84.0% ▲ +90.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.2%
- 2016: 72.4%
- 2021: 84.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sydney Olympic Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sydney Olympic Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in Sydney Olympic Park hold high-level degrees than in most similar areas. This is a highly educated place where 55.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that sits far above the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for this area, with 84% of people completing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% seen across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sydney Olympic Park, Year 12 is the majority at 90%; Year 10 is next at 4%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is very common here, as 55.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
55.3% ▲ +370.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 45.0%
- 2021: 55.3%
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 Sydney Olympic Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 31.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 52 schools within 3 km, which is among the largest number for this level. These schools are much larger and have much higher advantage scores than those in most areas.
52
Higher than 92% 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).
560
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,084
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sydney Olympic Park
52 schools — 29,118 students, average ICSEA 1,084.
By sector: Government 31 · Catholic 11 · Independent 10
By type: Primary 35 · Secondary 9 · Combined 8
| Newington Public School, Newington | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 665 | 1,104 |
| Victoria Avenue Public School, Concord West | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 340 | 1,071 |
| Concord West Public School, Concord West | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 414 | 1,093 |
| Wentworth Point Public School, Wentworth Point | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 672 | 1,045 |
| St Ambrose Catholic Primary School, Concord West | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 484 | 1,133 |
| Wentworth Point High School, Wentworth Point | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 188 | 1,062 |
| Auburn North Public School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 645 | 1,015 |
| Rydalmere East Public School, Ermington | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 104 | 1,007 |
| Melrose Park Public School, West Ryde | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 163 | 1,087 |
| The McDonald College, North Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 265 | 1,123 |
| Strathfield North Public School, North Strathfield | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 508 | 1,112 |
| Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School, North Strathfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 427 | 1,140 |
| Homebush West Public School, Homebush West | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 424 | 1,069 |
| Lidcombe Public School, Lidcombe | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 762 | 1,019 |
| Rivendell School, Concord West | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 65 | 1,095 |
| Auburn Girls High School, Auburn | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 854 | 966 |
| Homebush Boys High School, Homebush | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 891 | 1,043 |
| St Joachim's Catholic Primary School, Lidcombe | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 357 | 1,081 |
| International Maarif Schools of Australia - Gallipoli Campus, Auburn | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 362 | 1,043 |
| Sydney Adventist School - Auburn, Auburn | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 148 | 950 |
| Rydalmere Public School, Rydalmere | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 151 | 1,018 |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Auburn | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 353 | 1,032 |
| My Dream Australian Academy, Auburn | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 140 | 991 |
| Alpha Omega Senior College, Auburn | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 822 | 1,111 |
| Auburn Public School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 486 | 983 |
| Homebush Public School, Homebush | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 368 | 1,094 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Meadowbank | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 420 | 1,125 |
| Trinity Catholic College, Auburn | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,313 | 1,016 |
| Italian Bilingual School, Meadowbank | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 111 | 1,142 |
| Mortlake Public School, Concord | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 261 | 1,081 |
| Al-Faisal College, Auburn | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 2,282 | 1,077 |
| Marsden High School, Meadowbank | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,298 | 1,050 |
| Meadowbank Public School, Meadowbank | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 642 | 1,095 |
| Ermington West Public School, Ermington | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 104 | 1,022 |
| West Ryde Public School, West Ryde | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 512 | 1,117 |
| Ermington Public School, West Ryde | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 472 | 1,117 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Rydalmere | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 377 | 1,079 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Mortlake | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 357 | 1,116 |
| St Patrick's College, Strathfield, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,598 | 1,126 |
| Marie Bashir Public School, Strathfield | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 424 | 1,104 |
| Strathfield Girls High School, Strathfield | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,063 | 1,077 |
| St Martha's Catholic Primary School, Strathfield | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 315 | 1,120 |
| Putney Public School, Ryde | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 357 | 1,114 |
| Meriden School, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 1,761 | 1,180 |
| St Patrick's Marist College, Dundas | Catholic | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,070 | 1,089 |
| Concord Public School, Concord | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 276 | 1,071 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Concord | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 216 | 1,110 |
| Chalmers Road School, Strathfield | Government | Combined | 4.7 km | 79 | 1,006 |
| Rosehill Public School, Rosehill | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 550 | 1,067 |
| MLC School, Burwood | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 1,393 | 1,177 |
| Dundas Public School, Dundas | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 312 | 1,070 |
| Ryde Public School, Ryde | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 497 | 1,096 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sydney Olympic Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13731/sydney-olympic-park/topic/education