74.5% ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 70.5%
- 2021: 74.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lidcombe · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lidcombe
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Lidcombe have risen steadily, with 74.5% of residents now completing Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 58.8%, reflecting a highly qualified local population where over a third of adults hold a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the highest for similar areas at 74.5%, which is 16 points higher than both the state and national averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lidcombe, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 9 or below is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 34.4% of the population, a figure well above the Australian average of 26.3%.
34.4% ▲ +43.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 34.4%
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 Lidcombe, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Postgraduate degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 26.7%, followed by society and culture at 10%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than most areas, with an average size of 655 students and a high average advantage score of 1,044.
0.62
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
60
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).
655
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,044
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lidcombe
60 schools — 39,329 students, average ICSEA 1,044.
By sector: Government 31 · Independent 15 · Catholic 14
By type: Primary 37 · Combined 13 · Secondary 10
| St Joachim's Catholic Primary School, Lidcombe | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 357 | 1,081 |
| Lidcombe Public School, Lidcombe | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 762 | 1,019 |
| International Maarif Schools of Australia - Gallipoli Campus, Auburn | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 362 | 1,043 |
| Homebush West Public School, Homebush West | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 424 | 1,069 |
| Auburn Public School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 486 | 983 |
| Al-Faisal College, Auburn | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 2,282 | 1,077 |
| Berala Public School, Berala | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 656 | 980 |
| My Dream Australian Academy, Auburn | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 140 | 991 |
| St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School, Auburn South | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 113 | 1,043 |
| Alpha Omega Senior College, Auburn | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 822 | 1,111 |
| Trinity Catholic College, Auburn | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,313 | 1,016 |
| Sydney Adventist School - Auburn, Auburn | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 148 | 950 |
| St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School, Regents Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 383 | 1,048 |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Auburn | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 353 | 1,032 |
| St Patrick's College, Strathfield, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,598 | 1,126 |
| Regents Park Christian School, Regents Park | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 731 | 1,039 |
| Auburn West Public School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 572 | 928 |
| Newington Public School, Newington | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 665 | 1,104 |
| Auburn North Public School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 645 | 1,015 |
| Homebush Boys High School, Homebush | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 891 | 1,043 |
| Auburn Girls High School, Auburn | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 854 | 966 |
| Marie Bashir Public School, Strathfield | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 424 | 1,104 |
| Strathfield South High School, Enfield | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 549 | 961 |
| Malek Fahd Islamic School, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 3,352 | 1,063 |
| Regents Park Public School, Regents Park | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 268 | 968 |
| Karningul School, Regents Park | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 20 | 919 |
| Greenacre Christian College, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 322 | 1,087 |
| Homebush Public School, Homebush | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 368 | 1,094 |
| Birrong Girls High School, Birrong | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 726 | 956 |
| Chalmers Road School, Strathfield | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 79 | 1,006 |
| Strathfield Girls High School, Strathfield | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,063 | 1,077 |
| Chullora Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 430 | 965 |
| The McDonald College, North Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 265 | 1,123 |
| Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School, North Strathfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 427 | 1,140 |
| St Martha's Catholic Primary School, Strathfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 315 | 1,120 |
| Victoria Avenue Public School, Concord West | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 340 | 1,071 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Granville East | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 235 | 1,004 |
| Birrong Boys High School, Birrong | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 366 | 937 |
| St Ambrose Catholic Primary School, Concord West | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 484 | 1,133 |
| Meriden School, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,761 | 1,180 |
| Blaxcell Street Public School, Granville | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 948 | 957 |
| Sefton High School, Sefton | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,121 | 1,033 |
| Granville East Public School, Granville | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 259 | 923 |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Strathfield South | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 101 | 1,084 |
| Salamah College, Chester Hill | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,353 | 989 |
| Strathfield North Public School, North Strathfield | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 508 | 1,112 |
| Birrong Public School, Birrong | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 451 | 967 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, Sefton | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 337 | 1,046 |
| St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Greenacre | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 221 | 1,034 |
| Sefton Infants School, Sefton | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 93 | 1,027 |
| Bankstown North Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 382 | 986 |
| Concord West Public School, Concord West | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 414 | 1,093 |
| Banksia Road Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 512 | 980 |
| St Felix Catholic Primary School, Bankstown | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 578 | 1,035 |
| La Salle Catholic College, Bankstown | Catholic | Secondary | 4.9 km | 1,057 | 1,011 |
| Al Sadiq College, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 771 | 942 |
| Greenacre Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 611 | 938 |
| Al Noori Muslim School, Greenacre | Independent | Primary | 5.2 km | 2,407 | 1,086 |
| Holy Saviour School, Greenacre | Independent | Primary | 5.2 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| Yagoona Public School, Yagoona | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 556 | 986 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lidcombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12325/lidcombe/topic/education