 | 1,083 |
| Croydon Public School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 576 | 1,119 |
| Concord Public School, Concord | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 276 | 1,071 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney, Croydon | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,495 | 1,160 |
| St Vincent's College Ashfield, Ashfield | Catholic | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,092 | 1,043 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Concord | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 216 | 1,110 |
| Southern Cross Catholic College, Burwood | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 139 | 1,042 |
| MLC School, Burwood | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,393 | 1,177 |
| Ashfield Boys High School, Ashfield | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 751 | 1,074 |
| Ashfield Public School, Ashfield | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 474 | 1,096 |
| Drummoyne Public School, Drummoyne | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 427 | 1,137 |
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Leichhardt North | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 180 | 1,167 |
| St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Drummoyne | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 310 | 1,156 |
| Burwood Public School, Burwood | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 476 | 1,092 |
| Mortlake Public School, Concord | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 261 | 1,081 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Mortlake | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 357 | 1,116 |
| Kegworth Public School, Leichhardt | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 252 | 1,117 |
| Orange Grove Public School, Leichhardt | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 519 | 1,132 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Summer Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 163 | 1,136 |
| Giant Steps Sydney, Gladesville | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 113 | 1,103 |
| Santa Sabina College, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,320 | 1,139 |
| Riverside Girls High School, Gladesville | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 665 | 1,114 |
| Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus, Leichhardt | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 784 | 1,104 |
| Summer Hill Public School, Summer Hill | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 662 | 1,167 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Enfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 399 | 1,083 |
| The John Berne School, Lewisham | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 45 | 1,038 |
| Strathfield North Public School, North Strathfield | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 508 | 1,112 |
| Leichhardt Public School, Leichhardt | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 532 | 1,122 |
| Meriden School, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,761 | 1,180 |
| St Francis Xavier Catholic School Ashbury, Croydon Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 378 | 1,102 |
| Fort Street High School, Petersham | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 917 | 1,176 |
| Croydon Park Public School, Croydon Park | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 325 | 1,077 |
| Eileen O'Connor Catholic College, Lewisham | Catholic | Combined | 3.6 km | 74 | 1,052 |
| Trinity Grammar School, Summer Hill | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 2,296 | 1,168 |
| Ashbury Public School, Ashbury | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 356 | 1,111 |
| Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School, North Strathfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 427 | 1,140 |
| Taverners Hill Infants School, Petersham | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 20 | 1,129 |
| St Martha's Catholic Primary School, Strathfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 315 | 1,120 |
| The McDonald College, North Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 265 | 1,123 |
| Christian Brothers' High School Lewisham, Lewisham | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,231 | 1,074 |
| Homebush Public School, Homebush | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 368 | 1,094 |
| St Fiacre's Catholic Primary School, Leichhardt | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 91 | 1,151 |
| Enfield Public School, Enfield | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 199 | 1,062 |
| NSW School of Languages, Petersham | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | — | — |
| Petersham Public School, Petersham | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 232 | 1,137 |
| Lewisham Public School, Lewisham | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 198 | 1,121 |
| Strathfield Girls High School, Strathfield | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,063 | 1,077 |
| Rozelle Public School, Rozelle | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 507 | 1,162 |
| Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus, Rozelle | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 854 | 1,112 |
| Annandale North Public School, Annandale | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 359 | 1,148 |
| Chalmers Road School, Strathfield | Government | Combined | 4.4 km | 79 | 1,006 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Five Dock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11533/five-dock/topic/education