76.0% —
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Schofields (West) - Colebee · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Schofields (West) - Colebee
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling have become a standout feature of Schofields (West) - Colebee. The area is now far more qualified than the national average, with 44.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This creates a highly educated profile where a huge majority of residents have completed their secondary schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the national figure, with 76% of people finishing Year 12. This is 17 points higher than the average for both New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Schofields (West) - Colebee, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 44.3% of adults, which is much higher than most areas. This figure sits far above the New South Wales average of 27.8%.
44.3% —
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Schofields (West) - Colebee, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Certificate III / IV (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 27.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.6% and information technology at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is only one school in the area, which is a small government primary school. While the area has very few schools per child, there are 49 schools within a 3km radius.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.37
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
49
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).
210
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
210
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,126
Higher than 90% 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 Schofields (West) - Colebee
49 schools — 34,802 students, average ICSEA 1,055.
By sector: Government 29 · Catholic 13 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 27 · Secondary 12 · Combined 10
| Nirimba Fields Public School, Nirimba Fields | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 210 | 1,126 |
| Galungara Public School, Schofields | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 882 | 1,106 |
| Wyndham College, Quakers Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 378 | 1,003 |
| Hambledon Public School, Quakers Hill | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 633 | 1,072 |
| Schofields Public School, Schofields | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 1,119 | 1,086 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Schofields | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 724 | 1,108 |
| William Dean Public School, Dean Park | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 382 | 995 |
| St John Paul II Catholic College (Schofields), Schofields | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,159 | 1,074 |
| Marsden Park Anglican College, Marsden Park | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 733 | 1,109 |
| St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Glendenning | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 480 | 1,044 |
| The Ponds High School, The Ponds | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 2,321 | 1,118 |
| St Clare's Catholic High School, Hassall Grove | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 618 | 963 |
| Marsden Park Public School, Marsden Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 242 | 1,060 |
| Quakers Hill Public School, Quakers Hill | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 962 | 1,097 |
| Riverbank Public School, The Ponds | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 2,030 | 1,141 |
| Hassall Grove Public School, Hassall Grove | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 623 | 959 |
| Glendenning Public School, Glendenning | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 440 | 1,025 |
| Quakers Hill High School, Quakers Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 925 | 1,025 |
| Barnier Public School, Quakers Hill | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 788 | 1,078 |
| Mary Immaculate Primary School, Quakers Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 598 | 1,098 |
| Riverstone Public School, Riverstone | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 599 | 986 |
| Riverstone High School, Riverstone | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 861 | 979 |
| Casuarina School, Riverstone | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 40 | 912 |
| Ngarra Christian College, Riverstone | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 37 | 1,085 |
| St Andrews College, Marayong | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,327 | 1,059 |
| Norwest Christian College, Riverstone | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,187 | 1,109 |
| South Creek School, Riverstone | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 82 | 982 |
| Chifley College Bidwill Campus, Bidwill | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 720 | 849 |
| St John's Primary School, Riverstone | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 228 | 1,113 |
| Bidwill Public School, Bidwill | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 410 | 825 |
| Tallawong Public School, Rouse Hill | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 121 | 1,083 |
| Richard Johnson Anglican College, Oakhurst | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 1,028 | 1,072 |
| St Luke's Arrunga, Marsden Park | Catholic | Combined | 4.4 km | 40 | 1,046 |
| St Luke’s Catholic College (Primary), Marsden Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 827 | 1,106 |
| St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary), Marsden Park | Catholic | Secondary | 4.5 km | 940 | 1,088 |
| Blacktown Youth College Incorporated, Hebersham | Independent | Secondary | 4.5 km | 101 | 832 |
| Australian Christian College - Marsden Park, Riverstone | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 2,523 | 1,101 |
| Marayong Heights Public School, Marayong | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 283 | 975 |
| St Andrews Primary School, Marayong | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 796 | 1,074 |
| Plumpton Public School, Plumpton | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 504 | 981 |
| Crawford Public School, Doonside | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 387 | 914 |
| Plumpton House School, Plumpton | Government | Combined | 4.7 km | 30 | 827 |
| Plumpton High School, Plumpton | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,182 | 966 |
| Doonside High School, Doonside | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 715 | 917 |
| Western Grammar School, Plumpton | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 387 | 1,073 |
| Good Shepherd Primary School, Plumpton | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 626 | 1,039 |
| Northbourne Public School, Marsden Park | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 1,711 | 1,095 |
| St John Vianney's Primary School, Doonside | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 348 | 1,083 |
| Hebersham Public School, Hebersham | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 515 | 904 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Schofields (West) - Colebee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116021631/schofields-colebee/topic/education