77.7% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.7%
- 2016: 73.9%
- 2021: 77.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woolwich · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Woolwich
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of over 20 percentage points separates Woolwich from the rest of the state in terms of university degrees. This is a highly educated area where nearly half of all adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, far exceeding national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is very common here, with 77.7% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Woolwich, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The level of qualification is among the highest for similar areas. About 48.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is 22 points above the Australian average.
48.8% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.6%
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 48.8%
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 Woolwich, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
People here most often hold qualifications in management and commerce, at 26.4%, followed by society and culture at 16.4% and health at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score among the highest at this level. There are 36 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number of schools for such an area.
10.42
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
36
Higher than 89% 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).
641
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,158
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Woolwich
36 schools — 22,433 students, average ICSEA 1,158.
By sector: Government 21 · Independent 9 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 13 · Combined 3
| Marist Sisters' College Woolwich, Woolwich | Catholic | Secondary | 0.6 km | 937 | 1,101 |
| Birchgrove Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 214 | 1,132 |
| Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus, Rozelle | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 854 | 1,112 |
| Greenwich Public School, Greenwich | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 367 | 1,175 |
| Fr John Therry Catholic Primary School Balmain - Rozelle, Balmain | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 349 | 1,170 |
| Balmain Public School, Balmain | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 321 | 1,172 |
| Hunters Hill Public School, Hunters Hill | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 228 | 1,149 |
| Saint Ignatius' College, Lane Cove | Independent | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,613 | 1,159 |
| Rozelle Public School, Rozelle | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 507 | 1,162 |
| St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Drummoyne | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 310 | 1,156 |
| Inner Sydney Montessori School, Balmain | Independent | Primary | 2.3 km | 95 | 1,178 |
| Nicholson Street Public School, Balmain East | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 95 | 1,151 |
| Drummoyne Public School, Drummoyne | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 427 | 1,137 |
| Currambena Primary School, Lane Cove | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 79 | 1,120 |
| Hunters Hill High School, Hunters Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 790 | 1,104 |
| International Chinese School, St Leonards | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 116 | 1,172 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Lane Cove | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 502 | 1,176 |
| Bradfield College, St Leonards | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 322 | 1,108 |
| Lane Cove Public School, Lane Cove | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 688 | 1,178 |
| Royal North Shore Hospital School, St Leonards | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | — | — |
| Riverside Girls High School, Gladesville | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 665 | 1,114 |
| SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,724 | 1,205 |
| North Sydney Public School, Waverton | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 756 | 1,144 |
| Cammeraygal High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 905 | 1,135 |
| North Sydney Girls High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 916 | 1,203 |
| Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College, North Sydney | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,186 | 1,179 |
| Cameragal Montessori School, North Sydney | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 40 | 1,179 |
| Marist Catholic College North Shore, North Sydney | Catholic | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,609 | 1,166 |
| Villa Maria Catholic Primary School, Hunters Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 360 | 1,166 |
| St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,100 | 1,130 |
| North Sydney Boys High School, Crows Nest | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 933 | 1,195 |
| Wenona School, North Sydney | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,385 | 1,187 |
| Russell Lea Public School, Russell Lea | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 428 | 1,140 |
| Naremburn School, Naremburn | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 30 | 1,075 |
| Orange Grove Public School, Leichhardt | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 519 | 1,132 |
| Artarmon Public School, Artarmon | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 1,063 | 1,167 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woolwich [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14430/woolwich/topic/education