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Education & Qualifications in Macquarie

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

A quarter of adults in Macquarie hold a university degree, making it a well-qualified area despite a recent dip in high school completion. This blend of higher education and varied trade skills shapes the local workforce and daily life across this large region.

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📍 Macquarie, Federal Electorate

Where Macquarie sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

25.0% —

All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Macquarie — higher than 61% of areas.

Macquarie25.0%
Greater Sydney 33.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 54.5% of residents have completed Year 12, which is well below the national figure. This rate has fallen by 5.8 percentage points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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54.5% ▼ -9.6%

Lower than 56% of federal electorate areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Macquarie, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 28%.

Year 12 54.5% Year 10 26.8% Year 9 or below 8.1% Year 11 5.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is common here, with 25% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This figure is higher than most similar areas and rose by 4 percentage points since 2016.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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25.0% —

Higher than 61% of federal electorate areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Macquarie, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).

Certificate III / IV 30.4% Bachelor degree 23.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 16.3% Postgraduate degree 9.8% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.3% Certificate I / II 1.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in management and commerce (16.6%), followed by engineering and related fields (13.9%) and society and culture (13.6%).

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

The area has a high number of schools per child, with 73 schools within 3km. Most are government primary schools, though the typical school size is much smaller than in most other areas.

Schools within 3 km

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73

Higher than 75% 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).

Average school ICSEA

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1,030

Higher than 53% of federal electorate areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Macquarie

73 schools — 22,209 students, average ICSEA 1,030.

