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Education & Qualifications in Leichhardt

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

Nearly half of all adults in Leichhardt hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it an exceptionally well-qualified area. This high level of education is reflected in the school results, where 78.2% of residents completed Year 12.

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📍 Leichhardt, Suburb / Locality

Where Leichhardt sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

49.5% ▲ +25.7%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Leichhardt — higher than 99% of areas.

Leichhardt49.5%
2040, NSW 48.2%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion is far above the national figure, with 78.2% of people finishing Year 12. This is 19 points higher than the average for both New South Wales and Australia.

Completed Year 12

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78.2% ▲ +13.5%

Higher than 97% 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 Leichhardt, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 10 is next at 9%.

Year 12 78.2% Year 10 8.8% Year 9 or below 4.8% Year 11 2.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A very high 49.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the state average of 27.8%. Most of these qualifications are bachelor degrees at 40.5% or postgraduate degrees at 19%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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49.5% ▲ +25.7%

Higher than 99% 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 Leichhardt, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).

Bachelor degree 40.5% Postgraduate degree 19.0% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.0% Certificate III / IV 10.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 5.4% Certificate I / II 1.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common areas of study are management and commerce at 22.2%, followed by society and culture at 17.5% and creative arts at 12.3%.

Schools

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

Local schools have an advantage score and average size that are higher than most areas, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual. Most students attend government schools, which make up 60% of the sector.

Schools within 3 km

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85

Higher than 98% 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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1,120

Higher than 95% 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 Leichhardt

85 schools — 38,658 students, average ICSEA 1,120.

