69.4% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 69.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Russell Lea · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Russell Lea
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in Russell Lea have finished high school and university than in the rest of the state. About 69% of residents completed Year 12, which is 11 percentage points higher than the New South Wales and Australian figures. This creates a highly qualified community where nearly 40% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much higher here than in most areas, with 69.4% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Russell Lea, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Degree-qualified adults make up 38.4% of the population, a figure far above the 26.3% seen across Australia. This puts Russell Lea among the highest-ranked areas for higher education.
38.4% ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 38.4%
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 Russell Lea, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Certificate III / IV (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 29.3%, followed by society and culture at 12.9% and engineering at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have some of the highest advantage scores in the region and are typically larger than most, with an average size of 521 students. While there are 40 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than in most areas.
1.10
Lower than 90% 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).
521
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,115
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).
Schools serving Russell Lea
40 schools — 20,828 students, average ICSEA 1,115.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 12 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 26 · Secondary 10 · Combined 4
| Russell Lea Public School, Russell Lea | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 428 | 1,140 |
| All Hallows Catholic Primary School, Five Dock | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 462 | 1,125 |
| Drummoyne Public School, Drummoyne | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 427 | 1,137 |
| St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Drummoyne | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 310 | 1,156 |
| Abbotsford Public School, Abbotsford | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 368 | 1,113 |
| Domremy Catholic College, Five Dock | Catholic | Secondary | 1.5 km | 858 | 1,091 |
| Five Dock Public School, Five Dock | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 314 | 1,082 |
| Dobroyd Point Public School, Haberfield | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 116 | 1,149 |
| Riverside Girls High School, Gladesville | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 665 | 1,114 |
| Orange Grove Public School, Leichhardt | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 519 | 1,132 |
| St Joan of Arc Catholic Primary School, Haberfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 110 | 1,083 |
| Rosebank College, Five Dock | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,472 | 1,125 |
| Haberfield Public School, Haberfield | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 542 | 1,125 |
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Leichhardt North | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 180 | 1,167 |
| Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus, Rozelle | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 854 | 1,112 |
| Rozelle Public School, Rozelle | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 507 | 1,162 |
| Giant Steps Sydney, Gladesville | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 113 | 1,103 |
| Hunters Hill Public School, Hunters Hill | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 228 | 1,149 |
| Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus, Leichhardt | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 784 | 1,104 |
| Lucas Gardens School, Canada Bay | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 78 | 1,057 |
| Hunters Hill High School, Hunters Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 790 | 1,104 |
| Concord High School, Concord | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,206 | 1,068 |
| Marist Sisters' College Woolwich, Woolwich | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 937 | 1,101 |
| St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,100 | 1,130 |
| Villa Maria Catholic Primary School, Hunters Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 360 | 1,166 |
| Kegworth Public School, Leichhardt | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 252 | 1,117 |
| Gladesville Public School, Gladesville | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 305 | 1,129 |
| Leichhardt Public School, Leichhardt | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 532 | 1,122 |
| Burwood Girls High School, Croydon | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,084 | 1,086 |
| Concord Public School, Concord | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 276 | 1,071 |
| Birchgrove Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 214 | 1,132 |
| Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School, Croydon | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 156 | 1,088 |
| Inner Sydney Montessori School, Balmain | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 95 | 1,178 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Mortlake | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 357 | 1,116 |
| St Vincent's College Ashfield, Ashfield | Catholic | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,092 | 1,043 |
| Croydon Public School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 576 | 1,119 |
| St Fiacre's Catholic Primary School, Leichhardt | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 91 | 1,151 |
| Annandale North Public School, Annandale | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 359 | 1,148 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney, Croydon | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,495 | 1,160 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Concord | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 216 | 1,110 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Russell Lea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13462/russell-lea/topic/education