60.0% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 49.7%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rooty Hill - Minchinbury · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Rooty Hill - Minchinbury
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study for qualified residents in Rooty Hill - Minchinbury. This area has seen a steady climb in education levels, with the number of adults holding university degrees rising by 8.3 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60% of residents finished Year 12, which is a little above the national figure. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 49.7% of the population had completed their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rooty Hill - Minchinbury, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are held by 24% of adults, which is well below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. However, the proportion of people with a bachelor degree or higher has grown steadily over the last decade.
24.0% ▲ +53.0%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 24.0%
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 Rooty Hill - Minchinbury, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Beyond management and commerce, the most popular qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 14.7%, followed by health at 10.3% and society and culture at 9.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has six schools, which is more than 80% of similar areas, though there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual. These schools are much larger than average and are mostly government-run primary schools.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.28
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
61
Higher than 91% 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).
3,757
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
626
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
989
Lower than 63% 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 Rooty Hill - Minchinbury
61 schools — 30,617 students, average ICSEA 974.
By sector: Government 40 · Catholic 13 · Independent 8
By type: Primary 36 · Secondary 16 · Combined 9
| Rooty Hill High School, Rooty Hill | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,110 | 958 |
| St Agnes Catholic High School, Rooty Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 1.0 km | 926 | 1,007 |
| Minchinbury Public School, Minchinbury | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 439 | 975 |
| Rooty Hill Public School, Rooty Hill | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 645 | 990 |
| Chifley College Senior Campus, Mount Druitt | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 499 | 894 |
| CathWest Innovation College, Mount Druitt | Catholic | Secondary | 1.4 km | 385 | 1,013 |
| St Aidan's Primary School, Rooty Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 391 | 1,052 |
| Eastern Creek Public School, Eastern Creek | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 246 | 976 |
| St Bishoy Coptic Orthodox College, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 279 | 966 |
| Colyton Public School, Mount Druitt | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 714 | 1,007 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Mt Druitt South | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 251 | 999 |
| Australian Islamic College of Sydney, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,289 | 1,077 |
| Bethel Christian School, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 264 | 977 |
| Mount Druitt Public School, Mount Druitt | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 565 | 961 |
| Plumpton House School, Plumpton | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 30 | 827 |
| Western Grammar School, Plumpton | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 387 | 1,073 |
| Plumpton Public School, Plumpton | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 504 | 981 |
| Mountain View Adventist College, Doonside | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 592 | 1,041 |
| Good Shepherd Primary School, Plumpton | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 626 | 1,039 |
| Plumpton High School, Plumpton | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,182 | 966 |
| Doonside Public School, Doonside | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 258 | 900 |
| Halinda School, Whalan | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 114 | 955 |
| Hebersham Public School, Hebersham | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 515 | 904 |
| Colyton High School, St Marys | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 765 | 922 |
| Madang Avenue Public School, Whalan | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 320 | 864 |
| St John Vianney's Primary School, Doonside | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 348 | 1,083 |
| Whalan Public School, Whalan | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 340 | 870 |
| Crawford Public School, Doonside | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 387 | 914 |
| Clairgate Public School, St Clair | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 409 | 982 |
| Richard Johnson Anglican College, Oakhurst | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,028 | 1,072 |
| Bennett Road Public School, Colyton | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 646 | 912 |
| James Erskine Public School, Erskine Park | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 486 | 980 |
| Dawson Public School, Dharruk | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 293 | 898 |
| Doonside High School, Doonside | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 715 | 917 |
| Glendenning Public School, Glendenning | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 440 | 1,025 |
| Chifley College Mount Druitt Campus, Mount Druitt | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 648 | 864 |
| Tyndale Christian School, Blacktown | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 816 | 1,066 |
| Erskine Park High School, Erskine Park | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 835 | 962 |
| Oxley Park Public School, St Marys | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 601 | 953 |
| Blacktown Youth College Incorporated, Hebersham | Independent | Secondary | 4.8 km | 101 | 832 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Emerton | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 201 | 945 |
| Blackett Public School, Blackett | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 288 | 839 |
| Emerton Public School, Emerton | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 218 | 873 |
| Evans High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 815 | 935 |
| Hassall Grove Public School, Hassall Grove | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 623 | 959 |
| St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Glendenning | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 480 | 1,044 |
| Marayong South Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 286 | 1,010 |
| St Clair High School, St Clair | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 718 | 956 |
| St Clare's Catholic High School, Hassall Grove | Catholic | Secondary | 5.0 km | 618 | 963 |
| St Clair Public School, St Clair | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 325 | 975 |
| Walters Road Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 523 | 997 |
| Chifley College Bidwill Campus, Bidwill | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 720 | 849 |
| Bidwill Public School, Bidwill | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 410 | 825 |
| Blacktown West Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 443 | 992 |
| Niland School, Blackett | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 34 | 801 |
| Holy Spirit Primary School, St Clair | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 331 | 1,043 |
| St Marys South Public School, St Marys | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 319 | 945 |
| St Marys North Public School, North St Marys | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 345 | 873 |
| St Michael's Primary School, Blacktown South | Catholic | Primary | 5.8 km | 631 | 1,065 |
| Nagle College, Blacktown | Catholic | Secondary | 6.1 km | 532 | 1,048 |
| Our Lady of The Rosary Primary School, St Marys | Catholic | Primary | 6.1 km | 368 | 1,032 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rooty Hill - Minchinbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116031319/rooty-hill-minchinbury/topic/education