55.3% ▲ +20.7%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 45.8%
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Druitt - Whalan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Mount Druitt - Whalan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Typical education levels in Mount Druitt - Whalan sit around the middle for similar areas, though they remain well below state and national figures. While 55.3% of people have finished Year 12, there has been a steady rise in both school completions and university degrees over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is a significant improvement from 2011, when only 45.8% had completed high school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Druitt - Whalan, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in the rest of the country, with 19.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the national figure of 26.3%, though it has risen 6.4 percentage points since 2011.
19.2% ▲ +49.7%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Mount Druitt - Whalan splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 20.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is home to 11 schools and 5,020 enrolments, which is among the largest for this level. However, the average school advantage score of 985 is lower than most areas.
11
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.02
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
57
Higher than 90% 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).
5,020
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
456
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
985
Lower than 65% 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 Mount Druitt - Whalan
57 schools — 26,942 students, average ICSEA 959.
By sector: Government 41 · Catholic 9 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 34 · Secondary 16 · Combined 7
| Mount Druitt Public School, Mount Druitt | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 565 | 961 |
| Halinda School, Whalan | Government | Combined | 0.8 km | 114 | 955 |
| Madang Avenue Public School, Whalan | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 320 | 864 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Mt Druitt South | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 251 | 999 |
| Bethel Christian School, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 264 | 977 |
| Colyton Public School, Mount Druitt | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 714 | 1,007 |
| Whalan Public School, Whalan | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 340 | 870 |
| CathWest Innovation College, Mount Druitt | Catholic | Secondary | 1.5 km | 385 | 1,013 |
| St Bishoy Coptic Orthodox College, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 279 | 966 |
| Chifley College Senior Campus, Mount Druitt | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 499 | 894 |
| Australian Islamic College of Sydney, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,289 | 1,077 |
| Colyton High School, St Marys | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 765 | 922 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Emerton | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 201 | 945 |
| Dawson Public School, Dharruk | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 293 | 898 |
| Chifley College Mount Druitt Campus, Mount Druitt | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 648 | 864 |
| Hebersham Public School, Hebersham | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 515 | 904 |
| Oxley Park Public School, St Marys | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 601 | 953 |
| St Aidan's Primary School, Rooty Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 391 | 1,052 |
| Emerton Public School, Emerton | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 218 | 873 |
| Rooty Hill High School, Rooty Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,110 | 958 |
| Rooty Hill Public School, Rooty Hill | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 645 | 990 |
| Good Shepherd Primary School, Plumpton | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 626 | 1,039 |
| Tregear Public School, Tregear | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 325 | 817 |
| Western Grammar School, Plumpton | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 387 | 1,073 |
| Bennett Road Public School, Colyton | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 646 | 912 |
| Plumpton High School, Plumpton | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,182 | 966 |
| Blackett Public School, Blackett | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 288 | 839 |
| St Marys North Public School, North St Marys | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 345 | 873 |
| Plumpton Public School, Plumpton | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 504 | 981 |
| Plumpton House School, Plumpton | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 30 | 827 |
| Niland School, Blackett | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 34 | 801 |
| Minchinbury Public School, Minchinbury | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 439 | 975 |
| Chifley College Dunheved Campus, North St Marys | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 586 | 870 |
| Richard Johnson Anglican College, Oakhurst | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,028 | 1,072 |
| Lethbridge Park Public School, Lethbridge Park | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 437 | 855 |
| Blacktown Youth College Incorporated, Hebersham | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 101 | 832 |
| St Mary's Flexible School, St Marys | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 80 | 832 |
| Noumea Public School, Shalvey | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 260 | 866 |
| Clairgate Public School, St Clair | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 409 | 982 |
| Bidwill Public School, Bidwill | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 410 | 825 |
| Chifley College Bidwill Campus, Bidwill | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 720 | 849 |
| St Marys South Public School, St Marys | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 319 | 945 |
| St Agnes Catholic High School, Rooty Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 926 | 1,007 |
| Chifley College Shalvey Campus, Shalvey | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 391 | 828 |
| Our Lady of The Rosary Primary School, St Marys | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 368 | 1,032 |
| St Marys Public School, St Marys | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 258 | 954 |
| St Marys Senior High School, St Marys | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 926 | 1,052 |
| St Clair High School, St Clair | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 718 | 956 |
| Hassall Grove Public School, Hassall Grove | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 623 | 959 |
| St Clair Public School, St Clair | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 325 | 975 |
| Holy Spirit Primary School, St Clair | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 331 | 1,043 |
| St Clare's Catholic High School, Hassall Grove | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 618 | 963 |
| Shalvey Public School, Shalvey | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 258 | 837 |
| Eastern Creek Public School, Eastern Creek | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 246 | 976 |
| Ropes Crossing Public School, Ropes Crossing | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 789 | 1,019 |
| Glendenning Public School, Glendenning | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 440 | 1,025 |
| Willmot Public School, Willmot | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 162 | 817 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Druitt - Whalan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116031317/mount-druitt-whalan/topic/education