81.0% ▲ +24.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 71.7%
- 2021: 81.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
St Peters · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in St Peters
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of all adults in St Peters hold a bachelor's degree or higher. This high level of education shapes the local area, where 81% of residents finished Year 12, a figure far above the national average of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is very common here, with 81% of people completing school. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In St Peters, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 10 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 52.4% of adults, which is far above the Australian average of 26.3%. This includes 44.1% with a bachelor degree and 17.7% with a postgraduate qualification.
52.4% ▲ +63.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 39.9%
- 2021: 52.4%
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 St Peters, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Most qualifications in the area are in management and commerce (22.4%), followed by society and culture (15.8%) and creative arts (14.6%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 62 schools within 3 km, there are only 2.08 schools per 1,000 children, which is lower than most areas. Local schools have an average advantage score of 1,098, among the highest for its level.
2.08
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
62
Higher than 94% 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).
380
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,098
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 St Peters
62 schools — 22,772 students, average ICSEA 1,098.
By sector: Government 41 · Catholic 12 · Independent 9
By type: Primary 40 · Secondary 14 · Combined 8
| St Peters Public School, St Peters | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 154 | 1,099 |
| St Pius' Catholic Primary School, Enmore | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 121 | 1,100 |
| Camdenville Public School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 310 | 1,132 |
| Tempe High School, Tempe | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 985 | 1,096 |
| Tempe Public School, Tempe | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 346 | 1,096 |
| Marrickville Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 213 | 1,090 |
| Newtown Public School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 272 | 1,140 |
| Newtown High School of Performing Arts, Newtown | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,145 | 1,127 |
| Erskineville Public School, Erskineville | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 334 | 1,155 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Erskineville | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 169 | 1,145 |
| Mascot Public School, Mascot | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 397 | 1,035 |
| Gardeners Road Public School, Rosebery | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 393 | 1,058 |
| Marrickville High School, Marrickville | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 625 | 1,052 |
| Australia Street Infants School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 104 | 1,143 |
| The Athena School, Newtown | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 52 | 1,058 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Marrickville | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 372 | 1,072 |
| Newington College, Stanmore | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 2,072 | 1,182 |
| Central Sydney Intensive English High School, Alexandria | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 142 | 1,037 |
| Ferncourt Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 285 | 1,125 |
| Casimir Catholic College, Marrickville | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 827 | 1,052 |
| Wilkins Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 508 | 1,135 |
| Alexandria Park Community School, Alexandria | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,313 | 1,052 |
| Stanmore Public School, Stanmore | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 560 | 1,138 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Mascot | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 608 | 1,089 |
| J J Cahill Memorial High School, Mascot | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 298 | 987 |
| Yudi Gunyi School, Waterloo | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 29 | 890 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rosebery | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 150 | 1,112 |
| Newtown North Public School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 221 | 1,132 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Stanmore | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 116 | 1,160 |
| Darlington Public School, Chippendale | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 147 | 1,030 |
| Green Square Public School, Zetlands | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 107 | 1,122 |
| Marrickville West Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 411 | 1,070 |
| Royal Prince Alfred Hospital School, Camperdown | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | — | — |
| St Maroun's College, Marrickville | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 567 | 1,051 |
| Bridge Road School, Camperdown | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 37 | 977 |
| Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design, Dulwich Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 804 | 1,092 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School, Waterloo | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 76 | 938 |
| Al Zahra College, Arncliffe | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 773 | 1,032 |
| Mackillop Education Waranara School, Annandale | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 85 | 1,019 |
| NSW School of Languages, Petersham | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | — | — |
| Petersham Public School, Petersham | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 232 | 1,137 |
| Key College, Redfern | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 70 | 909 |
| Arncliffe West Infants School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 86 | 1,058 |
| Annandale Public School, Annandale | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 363 | 1,145 |
| Botany Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 232 | 1,062 |
| Lewisham Public School, Lewisham | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 198 | 1,121 |
| Taverners Hill Infants School, Petersham | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 20 | 1,129 |
| Redfern Jarjum College, Redfern | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 25 | 667 |
| Christian Brothers' High School Lewisham, Lewisham | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,231 | 1,074 |
| Dulwich Hill Public School, Dulwich Hill | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 358 | 1,099 |
| St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Annandale | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 155 | 1,166 |
| Fort Street High School, Petersham | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 917 | 1,176 |
| Undercliffe Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 152 | 1,092 |
| Eileen O'Connor Catholic College, Lewisham | Catholic | Combined | 3.6 km | 74 | 1,052 |
| Eastlakes Public School, Eastlakes | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 154 | 1,046 |
| St Fiacre's Catholic Primary School, Leichhardt | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 91 | 1,151 |
| Forest Lodge Public School, Forest Lodge | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 307 | 1,161 |
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School, Arncliffe | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 292 | 1,116 |
| Glebe Public School, Glebe | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 193 | 982 |
| Australian Performing Arts Grammar School, Glebe | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 129 | 1,103 |
| Kyeemagh Public School, Rockdale | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 204 | 1,057 |
| Inner Sydney High School, Surry Hills | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,161 | 1,104 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in St Peters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13659/st-peters/topic/education