61.5% ▲ +32.4%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 46.5%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Blacktown (North) - Marayong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Blacktown (North) - Marayong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees than most similar areas mark Blacktown (North) - Marayong as a place of increasing achievement. Since 2011, the percentage of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has jumped 12 points to 26.7%, while Year 12 completion rates have risen by 15 points.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is now at 61.5%, which is a little above the national figure and higher than most similar areas. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 46.5% of residents had finished their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Blacktown (North) - Marayong, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is about the same as the national average. The most common qualifications include bachelor degrees at 29.4% and Certificate III or IVs at 21.8%.
26.7% ▲ +85.4%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 26.7%
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 Blacktown (North) - Marayong, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 23.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has five schools with a total of 3,925 enrolments, which is larger than about 89% of similar areas. While there are 54 schools within 3km, there are actually much lower numbers of schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.19
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
54
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
3,925
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
785
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,054
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Blacktown (North) - Marayong
54 schools — 29,638 students, average ICSEA 1,031.
By sector: Government 37 · Catholic 13 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 35 · Secondary 12 · Combined 7
| St Andrews Primary School, Marayong | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 796 | 1,074 |
| St Andrews College, Marayong | Catholic | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,327 | 1,059 |
| Marayong South Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 286 | 1,010 |
| Marayong Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 557 | 981 |
| Doonside High School, Doonside | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 715 | 917 |
| Marayong Heights Public School, Marayong | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 283 | 975 |
| Quakers Hill Public School, Quakers Hill | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 962 | 1,097 |
| Crawford Public School, Doonside | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 387 | 914 |
| St John Vianney's Primary School, Doonside | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 348 | 1,083 |
| Doonside Public School, Doonside | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 258 | 900 |
| Blacktown West Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 443 | 992 |
| Mountain View Adventist College, Doonside | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 592 | 1,041 |
| Quakers Hill High School, Quakers Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 925 | 1,025 |
| Blacktown Girls High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,080 | 1,046 |
| Blacktown North Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 354 | 1,042 |
| Blacktown Boys High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 898 | 1,053 |
| Wyndham College, Quakers Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 378 | 1,003 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Blacktown | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 295 | 1,058 |
| William Dean Public School, Dean Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 382 | 995 |
| Glendenning Public School, Glendenning | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 440 | 1,025 |
| Quakers Hill East Public School, Acacia Gardens | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 655 | 1,101 |
| Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown, Blacktown | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,014 | 1,016 |
| Coreen School, Blacktown | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 56 | 845 |
| St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Glendenning | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 480 | 1,044 |
| Kings Langley Public School, Kings Langley | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 567 | 1,081 |
| Barnier Public School, Quakers Hill | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 788 | 1,078 |
| Mary Immaculate Primary School, Quakers Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 598 | 1,098 |
| Tyndale Christian School, Blacktown | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 816 | 1,066 |
| Seven Hills West Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 324 | 1,001 |
| Lynwood Park Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 223 | 988 |
| Blacktown South Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 936 | 1,042 |
| Hambledon Public School, Quakers Hill | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 633 | 1,072 |
| Walters Road Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 523 | 997 |
| St Bernadette's Primary School, Lalor Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 226 | 1,036 |
| Holy Cross Primary School, Glenwood | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 386 | 1,119 |
| Caddies Creek Public School, Glenwood | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 868 | 1,120 |
| Evans High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 815 | 935 |
| Nirimba Fields Public School, Nirimba Fields | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 210 | 1,126 |
| Plumpton House School, Plumpton | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 30 | 827 |
| Lalor Park Public School, Lalor Park | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 187 | 916 |
| Plumpton Public School, Plumpton | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 504 | 981 |
| St Clare's Catholic High School, Hassall Grove | Catholic | Secondary | 4.6 km | 618 | 963 |
| St Michael's Primary School, Blacktown South | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 631 | 1,065 |
| Western Grammar School, Plumpton | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 387 | 1,073 |
| Nagle College, Blacktown | Catholic | Secondary | 4.7 km | 532 | 1,048 |
| Bert Oldfield Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 175 | 1,015 |
| Plumpton High School, Plumpton | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 1,182 | 966 |
| Hassall Grove Public School, Hassall Grove | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 623 | 959 |
| Richard Johnson Anglican College, Oakhurst | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 1,028 | 1,072 |
| Mitchell High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 876 | 978 |
| William Rose School, Seven Hills | Government | Combined | 5.2 km | 86 | 1,009 |
| Shelley Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 435 | 1,001 |
| Seven Hills Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 131 | 1,033 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Seven Hills | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 389 | 1,076 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Blacktown (North) - Marayong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116011304/blacktown-marayong/topic/education