84.3% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.7%
- 2016: 77.4%
- 2021: 84.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Homebush · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Homebush
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of all adults in Homebush hold a bachelor's degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This high level of attainment is matched by strong school results, with 84.3% of residents completing Year 12. The area is characterized by a highly qualified population and well-resourced schooling options.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the state and national figures, with 84.3% of residents finishing their secondary schooling. This is among the highest rates seen across similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Homebush, Year 12 is the majority at 89%; Year 10 is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
More than half of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the 26.3% seen across Australia. Postgraduate degrees are also common, held by 23.3% of the population.
51.6% ▲ +57.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 51.6%
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 Homebush, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 27.0%, followed by information technology at 14.6% and engineering at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than most, with an average size of 648 students. While there are 44 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than in most areas.
1.17
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
44
Higher than 91% 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).
648
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,098
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Homebush
44 schools — 28,521 students, average ICSEA 1,098.
By sector: Government 25 · Catholic 10 · Independent 9
By type: Primary 25 · Combined 10 · Secondary 9
| Homebush Boys High School, Homebush | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 891 | 1,043 |
| The McDonald College, North Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 265 | 1,123 |
| Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School, North Strathfield | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 427 | 1,140 |
| Homebush Public School, Homebush | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 368 | 1,094 |
| Strathfield North Public School, North Strathfield | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 508 | 1,112 |
| St Ambrose Catholic Primary School, Concord West | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 484 | 1,133 |
| Homebush West Public School, Homebush West | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 424 | 1,069 |
| Victoria Avenue Public School, Concord West | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 340 | 1,071 |
| Strathfield Girls High School, Strathfield | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,063 | 1,077 |
| St Martha's Catholic Primary School, Strathfield | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 315 | 1,120 |
| Marie Bashir Public School, Strathfield | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 424 | 1,104 |
| St Patrick's College, Strathfield, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,598 | 1,126 |
| Meriden School, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,761 | 1,180 |
| Chalmers Road School, Strathfield | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 79 | 1,006 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Concord | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 216 | 1,110 |
| MLC School, Burwood | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,393 | 1,177 |
| Santa Sabina College, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,320 | 1,139 |
| Concord West Public School, Concord West | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 414 | 1,093 |
| Southern Cross Catholic College, Burwood | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 139 | 1,042 |
| Concord Public School, Concord | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 276 | 1,071 |
| Mortlake Public School, Concord | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 261 | 1,081 |
| Burwood Public School, Burwood | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 476 | 1,092 |
| Concord High School, Concord | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,206 | 1,068 |
| Strathfield South High School, Enfield | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 549 | 961 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Mortlake | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 357 | 1,116 |
| St Joachim's Catholic Primary School, Lidcombe | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 357 | 1,081 |
| Lidcombe Public School, Lidcombe | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 762 | 1,019 |
| Lucas Gardens School, Canada Bay | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 78 | 1,057 |
| Newington Public School, Newington | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 665 | 1,104 |
| Enfield Public School, Enfield | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 199 | 1,062 |
| Strathfield South Public School, Strathfield | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 423 | 1,084 |
| Burwood Girls High School, Croydon | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,084 | 1,086 |
| Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School, Croydon | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 156 | 1,088 |
| Rivendell School, Concord West | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 65 | 1,095 |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Strathfield South | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 101 | 1,084 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Enfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 399 | 1,083 |
| Australian International Academy, Sydney, Strathfield Campus, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 493 | 1,074 |
| Croydon Public School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 576 | 1,119 |
| Rosebank College, Five Dock | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,472 | 1,125 |
| Malek Fahd Islamic School, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 3,352 | 1,063 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney, Croydon | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,495 | 1,160 |
| Wentworth Point High School, Wentworth Point | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 188 | 1,062 |
| Wentworth Point Public School, Wentworth Point | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 672 | 1,045 |
| Chullora Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 430 | 965 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Homebush [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11936/homebush/topic/education