80.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 74.5%
- 2021: 80.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Summer Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Summer Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More highly educated residents live in Summer Hill than in most similar areas. Over half of all adults hold a university degree, and 80.6% of the population finished Year 12, which is far above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are very high here, with 80.6% of residents completing Year 12. This is 22 percentage points higher than the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Summer Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education is common in the area, with 53.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national average, with 43.3% holding a bachelor degree and 20.3% with a postgraduate qualification.
53.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.4%
- 2021: 53.3%
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 Summer Hill, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 19.2%, followed closely by society and culture at 18.9% and creative arts at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Summer Hill has an average school size of 481, which is higher than most areas. There are 67 schools within 3km, and the local schools have an advantage score among the highest at this level.
2.99
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
67
Higher than 95% 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).
481
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,111
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 Summer Hill
67 schools — 31,773 students, average ICSEA 1,111.
By sector: Government 40 · Catholic 18 · Independent 9
By type: Primary 43 · Secondary 16 · Combined 8
| Summer Hill Public School, Summer Hill | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 662 | 1,167 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Summer Hill | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 163 | 1,136 |
| Trinity Grammar School, Summer Hill | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 2,296 | 1,168 |
| Ashfield Boys High School, Ashfield | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 751 | 1,074 |
| Christian Brothers' High School Lewisham, Lewisham | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 1,231 | 1,074 |
| Ashfield Public School, Ashfield | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 474 | 1,096 |
| Lewisham Public School, Lewisham | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 198 | 1,121 |
| The John Berne School, Lewisham | Independent | Secondary | 1.0 km | 45 | 1,038 |
| Eileen O'Connor Catholic College, Lewisham | Catholic | Combined | 1.1 km | 74 | 1,052 |
| Kegworth Public School, Leichhardt | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 252 | 1,117 |
| Petersham Public School, Petersham | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 232 | 1,137 |
| Yeo Park Infants School, Ashfield | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 48 | 1,144 |
| NSW School of Languages, Petersham | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | — | — |
| St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School, Dulwich Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 118 | 1,094 |
| Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design, Dulwich Hill | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 804 | 1,092 |
| St Vincent's College Ashfield, Ashfield | Catholic | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,092 | 1,043 |
| Dulwich Hill Public School, Dulwich Hill | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 358 | 1,099 |
| Fort Street High School, Petersham | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 917 | 1,176 |
| Haberfield Public School, Haberfield | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 542 | 1,125 |
| St Joan of Arc Catholic Primary School, Haberfield | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 110 | 1,083 |
| Ashbury Public School, Ashbury | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 356 | 1,111 |
| St Maroun's College, Marrickville | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 567 | 1,051 |
| Canterbury Boys High School, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 422 | 1,018 |
| Taverners Hill Infants School, Petersham | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 20 | 1,129 |
| Wilkins Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 508 | 1,135 |
| Canterbury Girls High School, Canterbury | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 722 | 1,059 |
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Leichhardt North | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 180 | 1,167 |
| Dobroyd Point Public School, Haberfield | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 116 | 1,149 |
| St Francis Xavier Catholic School Ashbury, Croydon Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 378 | 1,102 |
| Leichhardt Public School, Leichhardt | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 532 | 1,122 |
| Canterbury Public School, Canterbury | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 346 | 1,082 |
| Marrickville High School, Marrickville | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 625 | 1,052 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Marrickville | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 372 | 1,072 |
| Edgeware School, Hurlstone Park | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 31 | 851 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney, Croydon | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,495 | 1,160 |
| Casimir Catholic College, Marrickville | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 827 | 1,052 |
| Newington College, Stanmore | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 2,072 | 1,182 |
| Marrickville West Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 411 | 1,070 |
| St Fiacre's Catholic Primary School, Leichhardt | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 91 | 1,151 |
| Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus, Leichhardt | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 784 | 1,104 |
| Croydon Public School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 576 | 1,119 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Stanmore | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 116 | 1,160 |
| Stanmore Public School, Stanmore | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 560 | 1,138 |
| Domremy Catholic College, Five Dock | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 858 | 1,091 |
| Croydon Park Public School, Croydon Park | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 325 | 1,077 |
| Marrickville Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 213 | 1,090 |
| Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School, Croydon | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 156 | 1,088 |
| Rosebank College, Five Dock | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,472 | 1,125 |
| Burwood Girls High School, Croydon | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,084 | 1,086 |
| Orange Grove Public School, Leichhardt | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 519 | 1,132 |
| Annandale Public School, Annandale | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 363 | 1,145 |
| Five Dock Public School, Five Dock | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 314 | 1,082 |
| St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Annandale | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 155 | 1,166 |
| Canterbury South Public School, Canterbury | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 269 | 1,038 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Enfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 399 | 1,083 |
| Ferncourt Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 285 | 1,125 |
| Mackillop Education Waranara School, Annandale | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 85 | 1,019 |
| Undercliffe Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 152 | 1,092 |
| St Mel's Catholic Primary School, Campsie | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 345 | 1,056 |
| Lucas Gardens School, Canada Bay | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 78 | 1,057 |
| The Athena School, Newtown | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 52 | 1,058 |
| Bridge Road School, Camperdown | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 37 | 977 |
| Russell Lea Public School, Russell Lea | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 428 | 1,140 |
| Campsie Public School, Campsie | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 515 | 1,016 |
| All Hallows Catholic Primary School, Five Dock | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 462 | 1,125 |
| Annandale North Public School, Annandale | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 359 | 1,148 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Earlwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 374 | 1,110 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Summer Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13702/summer-hill/topic/education