40.7% ▲ +27.7%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Forty-one per cent of residents in Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While school completion has risen by 8.8 points since 2011, the area still sees much lower levels of formal education than most other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.7% of people here completed Year 12, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. This is much lower than most areas, though the result has improved since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 8.4% of the population, which is among the lowest levels for this qualification. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, though it has risen by 3.9 points over the last decade.
8.4% ▲ +86.4%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce, followed by engineering and society and culture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 10 schools, among the largest number for its level, with 3,428 enrolments. Most of these are government primary schools, and the average school advantage score is among the lowest for similar areas.
10
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.15
Higher than 52% 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).
3,428
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
343
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
867
Lower than 95% 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 Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton
49 schools — 22,935 students, average ICSEA 966.
By sector: Government 32 · Catholic 10 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 13 · Combined 8
| Blackett Public School, Blackett | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 288 | 839 |
| Chifley College Mount Druitt Campus, Mount Druitt | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 648 | 864 |
| Dawson Public School, Dharruk | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 293 | 898 |
| Niland School, Blackett | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 34 | 801 |
| Blacktown Youth College Incorporated, Hebersham | Independent | Secondary | 1.0 km | 101 | 832 |
| Emerton Public School, Emerton | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 218 | 873 |
| Noumea Public School, Shalvey | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 260 | 866 |
| Hebersham Public School, Hebersham | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 515 | 904 |
| Bidwill Public School, Bidwill | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 410 | 825 |
| Chifley College Bidwill Campus, Bidwill | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 720 | 849 |
| Whalan Public School, Whalan | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 340 | 870 |
| Chifley College Shalvey Campus, Shalvey | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 391 | 828 |
| Lethbridge Park Public School, Lethbridge Park | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 437 | 855 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Emerton | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 201 | 945 |
| Shalvey Public School, Shalvey | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 258 | 837 |
| Richard Johnson Anglican College, Oakhurst | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,028 | 1,072 |
| Good Shepherd Primary School, Plumpton | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 626 | 1,039 |
| Plumpton High School, Plumpton | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,182 | 966 |
| Tregear Public School, Tregear | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 325 | 817 |
| Western Grammar School, Plumpton | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 387 | 1,073 |
| Halinda School, Whalan | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 114 | 955 |
| Hassall Grove Public School, Hassall Grove | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 623 | 959 |
| Plumpton Public School, Plumpton | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 504 | 981 |
| Madang Avenue Public School, Whalan | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 320 | 864 |
| Australian Islamic College of Sydney, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,289 | 1,077 |
| St Clare's Catholic High School, Hassall Grove | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 618 | 963 |
| Plumpton House School, Plumpton | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 30 | 827 |
| Mount Druitt Public School, Mount Druitt | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 565 | 961 |
| Willmot Public School, Willmot | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 162 | 817 |
| St Bishoy Coptic Orthodox College, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 279 | 966 |
| Chifley College Dunheved Campus, North St Marys | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 586 | 870 |
| Ropes Crossing Public School, Ropes Crossing | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 789 | 1,019 |
| St Aidan's Primary School, Rooty Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 391 | 1,052 |
| St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Glendenning | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 480 | 1,044 |
| Glendenning Public School, Glendenning | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 440 | 1,025 |
| Chifley College Senior Campus, Mount Druitt | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 499 | 894 |
| CathWest Innovation College, Mount Druitt | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 385 | 1,013 |
| St Marys North Public School, North St Marys | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 345 | 873 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Mt Druitt South | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 251 | 999 |
| Bethel Christian School, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 264 | 977 |
| Rooty Hill Public School, Rooty Hill | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 645 | 990 |
| Rooty Hill High School, Rooty Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,110 | 958 |
| William Dean Public School, Dean Park | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 382 | 995 |
| Colyton Public School, Mount Druitt | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 714 | 1,007 |
| Oxley Park Public School, St Marys | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 601 | 953 |
| St Mary's Flexible School, St Marys | Independent | Secondary | 4.3 km | 80 | 832 |
| St Luke's Arrunga, Marsden Park | Catholic | Combined | 4.7 km | 40 | 1,046 |
| St Luke’s Catholic College (Primary), Marsden Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 827 | 1,106 |
| St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary), Marsden Park | Catholic | Secondary | 4.8 km | 940 | 1,088 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116031313/bidwill-hebersham-emerton/topic/education