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Education & Qualifications in Greenacre

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

A gap of over 6 percentage points separates Greenacre from the national figure for adults with a university degree. While 20.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, the area is actually more qualified than most similar suburbs. This mix of skill levels shapes the local workforce and education landscape.

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📍 Greenacre, Suburb / Locality

Where Greenacre sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

20.1% ▲ +65.8%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Greenacre — higher than 67% of areas.

Greenacre20.1%
2190, NSW 20.1%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 58.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.

Completed Year 12

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58.4% ▲ +18.7%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Greenacre, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 16%.

Year 12 58.4% Year 10 14.9% Year 9 or below 14.3% Year 11 3.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are common, with 27.3% of residents holding a bachelor degree, though the total proportion of adults with a degree or higher remains well below the state and national figures.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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20.1% ▲ +65.8%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Greenacre, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).

Bachelor degree 27.3% Certificate III / IV 20.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.4% Postgraduate degree 10.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.9% Certificate I / II 1.6%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most popular fields of qualification in the area are management and commerce at 19.6%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 12%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Greenacre has 80 schools within 3km, among the largest number at this level, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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80

Higher than 97% 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).

Average school ICSEA

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1,035

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Greenacre

80 schools — 42,805 students, average ICSEA 1,035.

By sector: Government 48 · Catholic 16 · Independent 16

By type: Primary 49 · Combined 17 · Secondary 14
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Greenacre Catholic Primary 0.5 km 221 1,034
Chullora Public School, Greenacre Government Primary 0.6 km 430 965
Greenacre Christian College, Greenacre Independent Combined 0.6 km 322 1,087
Malek Fahd Islamic School, Greenacre Independent Combined 1.0 km 3,352 1,063
Banksia Road Public School, Greenacre Government Primary 1.0 km 512 980
Al Sadiq College, Greenacre Independent Combined 1.1 km 771 942
Greenacre Public School, Greenacre Government Primary 1.2 km 611 938
Holy Saviour School, Greenacre Independent Primary 1.3 km 298 1,038
Al Noori Muslim School, Greenacre Independent Primary 1.5 km 2,407 1,086
Bankstown North Public School, Bankstown Government Primary 1.9 km 382 986
Mount Lewis Infants School, Greenacre Government Primary 1.9 km 173 1,047
St Charbel's College, Punchbowl Independent Combined 2.0 km 1,198 1,054
Strathfield South High School, Enfield Government Secondary 2.1 km 549 961
St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Strathfield South Catholic Primary 2.1 km 101 1,084
St Felix Catholic Primary School, Bankstown Catholic Primary 2.1 km 578 1,035
Rissalah College, Lakemba Independent Combined 2.2 km 946 1,041
Hampden Park Public School, Lakemba Government Primary 2.3 km 859 966
La Salle Catholic College, Bankstown Catholic Secondary 2.3 km 1,057 1,011
Canterbury Vale School, Lakemba Government Secondary 2.3 km 36 921
St Therese's Catholic Primary School, Lakemba Catholic Primary 2.6 km 176 1,024
St Euphemia College, Bankstown Independent Combined 2.7 km 622 1,038
Punchbowl Boys High School, Punchbowl Government Secondary 2.7 km 472 923
Strathfield South Public School, Strathfield Government Primary 2.7 km 423 1,084
Belmore North Public School, Belmore Government Primary 2.8 km 252 977
