70.4% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 64.8%
- 2021: 70.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tempe · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tempe
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more people in Tempe have completed Year 12 than in most other areas, with 70.4% finishing school. This high level of schooling is reflected in a highly qualified adult population, where many residents hold university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the national figure of 58.8%, with 70.4% of residents finishing Year 12. Only 11.1% of people have Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tempe, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 38.2% of the population, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. This includes a significant 15.5% of residents who hold postgraduate degrees.
38.2% ▲ +58.5%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 38.2%
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 Tempe, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Certificate III / IV (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 19.6%, followed by society and culture at 16.3% and creative arts at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,095, which is much higher than most areas. There are 51 schools within 3 km, and most are government primary schools.
3.12
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
51
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).
383
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,095
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tempe
51 schools — 19,145 students, average ICSEA 1,095.
By sector: Government 32 · Catholic 12 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 35 · Secondary 9 · Combined 7
| Tempe Public School, Tempe | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 346 | 1,096 |
| Tempe High School, Tempe | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 985 | 1,096 |
| Ferncourt Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 285 | 1,125 |
| St Peters Public School, St Peters | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 154 | 1,099 |
| Al Zahra College, Arncliffe | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 773 | 1,032 |
| Arncliffe West Infants School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 86 | 1,058 |
| Casimir Catholic College, Marrickville | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 827 | 1,052 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Marrickville | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 372 | 1,072 |
| Marrickville Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 213 | 1,090 |
| St Pius' Catholic Primary School, Enmore | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 121 | 1,100 |
| Marrickville West Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 411 | 1,070 |
| Marrickville High School, Marrickville | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 625 | 1,052 |
| Camdenville Public School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 310 | 1,132 |
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School, Arncliffe | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 292 | 1,116 |
| Undercliffe Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 152 | 1,092 |
| Arncliffe Public School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 373 | 1,028 |
| Mascot Public School, Mascot | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 397 | 1,035 |
| St Maroun's College, Marrickville | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 567 | 1,051 |
| Wilkins Public School, Marrickville | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 508 | 1,135 |
| Kingdom Culture Christian School, Arncliffe | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 196 | 1,082 |
| Kyeemagh Public School, Rockdale | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 204 | 1,057 |
| Athelstane Public School, Arncliffe | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 277 | 1,003 |
| Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design, Dulwich Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 804 | 1,092 |
| Newington College, Stanmore | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 2,072 | 1,182 |
| Newtown High School of Performing Arts, Newtown | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,145 | 1,127 |
| Dulwich Hill Public School, Dulwich Hill | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 358 | 1,099 |
| Newtown Public School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 272 | 1,140 |
| Gardeners Road Public School, Rosebery | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 393 | 1,058 |
| St Dominic Savio School, Rockdale | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 41 | 1,053 |
| Stanmore Public School, Stanmore | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 560 | 1,138 |
| Erskineville Public School, Erskineville | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 334 | 1,155 |
| J J Cahill Memorial High School, Mascot | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 298 | 987 |
| Edgeware School, Hurlstone Park | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 31 | 851 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Mascot | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 608 | 1,089 |
| The Athena School, Newtown | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 52 | 1,058 |
| Botany Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 232 | 1,062 |
| Australia Street Infants School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 104 | 1,143 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Erskineville | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 169 | 1,145 |
| Lewisham Public School, Lewisham | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 198 | 1,121 |
| Petersham Public School, Petersham | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 232 | 1,137 |
| Cairnsfoot School, Brighton-Le-Sands | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 99 | 1,036 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Earlwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 374 | 1,110 |
| St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School, Dulwich Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 118 | 1,094 |
| Christian Brothers' High School Lewisham, Lewisham | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,231 | 1,074 |
| NSW School of Languages, Petersham | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | — | — |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Stanmore | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 116 | 1,160 |
| Rockdale Public School, Rockdale | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 321 | 1,053 |
| Bardwell Park Infants School, Bardwell Park | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 33 | 1,088 |
| Eileen O'Connor Catholic College, Lewisham | Catholic | Combined | 3.9 km | 74 | 1,052 |
| St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School Brighton Le Sands, Brighton-Le-Sands | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 198 | 1,090 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rockdale | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 204 | 1,092 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tempe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13800/tempe/topic/education