65.6% ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 54.5%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 65.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Doonside - Woodcroft · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Doonside - Woodcroft
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A rise of 10 percentage points in university degrees since 2011 shows a clear shift in the skills of Doonside - Woodcroft. This area has seen a strong climb in formal education, with nearly 30% of adults now holding a bachelor degree or higher. It is a place where more people are finishing school and earning higher qualifications than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion has climbed 11 points since 2011, with 65.6% of residents now finishing Year 12. This is well above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Doonside - Woodcroft, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 29.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most areas and well above the national figure. Most of these higher qualifications are bachelor degrees, held by 34.4% of the population.
29.6% ▲ +51.6%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 29.6%
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 Doonside - Woodcroft, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) 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 23.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 6 schools serving 2,586 students, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. Most of these are government primary schools.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.28
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
47
Higher than 87% 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).
2,586
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
431
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
976
Lower than 69% 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 Doonside - Woodcroft
47 schools — 28,716 students, average ICSEA 1,016.
By sector: Government 28 · Catholic 13 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 24 · Secondary 15 · Combined 8
| Mountain View Adventist College, Doonside | Independent | Combined | 0.2 km | 592 | 1,041 |
| Doonside Public School, Doonside | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 258 | 900 |
| St John Vianney's Primary School, Doonside | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 348 | 1,083 |
| Crawford Public School, Doonside | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 387 | 914 |
| Doonside High School, Doonside | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 715 | 917 |
| Marayong South Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 286 | 1,010 |
| Blacktown West Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 443 | 992 |
| Tyndale Christian School, Blacktown | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 816 | 1,066 |
| Marayong Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 557 | 981 |
| St Andrews Primary School, Marayong | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 796 | 1,074 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Blacktown | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 295 | 1,058 |
| St Agnes Catholic High School, Rooty Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 926 | 1,007 |
| Evans High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 815 | 935 |
| Walters Road Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 523 | 997 |
| Eastern Creek Public School, Eastern Creek | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 246 | 976 |
| Rooty Hill Public School, Rooty Hill | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 645 | 990 |
| St Andrews College, Marayong | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,327 | 1,059 |
| Rooty Hill High School, Rooty Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,110 | 958 |
| St Aidan's Primary School, Rooty Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 391 | 1,052 |
| Glendenning Public School, Glendenning | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 440 | 1,025 |
| Plumpton House School, Plumpton | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 30 | 827 |
| Blacktown South Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 936 | 1,042 |
| Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown, Blacktown | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,014 | 1,016 |
| Quakers Hill Public School, Quakers Hill | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 962 | 1,097 |
| Marayong Heights Public School, Marayong | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 283 | 975 |
| Plumpton Public School, Plumpton | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 504 | 981 |
| St Michael's Primary School, Blacktown South | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 631 | 1,065 |
| Blacktown Girls High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,080 | 1,046 |
| Coreen School, Blacktown | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 56 | 845 |
| St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Glendenning | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 480 | 1,044 |
| Western Grammar School, Plumpton | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 387 | 1,073 |
| William Dean Public School, Dean Park | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 382 | 995 |
| Nagle College, Blacktown | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 532 | 1,048 |
| Chifley College Senior Campus, Mount Druitt | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 499 | 894 |
| Blacktown Boys High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 898 | 1,053 |
| Plumpton High School, Plumpton | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,182 | 966 |
| Australian Islamic College of Sydney, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,289 | 1,077 |
| St Bishoy Coptic Orthodox College, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 279 | 966 |
| Blacktown North Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 354 | 1,042 |
| Good Shepherd Primary School, Plumpton | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 626 | 1,039 |
| CathWest Innovation College, Mount Druitt | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 385 | 1,013 |
| Richard Johnson Anglican College, Oakhurst | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,028 | 1,072 |
| Minchinbury Public School, Minchinbury | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 439 | 975 |
| St Clare's Catholic High School, Hassall Grove | Catholic | Secondary | 4.6 km | 618 | 963 |
| Wyndham College, Quakers Hill | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 378 | 1,003 |
| Hassall Grove Public School, Hassall Grove | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 623 | 959 |
| Quakers Hill High School, Quakers Hill | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 925 | 1,025 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Doonside - Woodcroft [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116011306/doonside-woodcroft/topic/education