By sector: Government 53 · Independent 11 · Catholic 9

By type: Primary 52 · Secondary 11 · Combined 10
Comleroy Road Public School, Kurrajong Government Primary 5.4 km 144 987
Hawkesbury Independent School, Kurrajong Independent Primary 6.7 km 77 1,064
Kurrajong North Public School, Kurrajong Hills Government Primary 7.3 km 67 1,018
Kurrajong Public School, Kurrajong Government Primary 8.7 km 139 1,051
Kurmond Public School, Kurmond Government Primary 8.9 km 125 982
Kuyper Christian School, Kurrajong Independent Combined 10.1 km 201 1,032
Colo High School, North Richmond Government Secondary 11.5 km 807 1,001
Glossodia Public School, Glossodia Government Primary 12.2 km 184 954
Kurrajong East Public School, East Kurrajong Government Primary 12.4 km 81 974
Bilpin Public School, Bilpin Government Primary 12.6 km 37 1,033
Richmond North Public School, North Richmond Government Primary 13.0 km 309 984
Grose View Public School, Grose Vale Government Primary 13.1 km 265 1,005
Colo Heights Public School, Colo Heights Government Primary 14.2 km 29 949
Richmond High School, Richmond Government Secondary 16.3 km 750 987
Hobartville Public School, Hobartville Government Primary 16.4 km 355 959
Hawkesbury High School, Freemans Reach Government Secondary 16.4 km 418 946
Freemans Reach Public School, Freemans Reach Government Primary 16.5 km 194 957
Richmond Public School, Richmond Government Primary 16.8 km 298 1,047
St Monica's Primary School, Richmond Catholic Primary 16.9 km 252 1,032
Centre of Excellence in Agricultural Education, Richmond Government Secondary 17.8 km 11 1,098
Wilberforce Public School, Wilberforce Government Primary 19.7 km 326 992
Windsor South Public School, South Windsor Government Primary 21.2 km 333 858
St Matthew's Primary School, Windsor Catholic Primary 21.2 km 303 1,021
Windsor Public School, Windsor Government Primary 21.3 km 125 944
Winmalee Public School, Winmalee Government Primary 21.8 km 359 1,043
Ebenezer Public School, Ebenezer Government Primary 21.8 km 85 995
Bede Polding College, South Windsor Catholic Secondary 21.8 km 1,101 1,007
Chisholm Catholic Primary School, Bligh Park Catholic Primary 22.3 km 411 1,005
Winmalee High School, Winmalee Government Secondary 22.4 km 698 1,040
Bligh Park Public School, Bligh Park Government Primary 22.4 km 283 933
St Columba's Catholic College, Springwood Catholic Secondary 22.6 km 1,112 1,088
Pitt Town Public School, Pitt Town Government Primary 22.8 km 290 987
Windsor High School, Mcgraths Hill Government Secondary 23.1 km 642 923
St Thomas Aquinas Primary School, Springwood Catholic Primary 23.4 km 368 1,095
Windsor Park Public School, South Windsor Government Primary 23.6 km 231 949
Arndell Anglican College, Oakville Independent Combined 24.4 km 1,220 1,064
Ellison Public School, Springwood Government Primary 24.5 km 283 1,051
Springwood High School, Springwood Government Secondary 24.9 km 566 1,027
Longneck Lagoon Environmental Education Centre, Maraylya Government Combined 25.2 km — —
Cattai Public School, Cattai Government Primary 25.4 km 57 990
Faulconbridge Public School, Faulconbridge Government Primary 25.7 km 368 1,063
Oakville Public School, Oakville Government Primary 25.9 km 612 1,032
Springwood Public School, Springwood Government Primary 26.2 km 370 1,059
Wycliffe Hope School, Warrimoo Independent Combined 27.2 km 39 1,037
Wycliffe Christian School, Warrimoo Independent Combined 27.3 km 586 1,100
Maraylya Public School, Maraylya Government Primary 27.8 km 106 1,018
Mount Riverview Public School, Mount Riverview Government Primary 28.1 km 231 1,050
Warrimoo Public School, Warrimoo Government Primary 28.3 km 146 1,052
Blaxland Public School, Blaxland Government Primary 29.2 km 137 1,068
Blaxland East Public School, Blaxland East Government Primary 30.1 km 379 1,068
Blaxland High School, Blaxland Government Secondary 31.1 km 998 1,065
St Finbar's Primary School, Glenbrook Catholic Primary 31.7 km 166 1,110
Blue Mountains Steiner School, Hazelbrook Independent Primary 32.0 km 69 1,073
Korowal School, Hazelbrook Independent Combined 32.1 km 259 1,084
Glenbrook Public School, Glenbrook Government Primary 32.2 km 338 1,120
Lapstone Public School, Glenbrook Government Primary 32.8 km 158 1,113
Hazelbrook Public School, Hazelbrook Government Primary 32.9 km 356 1,044
Our Lady of The Nativity Primary School, Lawson Catholic Primary 33.3 km 115 1,076
Lawson Public School, Lawson Government Primary 34.1 km 196 1,000
Macdonald Valley Public School, Central Macdonald Government Primary 34.5 km 13 1,020
Kindlehill School, Wentworth Falls Independent Combined 35.9 km 114 1,077
Blue Mountains Grammar School, Wentworth Falls Independent Combined 36.5 km 512 1,140
Wentworth Falls Public School, Wentworth Falls Government Primary 36.8 km 370 1,074
Blackheath Public School, Blackheath Government Primary 38.3 km 254 1,050
Mountains Christian College, Blackheath Independent Combined 38.5 km 169 1,040
Mount Victoria Public School, Mount Victoria Government Primary 38.9 km 56 1,039
OneSchool Global NSW - Mount Victoria, Mount Victoria Independent Combined 38.9 km 87 976
Leura Public School, Leura Government Primary 39.0 km 199 1,055
Katoomba North Public School, Katoomba Government Primary 39.7 km 128 986
Katoomba Public School, Katoomba Government Primary 41.2 km 210 1,035
St Canice's Primary School, Katoomba Catholic Primary 41.2 km 67 1,020
Katoomba High School, Katoomba Government Secondary 41.8 km 862 1,034
Megalong Public School, Megalong Valley Government Primary 46.9 km 3 1,046

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Macquarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED127/macquarie/topic/education