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Education & Qualifications in Springfield

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

Over a quarter of adults in Springfield hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. While the typical resident is well-qualified, school completion rates here are lower than the state and national figures. This creates a unique educational profile for the area.

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Where Springfield sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

27.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Springfield — higher than 81% of areas.

Springfield27.3%
2630, NSW 18.0%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion sits at 53.6%, which is well below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%. About 14.3% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 11 or Year 9 and below.

Completed Year 12

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53.6% —

Higher than 70% 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 Springfield, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 11 is next at 17%.

Year 12 53.6% Year 11 14.3% Year 9 or below 14.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

A bachelor degree or higher is held by 27.3% of adults. This is much higher than most similar areas and is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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27.3% —

Higher than 81% 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 Springfield, Bachelor degree is the majority at 67%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 33%.

Bachelor degree 46.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 23.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Health at 31%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).

Field of qualification

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In Springfield, Health is the majority at 100%.

Health 30.8%

Schools

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

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Springfield — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

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 Springfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13640/springfield/topic/education