68.9% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 77% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 65.4%
- 2016: 62.6%
- 2021: 68.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Greenway · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Greenway
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high proportion of residents in Greenway hold university degrees, with 35% of adults having a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure, reflecting a highly qualified population that has grown over recent years. The area is marked by strong educational achievement across both school and tertiary levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the state and national figures, with 68.9% of residents finishing their final school year. This figure has risen by 3.6 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Greenway, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is much higher than in most areas, rising 7.9 percentage points since 2016 to reach 35%. Most of these qualifications are bachelor degrees (33.1%) or postgraduate degrees (16.2%).
35.0% —
Higher than 78% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 35.0%
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 Greenway, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Postgraduate degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study at 24.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Greenway has some of the largest school enrolments at this level, totaling 39,527 students. While the average school size and advantage score are much higher than most areas, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual.
1.33
Lower than 89% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
60
Higher than 61% of federal 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).
39,527
Higher than 91% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
659
Higher than 82% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,077
Higher than 74% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Greenway
60 schools — 39,527 students, average ICSEA 1,077.
By sector: Government 42 · Catholic 13 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 36 · Secondary 14 · Combined 10
| Quakers Hill East Public School, Acacia Gardens | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 655 | 1,101 |
| Mary Immaculate Primary School, Quakers Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 598 | 1,098 |
| Barnier Public School, Quakers Hill | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 788 | 1,078 |
| Quakers Hill High School, Quakers Hill | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 925 | 1,025 |
| Holy Cross Primary School, Glenwood | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 386 | 1,119 |
| Caddies Creek Public School, Glenwood | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 868 | 1,120 |
| John Palmer Public School, The Ponds | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 950 | 1,125 |
| Kings Langley Public School, Kings Langley | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 567 | 1,081 |
| Parklea Public School, Glenwood | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 566 | 1,083 |
| Hambledon Public School, Quakers Hill | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 633 | 1,072 |
| Glenwood High School, Glenwood | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,507 | 1,090 |
| Riverbank Public School, The Ponds | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 2,030 | 1,141 |
| St John Paul II Catholic College (Schofields), Schofields | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,159 | 1,074 |
| Kellyville Ridge Public School, Kellyville Ridge | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 671 | 1,107 |
| The Ponds High School, The Ponds | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 2,321 | 1,118 |
| St John XXIII Catholic College (Secondary), Stanhope Gardens | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,166 | 1,097 |
| St John XXIII Catholic College (Primary), Stanhope Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 799 | 1,112 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Schofields | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 724 | 1,108 |
| Lynwood Park Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 223 | 988 |
| Blacktown North Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 354 | 1,042 |
| The Ponds School, The Ponds | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 120 | 1,038 |
| Blacktown Girls High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,080 | 1,046 |
| Blacktown Boys High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 898 | 1,053 |
| St Bernadette's Primary School, Lalor Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 226 | 1,036 |
| Galungara Public School, Schofields | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 882 | 1,106 |
| Lalor Park Public School, Lalor Park | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 187 | 916 |
| Seven Hills West Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 324 | 1,001 |
| Vardys Road Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 437 | 1,038 |
| Tallawong Public School, Rouse Hill | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 121 | 1,083 |
| Coreen School, Blacktown | Government | Combined | 4.9 km | 56 | 845 |
| Rouse Hill Anglican College, Rouse Hill | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 1,578 | 1,137 |
| Seven Hills High School, Seven Hills | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 480 | 969 |
| Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown, Blacktown | Catholic | Secondary | 5.0 km | 1,014 | 1,016 |
| Schofields Public School, Schofields | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 1,119 | 1,086 |
| William Rose School, Seven Hills | Government | Combined | 5.2 km | 86 | 1,009 |
| Seven Hills Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 131 | 1,033 |
| Seven Hills North Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 246 | 1,066 |
| Bert Oldfield Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 175 | 1,015 |
| Blacktown South Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 936 | 1,042 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Seven Hills | Catholic | Primary | 5.9 km | 389 | 1,076 |
| Mitchell High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 6.3 km | 876 | 978 |
| Riverstone High School, Riverstone | Government | Secondary | 6.4 km | 861 | 979 |
| Ngarra Christian College, Riverstone | Independent | Combined | 6.5 km | 37 | 1,085 |
| The Hills Sports High School, Seven Hills | Government | Secondary | 6.5 km | 913 | 967 |
| South Creek School, Riverstone | Government | Combined | 6.5 km | 82 | 982 |
| Norwest Christian College, Riverstone | Independent | Combined | 6.6 km | 1,187 | 1,109 |
| Riverstone Public School, Riverstone | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 599 | 986 |
| The Meadows Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 335 | 984 |
| Shelley Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 435 | 1,001 |
| St Michael's Primary School, Blacktown South | Catholic | Primary | 6.8 km | 631 | 1,065 |
| Nagle College, Blacktown | Catholic | Secondary | 6.8 km | 532 | 1,048 |
| St John's Primary School, Riverstone | Catholic | Primary | 6.9 km | 228 | 1,113 |
| Casuarina School, Riverstone | Government | Combined | 6.9 km | 40 | 912 |
| Toongabbie Christian College, Toongabbie | Independent | Combined | 7.4 km | 1,242 | 1,106 |
| Metella Road Public School, Toongabbie | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 676 | 1,072 |
| St Anthony's Primary School, Girraween | Catholic | Primary | 8.0 km | 385 | 1,129 |
| Girraween High School, Girraween | Government | Secondary | 8.4 km | 784 | 1,199 |
| Ebenezer Christian College, Prospect | Independent | Combined | 8.6 km | 140 | 995 |
| Girraween Public School, Girraween | Government | Primary | 8.8 km | 1,072 | 1,132 |
| Vineyard Public School, Vineyard | Government | Primary | 10.2 km | 97 | 955 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Greenway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED118/greenway/topic/education