Belmore Boys High School, Belmore Government Secondary 2.8 km 614 953
Wiley Park Girls High School, Punchbowl Government Secondary 2.8 km 589 954
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Belfield Catholic Primary 2.8 km 239 1,036
Lakemba Public School, Lakemba Government Primary 2.9 km 428 999
Wiley Park Public School, Wiley Park Government Primary 2.9 km 550 994
Holy Spirit Catholic College, Lakemba Catholic Secondary 3.0 km 730 999
Australian International Academy, Sydney, Strathfield Campus, Strathfield Independent Combined 3.0 km 493 1,074
Yagoona Public School, Yagoona Government Primary 3.0 km 556 986
St Jerome's Catholic Primary School, Punchbowl Catholic Primary 3.0 km 175 1,004
Birrong Boys High School, Birrong Government Secondary 3.1 km 366 937
Birrong Girls High School, Birrong Government Secondary 3.2 km 726 956
Bankstown Public School, Bankstown Government Primary 3.2 km 736 965
Chalmers Road School, Strathfield Government Combined 3.2 km 79 1,006
St Patrick's College, Strathfield, Strathfield Independent Combined 3.2 km 1,598 1,126
Bankstown Girls High School, Bankstown Government Secondary 3.3 km 551 964
Punchbowl Public School, Punchbowl Government Primary 3.4 km 528 976
Marie Bashir Public School, Strathfield Government Primary 3.4 km 424 1,104
Regents Park Public School, Regents Park Government Primary 3.4 km 268 968
Birrong Public School, Birrong Government Primary 3.5 km 451 967
Regents Park Christian School, Regents Park Independent Combined 3.5 km 731 1,039
Karningul School, Regents Park Government Combined 3.5 km 20 919
St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Bankstown Catholic Primary 3.6 km 443 1,029
St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School, Regents Park Catholic Primary 3.6 km 383 1,048
Al Hikma College, Lakemba Independent Primary 3.6 km 399 1,049
Enfield Public School, Enfield Government Primary 3.7 km 199 1,062
Wangee Park School, Campsie Government Combined 3.7 km 51 1,011
Harcourt Public School, Campsie Government Primary 3.7 km 373 1,033
Strathfield Girls High School, Strathfield Government Secondary 3.8 km 1,063 1,077
Homebush West Public School, Homebush West Government Primary 3.8 km 424 1,069
Bankstown South Infants School, Bankstown Government Primary 3.9 km 141 999
Bankstown West Public School, Bankstown Government Primary 3.9 km 317 992
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Belmore Catholic Primary 3.9 km 232 1,036
St Martha's Catholic Primary School, Strathfield Catholic Primary 4.0 km 315 1,120
Meriden School, Strathfield Independent Combined 4.2 km 1,761 1,180
Christ the King Catholic Primary School Bass Hill, Yagoona Catholic Primary 4.2 km 179 1,042
Santa Sabina College, Strathfield Independent Combined 4.2 km 1,320 1,139
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Enfield Catholic Primary 4.3 km 399 1,083
Belmore South Public School, Belmore Government Primary 4.3 km 230 1,012
Homebush Boys High School, Homebush Government Secondary 4.3 km 891 1,043
St Joachim's Catholic Primary School, Lidcombe Catholic Primary 4.3 km 357 1,081
Condell Park Christian School, Condell Park Independent Combined 4.4 km 64 1,081
Homebush Public School, Homebush Government Primary 4.5 km 368 1,094
Lidcombe Public School, Lidcombe Government Primary 4.5 km 762 1,019
Wattawa Heights Public School, Bankstown Government Primary 4.5 km 196 939
Bankstown Senior College, Bankstown Government Secondary 4.6 km 545 847
Campsie Public School, Campsie Government Primary 4.6 km 515 1,016
Sefton Infants School, Sefton Government Primary 4.6 km 93 1,027
McCallums Hill Public School, Roselands Government Primary 4.6 km 330 1,001
Burwood Public School, Burwood Government Primary 4.6 km 476 1,092
St Mel's Catholic Primary School, Campsie Catholic Primary 4.6 km 345 1,056
All Saints Grammar, Belmore Independent Secondary 4.8 km 646 1,077
Beverly Hills North Public School, Beverly Hills Government Primary 4.8 km 352 1,030
Bass Hill Public School, Bass Hill Government Primary 4.8 km 346 929
Condell Park Public School, Condell Park Government Primary 4.9 km 586 968
Caroline Chisholm School, Padstow Government Combined 5.0 km 104 1,004
Bankstown Hospital School, Bankstown Government Combined 5.0 km — —

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Greenacre [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11763/greenacre/topic/education