45.1% ▲ +59.4%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 45.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lethbridge Park - Tregear · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Lethbridge Park - Tregear
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Lethbridge Park - Tregear have finished high school or earned a university degree compared to the rest of the state. While 45.1% of people have completed Year 12, this is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. However, educational attainment is climbing, with Year 12 completion rates rising 17 points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. For those who did not finish Year 12, the most common highest year of school was Year 10, at 22.7%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lethbridge Park - Tregear, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 13.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%, although the figure rose 8.7 points since 2011. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 28.4% of residents.
13.4% ▲ +183.6%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 13.4%
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 Lethbridge Park - Tregear, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 19.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.3% and society and culture at 10.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has seven schools, all of which are government-run. While it has more schools than about 87% of similar areas, it has much lower school availability per 1,000 children and some of the lowest average school advantage scores.
7
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.22
Lower than 78% 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).
2,622
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
375
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
893
Lower than 91% 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 Lethbridge Park - Tregear
49 schools — 24,449 students, average ICSEA 976.
By sector: Government 33 · Catholic 9 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 14 · Combined 7
| Ropes Crossing Public School, Ropes Crossing | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 789 | 1,019 |
| Willmot Public School, Willmot | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 162 | 817 |
| Lethbridge Park Public School, Lethbridge Park | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 437 | 855 |
| Tregear Public School, Tregear | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 325 | 817 |
| Chifley College Shalvey Campus, Shalvey | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 391 | 828 |
| Chifley College Dunheved Campus, North St Marys | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 586 | 870 |
| Noumea Public School, Shalvey | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 260 | 866 |
| Emerton Public School, Emerton | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 218 | 873 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Emerton | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 201 | 945 |
| Shalvey Public School, Shalvey | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 258 | 837 |
| Niland School, Blackett | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 34 | 801 |
| Blackett Public School, Blackett | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 288 | 839 |
| St Marys North Public School, North St Marys | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 345 | 873 |
| Chifley College Mount Druitt Campus, Mount Druitt | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 648 | 864 |
| Dawson Public School, Dharruk | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 293 | 898 |
| Whalan Public School, Whalan | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 340 | 870 |
| St Mary's Flexible School, St Marys | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 80 | 832 |
| Madang Avenue Public School, Whalan | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 320 | 864 |
| Halinda School, Whalan | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 114 | 955 |
| Bidwill Public School, Bidwill | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 410 | 825 |
| Blacktown Youth College Incorporated, Hebersham | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 101 | 832 |
| Chifley College Bidwill Campus, Bidwill | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 720 | 849 |
| St Marys Senior High School, St Marys | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 926 | 1,052 |
| Hebersham Public School, Hebersham | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 515 | 904 |
| Melonba High School, Melonba | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 704 | 1,073 |
| Melonba Public School, Melonba | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 776 | 1,098 |
| Mount Druitt Public School, Mount Druitt | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 565 | 961 |
| Werrington County Public School, Werrington | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 319 | 961 |
| Oxley Park Public School, St Marys | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 601 | 953 |
| St Marys Public School, St Marys | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 258 | 954 |
| Richard Johnson Anglican College, Oakhurst | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 1,028 | 1,072 |
| Good Shepherd Primary School, Plumpton | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 626 | 1,039 |
| Llandilo Public School, Llandilo | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 155 | 941 |
| Hassall Grove Public School, Hassall Grove | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 623 | 959 |
| Plumpton High School, Plumpton | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,182 | 966 |
| Western Grammar School, Plumpton | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 387 | 1,073 |
| Australian Islamic College of Sydney, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 1,289 | 1,077 |
| Our Lady of The Rosary Primary School, St Marys | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 368 | 1,032 |
| Werrington Public School, Werrington | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 519 | 963 |
| St Luke's Arrunga, Marsden Park | Catholic | Combined | 4.8 km | 40 | 1,046 |
| St Luke’s Catholic College (Primary), Marsden Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 827 | 1,106 |
| St Clare's Catholic High School, Hassall Grove | Catholic | Secondary | 4.8 km | 618 | 963 |
| St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary), Marsden Park | Catholic | Secondary | 4.8 km | 940 | 1,088 |
| St Bishoy Coptic Orthodox College, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 279 | 966 |
| Colyton High School, St Marys | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 765 | 922 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Mt Druitt South | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 251 | 999 |
| Bethel Christian School, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 264 | 977 |
| Xavier College, Llandilo | Catholic | Secondary | 5.7 km | 1,185 | 1,025 |
| Jordan Springs Public School, Jordan Springs | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 1,119 | 1,017 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lethbridge Park - Tregear [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116031316/lethbridge-park-tregear/topic/education