75.3% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.2%
- 2016: 69.8%
- 2021: 75.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Strathfield South · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Strathfield South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive 16 percentage point gap separates Strathfield South from the national average for Year 12 completion. This is a highly educated area where a large proportion of adults hold university degrees. These strong academic results are reflected in the local schools, which have much higher advantage scores than most areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for similar areas, with 75.3% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Strathfield South, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are very common here, as 38% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%, with postgraduate degrees held by another 16.4% of adults.
38.0% ▲ +45.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 38.0%
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 South, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Certificate III / IV (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 25.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.6% and society and culture at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than most, with an average size of 607 students. There are 60 schools within 3km, and about half of the local school sector is government-run.
2.96
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
60
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).
607
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,065
Higher than 83% 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 South
60 schools — 36,438 students, average ICSEA 1,065.
By sector: Government 32 · Independent 15 · Catholic 13
By type: Primary 35 · Combined 14 · Secondary 11
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Strathfield South | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 101 | 1,084 |
| Strathfield South Public School, Strathfield | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 423 | 1,084 |
| Australian International Academy, Sydney, Strathfield Campus, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 493 | 1,074 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Belfield | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 239 | 1,036 |
| Strathfield South High School, Enfield | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 549 | 961 |
| Belmore North Public School, Belmore | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 252 | 977 |
| Belmore Boys High School, Belmore | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 614 | 953 |
| Enfield Public School, Enfield | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 199 | 1,062 |
| Chullora Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 430 | 965 |
| Malek Fahd Islamic School, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 3,352 | 1,063 |
| Chalmers Road School, Strathfield | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 79 | 1,006 |
| Wangee Park School, Campsie | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 51 | 1,011 |
| St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Greenacre | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 221 | 1,034 |
| Harcourt Public School, Campsie | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 373 | 1,033 |
| Hampden Park Public School, Lakemba | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 859 | 966 |
| Rissalah College, Lakemba | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 946 | 1,041 |
| Canterbury Vale School, Lakemba | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 36 | 921 |
| Greenacre Christian College, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 322 | 1,087 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Enfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 399 | 1,083 |
| St Therese's Catholic Primary School, Lakemba | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 176 | 1,024 |
| Marie Bashir Public School, Strathfield | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 424 | 1,104 |
| St Patrick's College, Strathfield, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,598 | 1,126 |
| Santa Sabina College, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,320 | 1,139 |
| Strathfield Girls High School, Strathfield | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,063 | 1,077 |
| Greenacre Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 611 | 938 |
| St Martha's Catholic Primary School, Strathfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 315 | 1,120 |
| Meriden School, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,761 | 1,180 |
| Al Sadiq College, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 771 | 942 |
| Croydon Park Public School, Croydon Park | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 325 | 1,077 |
| Holy Saviour School, Greenacre | Independent | Primary | 2.7 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic College, Lakemba | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 730 | 999 |
| Burwood Public School, Burwood | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 476 | 1,092 |
| Campsie Public School, Campsie | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 515 | 1,016 |
| St Mel's Catholic Primary School, Campsie | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 345 | 1,056 |
| Banksia Road Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 512 | 980 |
| Lakemba Public School, Lakemba | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 428 | 999 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Belmore | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 232 | 1,036 |
| Al Noori Muslim School, Greenacre | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 2,407 | 1,086 |
| St Charbel's College, Punchbowl | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,198 | 1,054 |
| St Francis Xavier Catholic School Ashbury, Croydon Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 378 | 1,102 |
| Wiley Park Girls High School, Punchbowl | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 589 | 954 |
| Homebush Public School, Homebush | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 368 | 1,094 |
| Wiley Park Public School, Wiley Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 550 | 994 |
| Al Hikma College, Lakemba | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 399 | 1,049 |
| MLC School, Burwood | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,393 | 1,177 |
| Homebush Boys High School, Homebush | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 891 | 1,043 |
| Belmore South Public School, Belmore | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 230 | 1,012 |
| Mount Lewis Infants School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 173 | 1,047 |
| Southern Cross Catholic College, Burwood | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 139 | 1,042 |
| Homebush West Public School, Homebush West | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 424 | 1,069 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney, Croydon | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,495 | 1,160 |
| Ashbury Public School, Ashbury | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 356 | 1,111 |
| Croydon Public School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 576 | 1,119 |
| Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School, Croydon | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 156 | 1,088 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Concord | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 216 | 1,110 |
| Burwood Girls High School, Croydon | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,084 | 1,086 |
| Punchbowl Boys High School, Punchbowl | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 472 | 923 |
| All Saints Grammar, Belmore | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 646 | 1,077 |
| Bankstown North Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 382 | 986 |
| Lucas Gardens School, Canada Bay | Government | Combined | 4.4 km | 78 | 1,057 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Strathfield South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13691/strathfield-south/topic/education