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Education & Qualifications in Petersham

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

A gap of 22 percentage points separates Petersham from the national average in university degrees. This is a highly educated area where nearly half of all adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. These strong academic results are matched by a very high proportion of residents who finished Year 12.

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📍 Petersham, Suburb / Locality

Where Petersham sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

48.0% ▲ +24.5%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Petersham — higher than 98% of areas.

Petersham48.0%
2049, NSW 49.5%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 76.3% of people here completed Year 12, which is far above the figures for New South Wales and Australia. This puts the area among the highest for school completion levels.

Completed Year 12

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76.3% ▲ +11.0%

Higher than 96% 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 Petersham, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 10 is next at 9%.

Year 12 76.3% Year 10 8.0% Year 9 or below 5.7% Year 11 3.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Almost half of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the state and national averages. The most common high-level qualifications are bachelor degrees at 40.7% and postgraduate degrees at 18.8%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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48.0% ▲ +24.5%

Higher than 98% 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 Petersham, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).

Bachelor degree 40.7% Postgraduate degree 18.8% Advanced diploma / diploma 11.3% Certificate III / IV 10.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 5.1% Certificate I / II 1.0%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study are management and commerce and society and culture, each at 18.5%. Creative arts follow at 15.6%, with health and engineering also featuring in the top qualifications.

Schools

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

Local schools have an average advantage score that is among the highest for similar areas. There are 70 schools within 3 km, with government schools making up 67.1% of the sector.

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70

Higher than 95% 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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1,114

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).

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Schools serving Petersham

70 schools — 30,412 students, average ICSEA 1,114.

By sector: Government 47 · Catholic 15 · Independent 8

By type: Primary 45 · Secondary 18 · Combined 7
NSW School of Languages, Petersham Government Secondary 0.4 km — —
Petersham Public School, Petersham Government Primary 0.5 km 232 1,137
Fort Street High School, Petersham Government Secondary 0.5 km 917 1,176
Eileen O'Connor Catholic College, Lewisham Catholic Combined 0.6 km 74 1,052
Taverners Hill Infants School, Petersham Government Primary 0.6 km 20 1,129
The John Berne School, Lewisham Independent Secondary 0.8 km 45 1,038
Newington College, Stanmore Independent Secondary 0.8 km 2,072 1,182
Wilkins Public School, Marrickville Government Primary 0.8 km 508 1,135
Lewisham Public School, Lewisham Government Primary 0.9 km 198 1,121
Christian Brothers' High School Lewisham, Lewisham Independent Combined 0.9 km 1,231 1,074
Stanmore Public School, Stanmore Government Primary 0.9 km 560 1,138
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Stanmore Catholic Primary 0.9 km 116 1,160
Leichhardt Public School, Leichhardt Government Primary 1.2 km 532 1,122
Kegworth Public School, Leichhardt Government Primary 1.2 km 252 1,117
Marrickville High School, Marrickville Government Secondary 1.3 km 625 1,052
St Fiacre's Catholic Primary School, Leichhardt Catholic Primary 1.3 km 91 1,151
Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design, Dulwich Hill Government Secondary 1.4 km 804 1,092
Marrickville Public School, Marrickville Government Primary 1.4 km 213 1,090
Annandale Public School, Annandale Government Primary 1.7 km 363 1,145
St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Marrickville Catholic Primary 1.7 km 372 1,072
St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Leichhardt North Catholic Primary 1.7 km 180 1,167
Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus, Leichhardt Government Secondary 1.7 km 784 1,104
Summer Hill Public School, Summer Hill Government Primary 1.8 km 662 1,167
The Athena School, Newtown Independent Combined 1.8 km 52 1,058
St Maroun's College, Marrickville Independent Combined 1.8 km 567 1,051
St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Annandale Catholic Primary 1.9 km 155 1,166
Casimir Catholic College, Marrickville Catholic Secondary 1.9 km 827 1,052
Mackillop Education Waranara School, Annandale Independent Secondary 1.9 km 85 1,019
Dulwich Hill Public School, Dulwich Hill Government Primary 1.9 km 358 1,099
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Summer Hill Catholic Primary 2.0 km 163 1,136
Bridge Road School, Camperdown Government Primary 2.0 km 37 977
Australia Street Infants School, Newtown Government Primary 2.1 km 104 1,143
Newtown High School of Performing Arts, Newtown Government Secondary 2.2 km 1,145 1,127
St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School, Dulwich Hill Catholic Primary 2.2 km 118 1,094
St Joan of Arc Catholic Primary School, Haberfield Catholic Primary 2.3 km 110 1,083
St Pius' Catholic Primary School, Enmore Catholic Primary 2.3 km 121 1,100
Trinity Grammar School, Summer Hill Independent Combined 2.3 km 2,296 1,168
Camdenville Public School, Newtown Government Primary 2.3 km 310 1,132
Newtown Public School, Newtown Government Primary 2.3 km 272 1,140
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital School, Camperdown Government Combined 2.4 km — —
Annandale North Public School, Annandale Government Primary 2.4 km 359 1,148
Marrickville West Public School, Marrickville Government Primary 2.4 km 411 1,070
Ashfield Boys High School, Ashfield Government Secondary 2.5 km 751 1,074
Orange Grove Public School, Leichhardt Government Primary 2.5 km 519 1,132
Yeo Park Infants School, Ashfield Government Primary 2.5 km 48 1,144
Haberfield Public School, Haberfield Government Primary 2.6 km 542 1,125
Ashfield Public School, Ashfield Government Primary 2.6 km 474 1,096
Dobroyd Point Public School, Haberfield Government Primary 2.6 km 116 1,149
Forest Lodge Public School, Forest Lodge Government Primary 2.8 km 307 1,161
Newtown North Public School, Newtown Government Primary 2.8 km 221 1,132
Tempe High School, Tempe Government Secondary 2.9 km 985 1,096
St Peters Public School, St Peters Government Primary 2.9 km 154 1,099
Erskineville Public School, Erskineville Government Primary 2.9 km 334 1,155
St Vincent's College Ashfield, Ashfield Catholic Combined 3.0 km 1,092 1,043
Tempe Public School, Tempe Government Primary 3.0 km 346 1,096
Ferncourt Public School, Marrickville Government Primary 3.0 km 285 1,125
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Erskineville Catholic Primary 3.1 km 169 1,145
Edgeware School, Hurlstone Park Government Secondary 3.1 km 31 851
St Scholastica's College Glebe Point, Glebe Independent Secondary 3.1 km 1,044 1,138
Canterbury Boys High School, Canterbury Government Secondary 3.1 km 422 1,018
Darlington Public School, Chippendale Government Primary 3.2 km 147 1,030
St James Catholic Primary School, Glebe Catholic Primary 3.2 km 152 1,125
Canterbury Girls High School, Canterbury Government Secondary 3.3 km 722 1,059
Ashbury Public School, Ashbury Government Primary 3.3 km 356 1,111
Canterbury Public School, Canterbury Government Primary 3.4 km 346 1,082
Domremy Catholic College, Five Dock Catholic Secondary 3.4 km 858 1,091
Glebe Public School, Glebe Government Primary 3.5 km 193 982
Undercliffe Public School, Earlwood Government Primary 3.6 km 152 1,092
Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus, Glebe Government Secondary 3.7 km 798 1,094
Rozelle Public School, Rozelle Government Primary 3.8 km 507 1,162

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 Petersham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13202/petersham/topic/education