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Education & Qualifications in Rookwood

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

Much higher school advantage scores than most similar areas define the educational landscape in Rookwood. The area is a significant hub for learning, with 51 schools located within 3 km, which is among the largest number of schools for any area of this type.

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Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

The most common highest year of school is Year 10 at 67%, ahead of Year 12 (0%).

Highest year of school

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In Rookwood, Year 10 is the majority at 100%.

Year 10 66.7%

Schools

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

Schools here are much larger than most, with a typical size of 666 students. Nearly half are government-run, while primary schools make up the bulk of the 51 local institutions at 56.9%.

Schools within 3 km

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51

Higher than 92% 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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1,055

Higher than 80% 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 Rookwood

51 schools — 33,948 students, average ICSEA 1,055.

By sector: Government 25 · Independent 16 · Catholic 10

By type: Primary 29 · Combined 14 · Secondary 8
Homebush West Public School, Homebush West Government Primary 1.4 km 424 1,069
St Joachim's Catholic Primary School, Lidcombe Catholic Primary 1.6 km 357 1,081
St Patrick's College, Strathfield, Strathfield Independent Combined 1.7 km 1,598 1,126
Lidcombe Public School, Lidcombe Government Primary 1.8 km 762 1,019
Strathfield South High School, Enfield Government Secondary 1.8 km 549 961
Malek Fahd Islamic School, Greenacre Independent Combined 1.9 km 3,352 1,063
Marie Bashir Public School, Strathfield Government Primary 2.2 km 424 1,104
Greenacre Christian College, Greenacre Independent Combined 2.2 km 322 1,087
Homebush Boys High School, Homebush Government Secondary 2.3 km 891 1,043
Chullora Public School, Greenacre Government Primary 2.3 km 430 965
Chalmers Road School, Strathfield Government Combined 2.4 km 79 1,006
Berala Public School, Berala Government Primary 2.6 km 656 980
Strathfield Girls High School, Strathfield Government Secondary 2.7 km 1,063 1,077
St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School, Regents Park Catholic Primary 2.7 km 383 1,048
Regents Park Christian School, Regents Park Independent Combined 2.8 km 731 1,039
St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Strathfield South Catholic Primary 2.8 km 101 1,084
Homebush Public School, Homebush Government Primary 2.8 km 368 1,094
International Maarif Schools of Australia - Gallipoli Campus, Auburn Independent Combined 2.9 km 362 1,043
St Martha's Catholic Primary School, Strathfield Catholic Primary 2.9 km 315 1,120
St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School, Auburn South Catholic Primary 3.1 km 113 1,043
Regents Park Public School, Regents Park Government Primary 3.1 km 268 968
Meriden School, Strathfield Independent Combined 3.1 km 1,761 1,180
Auburn Public School, Auburn Government Primary 3.1 km 486 983
Al-Faisal College, Auburn Independent Combined 3.2 km 2,282 1,077
Karningul School, Regents Park Government Combined 3.2 km 20 919
Strathfield South Public School, Strathfield Government Primary 3.2 km 423 1,084
Birrong Girls High School, Birrong Government Secondary 3.2 km 726 956
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Greenacre Catholic Primary 3.2 km 221 1,034
Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School, North Strathfield Catholic Primary 3.4 km 427 1,140
The McDonald College, North Strathfield Independent Combined 3.4 km 265 1,123
My Dream Australian Academy, Auburn Independent Combined 3.4 km 140 991
Alpha Omega Senior College, Auburn Independent Secondary 3.5 km 822 1,111
Birrong Boys High School, Birrong Government Secondary 3.6 km 366 937
Santa Sabina College, Strathfield Independent Combined 3.6 km 1,320 1,139
Banksia Road Public School, Greenacre Government Primary 3.6 km 512 980
Trinity Catholic College, Auburn Catholic Secondary 3.6 km 1,313 1,016
Australian International Academy, Sydney, Strathfield Campus, Strathfield Independent Combined 3.6 km 493 1,074
Sydney Adventist School - Auburn, Auburn Independent Primary 3.7 km 148 950
Auburn West Public School, Auburn Government Primary 3.7 km 572 928
Bankstown North Public School, Bankstown Government Primary 3.7 km 382 986
Newington Public School, Newington Government Primary 3.8 km 665 1,104
St John's Catholic Primary School, Auburn Catholic Primary 3.8 km 353 1,032
Enfield Public School, Enfield Government Primary 3.9 km 199 1,062
Al Sadiq College, Greenacre Independent Combined 3.9 km 771 942
Victoria Avenue Public School, Concord West Government Primary 3.9 km 340 1,071
St Felix Catholic Primary School, Bankstown Catholic Primary 4.0 km 578 1,035
Auburn North Public School, Auburn Government Primary 4.0 km 645 1,015
Greenacre Public School, Greenacre Government Primary 4.0 km 611 938
Holy Saviour School, Greenacre Independent Primary 4.1 km 298 1,038
Auburn Girls High School, Auburn Government Secondary 4.1 km 854 966
Al Noori Muslim School, Greenacre Independent Primary 4.1 km 2,407 1,086

Sources

  • 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 Rookwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13409/rookwood/topic/education