80.8% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.2%
- 2016: 78.2%
- 2021: 80.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Strathfield · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Strathfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of academic achievement define Strathfield, where more than 80% of residents have finished Year 12. This is far above the national figure and places the area among the most educated in the region. This strong schooling foundation is matched by a very high number of adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 80.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far above the 58.9% seen in New South Wales and the 58.8% national average. This is among the highest rates for this level of schooling in the country.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Strathfield, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Degrees are common here, with 43.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 26.3% national figure and the 27.8% seen across New South Wales.
43.9% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 43.9%
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 Strathfield, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 26%, followed by health at 13.2% and information technology at 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Strathfield has 64 schools within 3 km, among the largest number for its level. The schools here are much larger than most areas, with an average size of 594 students and a much higher advantage score than usual.
3.08
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
64
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).
594
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,079
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Strathfield
64 schools — 37,999 students, average ICSEA 1,079.
By sector: Government 34 · Catholic 17 · Independent 13
By type: Primary 38 · Combined 16 · Secondary 10
| Chalmers Road School, Strathfield | Government | Combined | 0.1 km | 79 | 1,006 |
| Marie Bashir Public School, Strathfield | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 424 | 1,104 |
| Strathfield Girls High School, Strathfield | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 1,063 | 1,077 |
| St Patrick's College, Strathfield, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 1,598 | 1,126 |
| St Martha's Catholic Primary School, Strathfield | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 315 | 1,120 |
| Meriden School, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 1,761 | 1,180 |
| Strathfield South High School, Enfield | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 549 | 961 |
| Santa Sabina College, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 1,320 | 1,139 |
| Strathfield South Public School, Strathfield | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 423 | 1,084 |
| Homebush Public School, Homebush | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 368 | 1,094 |
| Homebush Boys High School, Homebush | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 891 | 1,043 |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Strathfield South | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 101 | 1,084 |
| Enfield Public School, Enfield | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 199 | 1,062 |
| Burwood Public School, Burwood | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 476 | 1,092 |
| Australian International Academy, Sydney, Strathfield Campus, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 493 | 1,074 |
| Homebush West Public School, Homebush West | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 424 | 1,069 |
| MLC School, Burwood | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,393 | 1,177 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Enfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 399 | 1,083 |
| Southern Cross Catholic College, Burwood | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 139 | 1,042 |
| Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School, North Strathfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 427 | 1,140 |
| Malek Fahd Islamic School, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 3,352 | 1,063 |
| The McDonald College, North Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 265 | 1,123 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Concord | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 216 | 1,110 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Belfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 239 | 1,036 |
| Chullora Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 430 | 965 |
| Strathfield North Public School, North Strathfield | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 508 | 1,112 |
| Greenacre Christian College, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 322 | 1,087 |
| Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School, Croydon | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 156 | 1,088 |
| Concord Public School, Concord | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 276 | 1,071 |
| Burwood Girls High School, Croydon | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,084 | 1,086 |
| Concord High School, Concord | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,206 | 1,068 |
| Croydon Park Public School, Croydon Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 325 | 1,077 |
| Croydon Public School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 576 | 1,119 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney, Croydon | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,495 | 1,160 |
| Lucas Gardens School, Canada Bay | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 78 | 1,057 |
| St Ambrose Catholic Primary School, Concord West | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 484 | 1,133 |
| St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Greenacre | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 221 | 1,034 |
| Belmore North Public School, Belmore | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 252 | 977 |
| Victoria Avenue Public School, Concord West | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 340 | 1,071 |
| Belmore Boys High School, Belmore | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 614 | 953 |
| Wangee Park School, Campsie | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 51 | 1,011 |
| Harcourt Public School, Campsie | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 373 | 1,033 |
| St Joachim's Catholic Primary School, Lidcombe | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 357 | 1,081 |
| St Francis Xavier Catholic School Ashbury, Croydon Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 378 | 1,102 |
| Lidcombe Public School, Lidcombe | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 762 | 1,019 |
| Rosebank College, Five Dock | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,472 | 1,125 |
| Mortlake Public School, Concord | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 261 | 1,081 |
| Hampden Park Public School, Lakemba | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 859 | 966 |
| Rissalah College, Lakemba | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 946 | 1,041 |
| Canterbury Vale School, Lakemba | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 36 | 921 |
| St Vincent's College Ashfield, Ashfield | Catholic | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,092 | 1,043 |
| Al Sadiq College, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 771 | 942 |
| Ashbury Public School, Ashbury | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 356 | 1,111 |
| St Therese's Catholic Primary School, Lakemba | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 176 | 1,024 |
| Banksia Road Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 512 | 980 |
| St Mel's Catholic Primary School, Campsie | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 345 | 1,056 |
| Campsie Public School, Campsie | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 515 | 1,016 |
| Concord West Public School, Concord West | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 414 | 1,093 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Mortlake | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 357 | 1,116 |
| Five Dock Public School, Five Dock | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 314 | 1,082 |
| Newington Public School, Newington | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 665 | 1,104 |
| Domremy Catholic College, Five Dock | Catholic | Secondary | 4.9 km | 858 | 1,091 |
| International Maarif Schools of Australia - Gallipoli Campus, Auburn | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 362 | 1,043 |
| Auburn Public School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 486 | 983 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Strathfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13690/strathfield/topic/education