62.2% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 53.1%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glendenning - Dean Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Glendenning - Dean Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Glendenning - Dean Park finished high school than the state average, with 62.2% completing Year 12. While university degrees are less common here than across Australia, there has been a steady climb in both school completion and higher qualifications over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen 9.1 points since 2011 to 62.2%, a figure well above both the state and national totals. Most people here finished Year 12, though 18.1% stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Glendenning - Dean Park, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 22.4% of the population, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. This rate has grown by 6.2 points since 2011, with certificates and diplomas also being common qualifications.
22.4% ▲ +37.8%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Glendenning - Dean Park splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 22.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 3 primary schools in the area with 1,302 total enrolments, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas. Residents have good access to education, with 42 schools located within 3 km.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.57
Lower than 66% 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).
1,302
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
434
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,023
Higher than 53% 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 Glendenning - Dean Park
42 schools — 23,702 students, average ICSEA 996.
By sector: Government 27 · Catholic 9 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 13 · Combined 6
| Glendenning Public School, Glendenning | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 440 | 1,025 |
| St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Glendenning | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 480 | 1,044 |
| William Dean Public School, Dean Park | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 382 | 995 |
| Crawford Public School, Doonside | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 387 | 914 |
| Plumpton House School, Plumpton | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 30 | 827 |
| Plumpton Public School, Plumpton | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 504 | 981 |
| Doonside High School, Doonside | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 715 | 917 |
| St John Vianney's Primary School, Doonside | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 348 | 1,083 |
| St Clare's Catholic High School, Hassall Grove | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 618 | 963 |
| Richard Johnson Anglican College, Oakhurst | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,028 | 1,072 |
| Plumpton High School, Plumpton | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,182 | 966 |
| Hassall Grove Public School, Hassall Grove | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 623 | 959 |
| Western Grammar School, Plumpton | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 387 | 1,073 |
| Good Shepherd Primary School, Plumpton | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 626 | 1,039 |
| Doonside Public School, Doonside | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 258 | 900 |
| St Andrews College, Marayong | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,327 | 1,059 |
| Quakers Hill Public School, Quakers Hill | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 962 | 1,097 |
| Mountain View Adventist College, Doonside | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 592 | 1,041 |
| St Aidan's Primary School, Rooty Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 391 | 1,052 |
| St Andrews Primary School, Marayong | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 796 | 1,074 |
| Wyndham College, Quakers Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 378 | 1,003 |
| Hebersham Public School, Hebersham | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 515 | 904 |
| Australian Islamic College of Sydney, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,289 | 1,077 |
| Marayong South Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 286 | 1,010 |
| Blacktown Youth College Incorporated, Hebersham | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 101 | 832 |
| Chifley College Bidwill Campus, Bidwill | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 720 | 849 |
| Rooty Hill Public School, Rooty Hill | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 645 | 990 |
| Bidwill Public School, Bidwill | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 410 | 825 |
| St Bishoy Coptic Orthodox College, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 279 | 966 |
| Rooty Hill High School, Rooty Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,110 | 958 |
| Marayong Heights Public School, Marayong | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 283 | 975 |
| Nirimba Fields Public School, Nirimba Fields | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 210 | 1,126 |
| Marayong Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 557 | 981 |
| Chifley College Senior Campus, Mount Druitt | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 499 | 894 |
| Dawson Public School, Dharruk | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 293 | 898 |
| CathWest Innovation College, Mount Druitt | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 385 | 1,013 |
| Blackett Public School, Blackett | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 288 | 839 |
| Quakers Hill High School, Quakers Hill | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 925 | 1,025 |
| Chifley College Mount Druitt Campus, Mount Druitt | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 648 | 864 |
| St Agnes Catholic High School, Rooty Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 926 | 1,007 |
| Hambledon Public School, Quakers Hill | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 633 | 1,072 |
| Eastern Creek Public School, Eastern Creek | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 246 | 976 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glendenning - Dean Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116031314/glendenning-dean-park/topic/education