76.8% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 68.6%
- 2016: 73.5%
- 2021: 76.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Strathfield · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Strathfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 42% of adults in Strathfield hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This is a highly educated area where school completion rates have climbed steadily over the last decade. High levels of university education are paired with a strong school system and large student enrolments.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the state and national figures, with 76.8% of residents finishing Year 12. This is much higher than most areas and has risen by 8.3 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Strathfield, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 10 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical resident is more likely to have a university degree than people in other areas, with 41.4% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This figure is far above the Australian average of 26.3%.
41.4% ▲ +26.1%
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 41.4%
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 Strathfield, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 26.5%, followed by society and culture at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Strathfield has some of the largest school enrolments at this level, with 17,083 students. Its schools are much larger than those in most similar areas and have a much higher average advantage score.
1.94
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
Higher than 71% 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).
17,083
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
633
Higher than 75% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,113
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Strathfield
27 schools — 17,083 students, average ICSEA 1,113.
By sector: Government 14 · Independent 7 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 14 · Combined 8 · Secondary 5
| Santa Sabina College, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 0.2 km | 1,320 | 1,139 |
| Meriden School, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 0.4 km | 1,761 | 1,180 |
| Burwood Public School, Burwood | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 476 | 1,092 |
| St Martha's Catholic Primary School, Strathfield | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 315 | 1,120 |
| Strathfield Girls High School, Strathfield | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 1,063 | 1,077 |
| MLC School, Burwood | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 1,393 | 1,177 |
| Southern Cross Catholic College, Burwood | Catholic | Secondary | 1.0 km | 139 | 1,042 |
| Chalmers Road School, Strathfield | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | 79 | 1,006 |
| Homebush Public School, Homebush | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 368 | 1,094 |
| Marie Bashir Public School, Strathfield | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 424 | 1,104 |
| Enfield Public School, Enfield | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 199 | 1,062 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Enfield | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 399 | 1,083 |
| St Patrick's College, Strathfield, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,598 | 1,126 |
| Homebush Boys High School, Homebush | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 891 | 1,043 |
| Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School, Croydon | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 156 | 1,088 |
| Strathfield South Public School, Strathfield | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 423 | 1,084 |
| Burwood Girls High School, Croydon | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,084 | 1,086 |
| Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School, North Strathfield | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 427 | 1,140 |
| Australian International Academy, Sydney, Strathfield Campus, Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 493 | 1,074 |
| Croydon Public School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 576 | 1,119 |
| The McDonald College, North Strathfield | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 265 | 1,123 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney, Croydon | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,495 | 1,160 |
| Strathfield South High School, Enfield | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 549 | 961 |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Strathfield South | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 101 | 1,084 |
| Croydon Park Public School, Croydon Park | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 325 | 1,077 |
| Homebush West Public School, Homebush West | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 424 | 1,069 |
| Victoria Avenue Public School, Concord West | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 340 | 1,071 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Strathfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10077/strathfield/topic/education