77.8% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.3%
- 2016: 73.9%
- 2021: 77.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
North Strathfield · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in North Strathfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 44% of adults in North Strathfield hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This high level of academic achievement defines the area, where schooling and university qualifications are among the highest for similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 77.8% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 19 percentage points higher than the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In North Strathfield, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common, as 43.5% of adults have a university degree. This is far above the state figure of 27.8%, with postgraduate degrees alone accounting for 18.4% of qualifications.
43.5% ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 43.5%
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 North Strathfield, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 27%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most, with an average size of 596 students. There are 40 schools within 3km, and the area has an average school advantage score among the highest at this level.
3.90
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
40
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).
596
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,108
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving North Strathfield
40 schools — 23,833 students, average ICSEA 1,108.
By sector: Government 24 · Independent 8 · Catholic 8
By type: Primary 22 · Combined 9 · Secondary 9
| The McDonald College, North Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 0.2 km | 265 | 1,123 |
| Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School, North Strathfield | Catholic | Primary | 0.2 km | 427 | 1,140 |
| Strathfield North Public School, North Strathfield | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 508 | 1,112 |
| St Ambrose Catholic Primary School, Concord West | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 484 | 1,133 |
| Homebush Public School, Homebush | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 368 | 1,094 |
| Victoria Avenue Public School, Concord West | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 340 | 1,071 |
| Homebush Boys High School, Homebush | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 891 | 1,043 |
| Mortlake Public School, Concord | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 261 | 1,081 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Concord | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 216 | 1,110 |
| St Martha's Catholic Primary School, Strathfield | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 315 | 1,120 |
| Concord Public School, Concord | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 276 | 1,071 |
| Meriden School, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,761 | 1,180 |
| Strathfield Girls High School, Strathfield | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,063 | 1,077 |
| MLC School, Burwood | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,393 | 1,177 |
| Concord High School, Concord | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,206 | 1,068 |
| Concord West Public School, Concord West | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 414 | 1,093 |
| Southern Cross Catholic College, Burwood | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 139 | 1,042 |
| Marie Bashir Public School, Strathfield | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 424 | 1,104 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Mortlake | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 357 | 1,116 |
| Homebush West Public School, Homebush West | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 424 | 1,069 |
| Santa Sabina College, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,320 | 1,139 |
| St Patrick's College, Strathfield, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,598 | 1,126 |
| Burwood Public School, Burwood | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 476 | 1,092 |
| Chalmers Road School, Strathfield | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 79 | 1,006 |
| Lucas Gardens School, Canada Bay | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 78 | 1,057 |
| Rivendell School, Concord West | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 65 | 1,095 |
| Burwood Girls High School, Croydon | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,084 | 1,086 |
| Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School, Croydon | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 156 | 1,088 |
| Rosebank College, Five Dock | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,472 | 1,125 |
| Croydon Public School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 576 | 1,119 |
| Strathfield South High School, Enfield | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 549 | 961 |
| Enfield Public School, Enfield | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 199 | 1,062 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Enfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 399 | 1,083 |
| Five Dock Public School, Five Dock | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 314 | 1,082 |
| Newington Public School, Newington | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 665 | 1,104 |
| Strathfield South Public School, Strathfield | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 423 | 1,084 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney, Croydon | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,495 | 1,160 |
| Wentworth Point High School, Wentworth Point | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 188 | 1,062 |
| Australian International Academy, Sydney, Strathfield Campus, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 493 | 1,074 |
| Wentworth Point Public School, Wentworth Point | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 672 | 1,045 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in North Strathfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13019/north-strathfield/topic/education