86.9% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.6%
- 2016: 86.0%
- 2021: 86.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rhodes · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rhodes
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A huge 62% of adults in Rhodes hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This makes it one of the most highly qualified areas in the country, with a strong focus on university education. Most residents have finished their secondary schooling and moved into professional careers.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 86.9% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the 58.9% seen across New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rhodes, Year 12 is the majority at 92%; Year 10 is next at 3%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the most qualified in the country, as 62% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is 36 points above the Australian average, with 28.6% of residents holding a postgraduate degree.
62.0% ▲ +36.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.5%
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 62.0%
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 Rhodes, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (32%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in management and commerce at 35.4%, followed by engineering at 10.8% and information technology at 10.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Rhodes is surrounded by 27 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number for similar areas. Most are government primary schools, and the typical school size is larger than in most other areas.
27
Higher than 88% 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).
466
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,097
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rhodes
27 schools — 12,579 students, average ICSEA 1,097.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 7 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 5 · Combined 1
| Rivendell School, Concord West | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 65 | 1,095 |
| Wentworth Point High School, Wentworth Point | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 188 | 1,062 |
| Concord West Public School, Concord West | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 414 | 1,093 |
| Wentworth Point Public School, Wentworth Point | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 672 | 1,045 |
| Italian Bilingual School, Meadowbank | Independent | Primary | 1.7 km | 111 | 1,142 |
| Marsden High School, Meadowbank | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,298 | 1,050 |
| Meadowbank Public School, Meadowbank | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 642 | 1,095 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Meadowbank | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 420 | 1,125 |
| Victoria Avenue Public School, Concord West | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 340 | 1,071 |
| Putney Public School, Ryde | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 357 | 1,114 |
| St Ambrose Catholic Primary School, Concord West | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 484 | 1,133 |
| Melrose Park Public School, West Ryde | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 163 | 1,087 |
| West Ryde Public School, West Ryde | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 512 | 1,117 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Mortlake | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 357 | 1,116 |
| Mortlake Public School, Concord | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 261 | 1,081 |
| Ryde Public School, Ryde | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 497 | 1,096 |
| St Charles Catholic Primary School, Ryde | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 579 | 1,118 |
| Strathfield North Public School, North Strathfield | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 508 | 1,112 |
| Holy Cross College, Ryde | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 786 | 1,065 |
| The McDonald College, North Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 265 | 1,123 |
| Rydalmere East Public School, Ermington | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 104 | 1,007 |
| Ermington Public School, West Ryde | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 472 | 1,117 |
| Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School, North Strathfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 427 | 1,140 |
| Ryde Secondary College, Ryde | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,487 | 1,102 |
| Northcross Christian School, Ryde | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 374 | 1,194 |
| Newington Public School, Newington | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 665 | 1,104 |
| St Therese's Catholic Primary School, Denistone | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 131 | 1,095 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rhodes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13372/rhodes/topic/education