79.1% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 72.6%
- 2021: 79.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lewisham · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lewisham
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of all adults in Lewisham hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most qualified areas in the region. This high level of education is reflected in the schooling data, where nearly 80% of residents finished Year 12. These figures are far above both the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A far higher share of residents finished Year 12 compared to the rest of Australia, with 79.1% completing their schooling versus the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lewisham, Year 12 is the majority at 87%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical adult is highly qualified, with 52.8% holding a university degree or higher. This is far above the New South Wales average of 27.8%.
52.8% ▲ +42.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.2%
- 2016: 41.8%
- 2021: 52.8%
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 Lewisham, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 20.3% and society and culture at 17.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Lewisham has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with 63 schools within 3km. The average school advantage score is also among the highest at this level.
9.06
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
63
Higher than 94% 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).
475
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,115
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lewisham
63 schools — 28,989 students, average ICSEA 1,115.
By sector: Government 41 · Catholic 14 · Independent 8
By type: Primary 39 · Secondary 16 · Combined 8
| Christian Brothers' High School Lewisham, Lewisham | Independent | Combined | 0.3 km | 1,231 | 1,074 |
| Eileen O'Connor Catholic College, Lewisham | Catholic | Combined | 0.3 km | 74 | 1,052 |
| Lewisham Public School, Lewisham | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 198 | 1,121 |
| Petersham Public School, Petersham | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 232 | 1,137 |
| The John Berne School, Lewisham | Independent | Secondary | 0.4 km | 45 | 1,038 |
| NSW School of Languages, Petersham | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | — | — |
| Fort Street High School, Petersham | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 917 | 1,176 |
| Kegworth Public School, Leichhardt | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 252 | 1,117 |
| Summer Hill Public School, Summer Hill | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 662 | 1,167 |
| Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design, Dulwich Hill | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 804 | 1,092 |
| Wilkins Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 508 | 1,135 |
| Taverners Hill Infants School, Petersham | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 20 | 1,129 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Summer Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 163 | 1,136 |
| Dulwich Hill Public School, Dulwich Hill | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 358 | 1,099 |
| Marrickville High School, Marrickville | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 625 | 1,052 |
| St Maroun's College, Marrickville | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 567 | 1,051 |
| Trinity Grammar School, Summer Hill | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 2,296 | 1,168 |
| Newington College, Stanmore | Independent | Secondary | 1.5 km | 2,072 | 1,182 |
| St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School, Dulwich Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 118 | 1,094 |
| Leichhardt Public School, Leichhardt | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 532 | 1,122 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Marrickville | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 372 | 1,072 |
| Ashfield Boys High School, Ashfield | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 751 | 1,074 |
| Stanmore Public School, Stanmore | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 560 | 1,138 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Stanmore | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 116 | 1,160 |
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Leichhardt North | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 180 | 1,167 |
| Yeo Park Infants School, Ashfield | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 48 | 1,144 |
| Ashfield Public School, Ashfield | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 474 | 1,096 |
| Casimir Catholic College, Marrickville | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 827 | 1,052 |
| St Fiacre's Catholic Primary School, Leichhardt | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 91 | 1,151 |
| Marrickville Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 213 | 1,090 |
| St Joan of Arc Catholic Primary School, Haberfield | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 110 | 1,083 |
| Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus, Leichhardt | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 784 | 1,104 |
| Haberfield Public School, Haberfield | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 542 | 1,125 |
| Marrickville West Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 411 | 1,070 |
| St Vincent's College Ashfield, Ashfield | Catholic | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,092 | 1,043 |
| Annandale Public School, Annandale | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 363 | 1,145 |
| Dobroyd Point Public School, Haberfield | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 116 | 1,149 |
| Canterbury Boys High School, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 422 | 1,018 |
| Edgeware School, Hurlstone Park | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 31 | 851 |
| St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Annandale | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 155 | 1,166 |
| Ashbury Public School, Ashbury | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 356 | 1,111 |
| Mackillop Education Waranara School, Annandale | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 85 | 1,019 |
| The Athena School, Newtown | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 52 | 1,058 |
| Canterbury Girls High School, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 722 | 1,059 |
| Orange Grove Public School, Leichhardt | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 519 | 1,132 |
| Canterbury Public School, Canterbury | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 346 | 1,082 |
| Bridge Road School, Camperdown | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 37 | 977 |
| Australia Street Infants School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 104 | 1,143 |
| St Pius' Catholic Primary School, Enmore | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 121 | 1,100 |
| Camdenville Public School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 310 | 1,132 |
| Newtown High School of Performing Arts, Newtown | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,145 | 1,127 |
| Ferncourt Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 285 | 1,125 |
| St Francis Xavier Catholic School Ashbury, Croydon Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 378 | 1,102 |
| Annandale North Public School, Annandale | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 359 | 1,148 |
| Tempe High School, Tempe | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 985 | 1,096 |
| Domremy Catholic College, Five Dock | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 858 | 1,091 |
| Newtown Public School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 272 | 1,140 |
| Royal Prince Alfred Hospital School, Camperdown | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | — | — |
| Tempe Public School, Tempe | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 346 | 1,096 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney, Croydon | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,495 | 1,160 |
| Undercliffe Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 152 | 1,092 |
| Croydon Public School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 576 | 1,119 |
| St Peters Public School, St Peters | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 154 | 1,099 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lewisham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12322/lewisham/topic/education