By sector: Government 51 · Catholic 19 · Independent 15

By type: Primary 54 · Secondary 22 · Combined 9
Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus, Leichhardt Government Secondary 0.4 km 784 1,104
St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Leichhardt North Catholic Primary 0.4 km 180 1,167
Leichhardt Public School, Leichhardt Government Primary 0.4 km 532 1,122
St Fiacre's Catholic Primary School, Leichhardt Catholic Primary 0.7 km 91 1,151
Taverners Hill Infants School, Petersham Government Primary 0.9 km 20 1,129
Orange Grove Public School, Leichhardt Government Primary 1.0 km 519 1,132
Kegworth Public School, Leichhardt Government Primary 1.0 km 252 1,117
Fort Street High School, Petersham Government Secondary 1.0 km 917 1,176
Annandale Public School, Annandale Government Primary 1.4 km 363 1,145
The John Berne School, Lewisham Independent Secondary 1.4 km 45 1,038
St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Annandale Catholic Primary 1.4 km 155 1,166
Eileen O'Connor Catholic College, Lewisham Catholic Combined 1.4 km 74 1,052
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Stanmore Catholic Primary 1.5 km 116 1,160
Annandale North Public School, Annandale Government Primary 1.5 km 359 1,148
St Joan of Arc Catholic Primary School, Haberfield Catholic Primary 1.5 km 110 1,083
NSW School of Languages, Petersham Government Secondary 1.6 km — —
Dobroyd Point Public School, Haberfield Government Primary 1.6 km 116 1,149
Mackillop Education Waranara School, Annandale Independent Secondary 1.7 km 85 1,019
Petersham Public School, Petersham Government Primary 1.7 km 232 1,137
Stanmore Public School, Stanmore Government Primary 1.8 km 560 1,138
Bridge Road School, Camperdown Government Primary 1.9 km 37 977
Newington College, Stanmore Independent Secondary 1.9 km 2,072 1,182
Christian Brothers' High School Lewisham, Lewisham Independent Combined 2.0 km 1,231 1,074
Haberfield Public School, Haberfield Government Primary 2.0 km 542 1,125
Lewisham Public School, Lewisham Government Primary 2.0 km 198 1,121
Wilkins Public School, Marrickville Government Primary 2.3 km 508 1,135
St Scholastica's College Glebe Point, Glebe Independent Secondary 2.3 km 1,044 1,138
The Athena School, Newtown Independent Combined 2.4 km 52 1,058
Forest Lodge Public School, Forest Lodge Government Primary 2.4 km 307 1,161
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital School, Camperdown Government Combined 2.4 km — —
Summer Hill Public School, Summer Hill Government Primary 2.5 km 662 1,167
Rozelle Public School, Rozelle Government Primary 2.5 km 507 1,162
Domremy Catholic College, Five Dock Catholic Secondary 2.5 km 858 1,091
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Summer Hill Catholic Primary 2.5 km 163 1,136
Russell Lea Public School, Russell Lea Government Primary 2.5 km 428 1,140
Australia Street Infants School, Newtown Government Primary 2.6 km 104 1,143
Ashfield Boys High School, Ashfield Government Secondary 2.6 km 751 1,074
St James Catholic Primary School, Glebe Catholic Primary 2.7 km 152 1,125
Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design, Dulwich Hill Government Secondary 2.7 km 804 1,092
Marrickville High School, Marrickville Government Secondary 2.7 km 625 1,052
Ashfield Public School, Ashfield Government Primary 2.7 km 474 1,096
Marrickville Public School, Marrickville Government Primary 2.8 km 213 1,090
Drummoyne Public School, Drummoyne Government Primary 2.8 km 427 1,137
Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus, Rozelle Government Secondary 2.9 km 854 1,112
St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Drummoyne Catholic Primary 2.9 km 310 1,156
St Vincent's College Ashfield, Ashfield Catholic Combined 2.9 km 1,092 1,043
Inner Sydney Montessori School, Balmain Independent Primary 2.9 km 95 1,178
Newtown High School of Performing Arts, Newtown Government Secondary 2.9 km 1,145 1,127
Newtown North Public School, Newtown Government Primary 3.0 km 221 1,132
Trinity Grammar School, Summer Hill Independent Combined 3.0 km 2,296 1,168
Newtown Public School, Newtown Government Primary 3.0 km 272 1,140
All Hallows Catholic Primary School, Five Dock Catholic Primary 3.1 km 462 1,125
Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus, Glebe Government Secondary 3.1 km 798 1,094
Dulwich Hill Public School, Dulwich Hill Government Primary 3.1 km 358 1,099
St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Marrickville Catholic Primary 3.1 km 372 1,072
Five Dock Public School, Five Dock Government Primary 3.1 km 314 1,082
St Maroun's College, Marrickville Independent Combined 3.2 km 567 1,051
Glebe Public School, Glebe Government Primary 3.3 km 193 982
St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School, Dulwich Hill Catholic Primary 3.3 km 118 1,094
Casimir Catholic College, Marrickville Catholic Secondary 3.3 km 827 1,052
Camdenville Public School, Newtown Government Primary 3.3 km 310 1,132
Darlington Public School, Chippendale Government Primary 3.3 km 147 1,030
St Pius' Catholic Primary School, Enmore Catholic Primary 3.4 km 121 1,100
Yeo Park Infants School, Ashfield Government Primary 3.4 km 48 1,144
Rosebank College, Five Dock Independent Secondary 3.5 km 1,472 1,125
Australian Performing Arts Grammar School, Glebe Independent Secondary 3.5 km 129 1,103
Erskineville Public School, Erskineville Government Primary 3.5 km 334 1,155
Balmain Public School, Balmain Government Primary 3.5 km 321 1,172
Fr John Therry Catholic Primary School Balmain - Rozelle, Balmain Catholic Primary 3.6 km 349 1,170
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Erskineville Catholic Primary 3.6 km 169 1,145
International Grammar School, Ultimo Independent Combined 3.6 km 1,224 1,170
Birchgrove Public School, Balmain Government Primary 3.7 km 214 1,132
Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney, Croydon Independent Combined 3.7 km 1,495 1,160
Croydon Public School, Croydon Government Primary 3.8 km 576 1,119
Ultimo Public School, Ultimo Government Primary 3.8 km 483 1,088
Marrickville West Public School, Marrickville Government Primary 3.8 km 411 1,070
Ashbury Public School, Ashbury Government Primary 3.9 km 356 1,111
Abbotsford Public School, Abbotsford Government Primary 3.9 km 368 1,113
Canterbury Boys High School, Canterbury Government Secondary 4.0 km 422 1,018
Westbourne College Sydney, Ultimo Independent Secondary 4.0 km 65 1,153
GOAL College, Ultimo Independent Secondary 4.0 km 204 1,027
St Francis Xavier Catholic School Ashbury, Croydon Park Catholic Primary 4.2 km 378 1,102
Canterbury Girls High School, Canterbury Government Secondary 4.2 km 722 1,059
Edgeware School, Hurlstone Park Government Secondary 4.2 km 31 851
Canterbury Public School, Canterbury Government Primary 4.4 km 346 1,082

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 Leichhardt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12306/leichhardt/topic/education