85.9% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 80.0%
- 2016: 80.5%
- 2021: 85.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Greenwich · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Greenwich
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of academic achievement shape daily life in Greenwich, where nearly 60% of adults hold a university degree. This educational attainment is far above the national figure, marking it as one of the most highly qualified areas in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are exceptionally high, with 85.9% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% national average and among the highest rates seen in similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Greenwich, Year 12 is the majority at 90%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common here, as 59.1% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%, with postgraduate degrees held by nearly a quarter of adults.
59.1% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.3%
- 2016: 53.0%
- 2021: 59.1%
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 Greenwich, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study are management and commerce at 26.3%, followed by society and culture at 17.2% and health at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an average advantage score of 1,161, which is among the highest at this level. While there are 49 schools within 3 km, there are only 1.11 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most areas.
1.11
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
49
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).
704
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,161
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Greenwich
49 schools — 33,092 students, average ICSEA 1,161.
By sector: Government 29 · Independent 11 · Catholic 9
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 15 · Combined 6
| Greenwich Public School, Greenwich | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 367 | 1,175 |
| International Chinese School, St Leonards | Independent | Primary | 0.7 km | 116 | 1,172 |
| Bradfield College, St Leonards | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 322 | 1,108 |
| Royal North Shore Hospital School, St Leonards | Government | Combined | 1.1 km | — | — |
| Cammeraygal High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 905 | 1,135 |
| North Sydney Girls High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 916 | 1,203 |
| Currambena Primary School, Lane Cove | Independent | Primary | 1.7 km | 79 | 1,120 |
| North Sydney Public School, Waverton | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 756 | 1,144 |
| Naremburn School, Naremburn | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 30 | 1,075 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Lane Cove | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 502 | 1,176 |
| Marist Catholic College North Shore, North Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,609 | 1,166 |
| Marist Sisters' College Woolwich, Woolwich | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 937 | 1,101 |
| North Sydney Boys High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 933 | 1,195 |
| Cameragal Montessori School, North Sydney | Independent | Primary | 2.1 km | 40 | 1,179 |
| Artarmon Public School, Artarmon | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 1,063 | 1,167 |
| SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,724 | 1,205 |
| Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,186 | 1,179 |
| Lane Cove Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 688 | 1,178 |
| Wenona School, North Sydney | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,385 | 1,187 |
| Anzac Park Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 720 | 1,147 |
| Cammeray Public School, Cammeray | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 622 | 1,168 |
| Birchgrove Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 214 | 1,132 |
| Saint Ignatius' College, Lane Cove | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,613 | 1,159 |
| Nicholson Street Public School, Balmain East | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 95 | 1,151 |
| Neutral Bay Public School, Neutral Bay | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 641 | 1,169 |
| Hunters Hill Public School, Hunters Hill | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 228 | 1,149 |
| Fr John Therry Catholic Primary School Balmain - Rozelle, Balmain | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 349 | 1,170 |
| Balmain Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 321 | 1,172 |
| Willoughby Girls High School, Willoughby | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,036 | 1,152 |
| St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Northbridge | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 102 | 1,170 |
| St Aloysius' College, Kirribilli | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,347 | 1,223 |
| Willoughby Public School, Willoughby | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 905 | 1,143 |
| Loreto Kirribilli, Kirribilli | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,176 | 1,189 |
| Hunters Hill High School, Hunters Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 790 | 1,104 |
| Chatswood High School, Chatswood | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 2,147 | 1,137 |
| Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus, Rozelle | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 854 | 1,112 |
| Chatswood Public School, Chatswood | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 1,083 | 1,143 |
| Northbridge Public School, Northbridge | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 364 | 1,181 |
| Inner Sydney Montessori School, Balmain | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 95 | 1,178 |
| Lane Cove West Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 474 | 1,163 |
| Fort Street Public School, Sydney | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 284 | 1,094 |
| Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre, The Rocks | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | — | — |
| Rozelle Public School, Rozelle | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 507 | 1,162 |
| St Pius X College, Chatswood | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,183 | 1,144 |
| Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Primary School, Chatswood | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 355 | 1,144 |
| Mowbray Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 714 | 1,143 |
| St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Willoughby | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 277 | 1,161 |
| Mercy Catholic College, Chatswood | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 728 | 1,134 |
| St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Drummoyne | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 310 | 1,156 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Greenwich [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11776/greenwich/topic/education