70.2% —
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 65.7%
- 2021: 70.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Quakers Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Quakers Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a third of adults in Quakers Hill hold a bachelor's degree or higher, making it an area with a very high level of education. This strong trend is seen across the board, with a significant number of residents completing Year 12 and a growing proportion of the population achieving university qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure, with 70.2% of residents finishing school. This is much higher than most other areas and has risen by 4.5 points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Quakers Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 35.4%, which is well above both the New South Wales and Australian figures. This number rose by 7.3 points since 2016, with 32.8% of residents holding a bachelor degree.
35.4% —
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 35.4%
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 Quakers Hill, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Postgraduate degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 25.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.6%. Other common qualifications are in society and culture, IT, and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Quakers Hill has five schools with a total of 3,322 enrolments, which is larger than about 83% of similar areas. While the average school size is much higher than most areas, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.87
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
42
Higher than 84% 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).
3,322
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
664
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,057
Higher than 68% 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 Quakers Hill
42 schools — 30,902 students, average ICSEA 1,072.
By sector: Government 31 · Catholic 11
By type: Primary 30 · Secondary 11 · Combined 1
| Hambledon Public School, Quakers Hill | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 633 | 1,072 |
| Quakers Hill High School, Quakers Hill | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 925 | 1,025 |
| Wyndham College, Quakers Hill | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 378 | 1,003 |
| Barnier Public School, Quakers Hill | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 788 | 1,078 |
| Mary Immaculate Primary School, Quakers Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 598 | 1,098 |
| Quakers Hill Public School, Quakers Hill | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 962 | 1,097 |
| Nirimba Fields Public School, Nirimba Fields | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 210 | 1,126 |
| St John Paul II Catholic College (Schofields), Schofields | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,159 | 1,074 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Schofields | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 724 | 1,108 |
| The Ponds High School, The Ponds | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 2,321 | 1,118 |
| Riverbank Public School, The Ponds | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 2,030 | 1,141 |
| St Andrews College, Marayong | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,327 | 1,059 |
| Marayong Heights Public School, Marayong | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 283 | 975 |
| John Palmer Public School, The Ponds | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 950 | 1,125 |
| Quakers Hill East Public School, Acacia Gardens | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 655 | 1,101 |
| Galungara Public School, Schofields | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 882 | 1,106 |
| St Andrews Primary School, Marayong | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 796 | 1,074 |
| William Dean Public School, Dean Park | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 382 | 995 |
| The Ponds School, The Ponds | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 120 | 1,038 |
| Holy Cross Primary School, Glenwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 386 | 1,119 |
| Schofields Public School, Schofields | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 1,119 | 1,086 |
| Caddies Creek Public School, Glenwood | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 868 | 1,120 |
| Kellyville Ridge Public School, Kellyville Ridge | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 671 | 1,107 |
| Marayong Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 557 | 981 |
| St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Glendenning | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 480 | 1,044 |
| Doonside High School, Doonside | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 715 | 917 |
| St John XXIII Catholic College (Primary), Stanhope Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 799 | 1,112 |
| Tallawong Public School, Rouse Hill | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 121 | 1,083 |
| St John XXIII Catholic College (Secondary), Stanhope Gardens | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,166 | 1,097 |
| Kings Langley Public School, Kings Langley | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 567 | 1,081 |
| Crawford Public School, Doonside | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 387 | 914 |
| Parklea Public School, Glenwood | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 566 | 1,083 |
| Glendenning Public School, Glendenning | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 440 | 1,025 |
| Marayong South Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 286 | 1,010 |
| St John Vianney's Primary School, Doonside | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 348 | 1,083 |
| Glenwood High School, Glenwood | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,507 | 1,090 |
| Blacktown North Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 354 | 1,042 |
| St Clare's Catholic High School, Hassall Grove | Catholic | Secondary | 4.8 km | 618 | 963 |
| Blacktown Girls High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,080 | 1,046 |
| Blacktown Boys High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 898 | 1,053 |
| Lynwood Park Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 223 | 988 |
| Hassall Grove Public School, Hassall Grove | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 623 | 959 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Quakers Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116021563/quakers-hill/topic/education