78.9% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.9%
- 2016: 74.4%
- 2021: 78.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Homebush West · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Homebush West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Homebush West hold high-level qualifications than in most similar areas. The area is highly educated, with nearly 47% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This strong academic profile is reflected in a very high rate of high school completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Almost 79% of people here finished Year 12, which is far above the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%. Only 5.2% of residents left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Homebush West, Year 12 is the majority at 87%; Year 9 or below is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 46.3% of the population, far above the national figure of 26.3%. This high level of education is driven by 37.2% of adults holding bachelor degrees and 22.4% with postgraduate degrees.
46.3% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 46.3%
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 West, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 26.1%, followed by information technology at 14.2% and engineering at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a much higher average advantage score than most areas, with an average size of 689 students. While 41 schools are within 3km, there are only 0.71 schools per 1,000 children.
0.71
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
41
Higher than 90% 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).
689
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,082
Higher than 88% 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 West
41 schools — 28,254 students, average ICSEA 1,082.
By sector: Government 21 · Independent 11 · Catholic 9
By type: Primary 24 · Combined 10 · Secondary 7
| Homebush West Public School, Homebush West | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 424 | 1,069 |
| Homebush Boys High School, Homebush | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 891 | 1,043 |
| St Patrick's College, Strathfield, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,598 | 1,126 |
| Homebush Public School, Homebush | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 368 | 1,094 |
| Marie Bashir Public School, Strathfield | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 424 | 1,104 |
| St Joachim's Catholic Primary School, Lidcombe | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 357 | 1,081 |
| Lidcombe Public School, Lidcombe | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 762 | 1,019 |
| The McDonald College, North Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 265 | 1,123 |
| Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School, North Strathfield | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 427 | 1,140 |
| Strathfield Girls High School, Strathfield | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,063 | 1,077 |
| St Martha's Catholic Primary School, Strathfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 315 | 1,120 |
| Victoria Avenue Public School, Concord West | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 340 | 1,071 |
| Chalmers Road School, Strathfield | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 79 | 1,006 |
| St Ambrose Catholic Primary School, Concord West | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 484 | 1,133 |
| Meriden School, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,761 | 1,180 |
| Strathfield North Public School, North Strathfield | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 508 | 1,112 |
| Strathfield South High School, Enfield | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 549 | 961 |
| Newington Public School, Newington | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 665 | 1,104 |
| International Maarif Schools of Australia - Gallipoli Campus, Auburn | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 362 | 1,043 |
| Santa Sabina College, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,320 | 1,139 |
| Concord West Public School, Concord West | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 414 | 1,093 |
| Malek Fahd Islamic School, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 3,352 | 1,063 |
| MLC School, Burwood | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,393 | 1,177 |
| Auburn Public School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 486 | 983 |
| Burwood Public School, Burwood | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 476 | 1,092 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Concord | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 216 | 1,110 |
| Al-Faisal College, Auburn | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 2,282 | 1,077 |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Strathfield South | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 101 | 1,084 |
| Southern Cross Catholic College, Burwood | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 139 | 1,042 |
| My Dream Australian Academy, Auburn | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 140 | 991 |
| Strathfield South Public School, Strathfield | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 423 | 1,084 |
| Auburn North Public School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 645 | 1,015 |
| Sydney Adventist School - Auburn, Auburn | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 148 | 950 |
| Alpha Omega Senior College, Auburn | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 822 | 1,111 |
| Berala Public School, Berala | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 656 | 980 |
| Chullora Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 430 | 965 |
| Concord Public School, Concord | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 276 | 1,071 |
| Mortlake Public School, Concord | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 261 | 1,081 |
| Trinity Catholic College, Auburn | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,313 | 1,016 |
| Concord High School, Concord | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,206 | 1,068 |
| St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School, Auburn South | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 113 | 1,043 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Homebush West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11937/homebush-west/topic/education