67.3% ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 56.4%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 67.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Auburn · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Auburn
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A surge in higher learning has defined Auburn since 2011, with an 11 percentage point jump in both high school completion and bachelor degrees. This shift has created a more qualified community where 67.3% of residents have finished Year 12. These gains place the area well above state and national figures for school and university achievement.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are well above the national figure at 67.3%. This is much higher than most similar areas and represents a significant rise from 56.4% in 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Auburn, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 9 or below is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 30.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is a little above the New South Wales average. This figure has risen 11 points since 2011, with bachelor degrees being the most common high-level qualification at 33.1%.
30.8% ▲ +56.5%
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 30.8%
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 Auburn, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Postgraduate degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 25%, followed by engineering at 10% and society and culture at 9.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Auburn has a high number of enrolments (14,679) and schools that are larger than most, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in similar areas. Half of the schools are government-run.
1.19
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
24
Higher than 63% of state electorate 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).
14,679
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
612
Higher than 73% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,018
Lower than 51% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Auburn
24 schools — 14,679 students, average ICSEA 1,018.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 6 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| International Maarif Schools of Australia - Gallipoli Campus, Auburn | Independent | Combined | 0.0 km | 362 | 1,043 |
| Auburn Public School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 486 | 983 |
| Al-Faisal College, Auburn | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 2,282 | 1,077 |
| My Dream Australian Academy, Auburn | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 140 | 991 |
| Alpha Omega Senior College, Auburn | Independent | Secondary | 0.7 km | 822 | 1,111 |
| Sydney Adventist School - Auburn, Auburn | Independent | Primary | 0.8 km | 148 | 950 |
| Trinity Catholic College, Auburn | Catholic | Secondary | 0.8 km | 1,313 | 1,016 |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Auburn | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 353 | 1,032 |
| Lidcombe Public School, Lidcombe | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 762 | 1,019 |
| St Joachim's Catholic Primary School, Lidcombe | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 357 | 1,081 |
| Auburn Girls High School, Auburn | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 854 | 966 |
| Auburn North Public School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 645 | 1,015 |
| St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School, Auburn South | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 113 | 1,043 |
| Auburn West Public School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 572 | 928 |
| Berala Public School, Berala | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 656 | 980 |
| Newington Public School, Newington | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 665 | 1,104 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Granville East | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 235 | 1,004 |
| Granville East Public School, Granville | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 259 | 923 |
| Blaxcell Street Public School, Granville | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 948 | 957 |
| St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School, Regents Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 383 | 1,048 |
| Regents Park Christian School, Regents Park | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 731 | 1,039 |
| Granville South Creative and Performing Arts High School, Guildford | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 733 | 855 |
| Wentworth Point Public School, Wentworth Point | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 672 | 1,045 |
| Wentworth Point High School, Wentworth Point | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 188 | 1,062 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Auburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10002/auburn/topic/education