# Education & Qualifications — Greenway

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Area: Greenway (Federal Electorate)

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.

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.

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%).

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.

Management and commerce is the most common field of study at 24.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.4%.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Completed Year 12 | 68.9% | +5.5% since 2011 |
| Adults with a bachelor degree or higher | 35.0% | — |
| Schools per 1,000 children | 1.33 | — |
| Schools within 3 km | 60 | — |
| School enrolments | 39,527 | — |
| Average school size | 659 | — |
| Average school ICSEA | 1,077 | — |

**Highest year of school** — Year 12 68.9%, Year 10 14.5%, Year 9 or below 6.8%, Year 11 3.6%

**Highest qualification level** — Bachelor degree 33.1%, Certificate III / IV 17.8%, Postgraduate degree 16.2%, Advanced diploma / diploma 14.2%, Graduate diploma / certificate 2.9%, Certificate I / II 1.4%

**Field of qualification** — Management & commerce 24.7%, Engineering & related 14.4%, Society & culture 9.5%, Information technology 9.4%, Health 8.3%, Education 6.1%, Food, hospitality & personal services 3.9%, Architecture & building 3.8%, Natural & physical sciences 3.7%, Creative arts 2.8%, Agriculture & environment 1.0%

## 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

Nearest 10 shown:

| School | Sector | Type | Distance | Students |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Quakers Hill East Public School | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 655 |
| Mary Immaculate Primary School | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 598 |
| Barnier Public School | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 788 |
| Quakers Hill High School | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 925 |
| Holy Cross Primary School | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 386 |
| Caddies Creek Public School | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 868 |
| John Palmer Public School | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 950 |
| Kings Langley Public School | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 567 |
| Parklea Public School | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 566 |
| Hambledon Public School | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 633 |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED118/greenway/topic/education