65.4% —
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 65.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wiley Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Wiley Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the national figure, 65.4% of people in Wiley Park have completed Year 12. This is a high result for the area, and the number of school leavers has risen slightly since 2016. Higher levels of schooling are reflected in the qualification rates, which are also above the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is high at 65.4%, which is 6.5 percentage points above both the New South Wales and Australian figures. Only 12.3% of residents finished their schooling at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wiley Park, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 9 or below is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 28.9% of the population, a figure that is a little above the state average. This represents a rise of 2.6 percentage points since 2016.
28.9% —
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 28.9%
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 Wiley Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 24.6%, followed by society and culture at 11.5% and engineering at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wiley Park has three government schools with a total of 1,567 enrolments. While there are 55 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than in most areas.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.26
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
55
Higher than 89% 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).
1,567
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
522
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
980
Lower than 67% 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 Wiley Park
55 schools — 30,514 students, average ICSEA 1,025.
By sector: Government 30 · Catholic 14 · Independent 11
By type: Primary 37 · Secondary 11 · Combined 7
| Wiley Park Girls High School, Punchbowl | Government | Secondary | 0.1 km | 589 | 954 |
| Wiley Park Public School, Wiley Park | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 550 | 994 |
| Lakemba Public School, Lakemba | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 428 | 999 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic College, Lakemba | Catholic | Secondary | 0.8 km | 730 | 999 |
| Rissalah College, Lakemba | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 946 | 1,041 |
| Canterbury Vale School, Lakemba | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 36 | 921 |
| Hampden Park Public School, Lakemba | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 859 | 966 |
| St Therese's Catholic Primary School, Lakemba | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 176 | 1,024 |
| St Charbel's College, Punchbowl | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 1,198 | 1,054 |
| Al Hikma College, Lakemba | Independent | Primary | 1.3 km | 399 | 1,049 |
| St Jerome's Catholic Primary School, Punchbowl | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 175 | 1,004 |
| Punchbowl Public School, Punchbowl | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 528 | 976 |
| Punchbowl Boys High School, Punchbowl | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 472 | 923 |
| Greenacre Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 611 | 938 |
| Holy Saviour School, Greenacre | Independent | Primary | 1.7 km | 298 | 1,038 |
| Al Sadiq College, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 771 | 942 |
| Mount Lewis Infants School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 173 | 1,047 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Belmore | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 232 | 1,036 |
| Beverly Hills North Public School, Beverly Hills | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 352 | 1,030 |
| McCallums Hill Public School, Roselands | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 330 | 1,001 |
| Al Noori Muslim School, Greenacre | Independent | Primary | 2.1 km | 2,407 | 1,086 |
| Belmore Boys High School, Belmore | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 614 | 953 |
| Belmore North Public School, Belmore | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 252 | 977 |
| Belmore South Public School, Belmore | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 230 | 1,012 |
| St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Greenacre | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 221 | 1,034 |
| Banksia Road Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 512 | 980 |
| All Saints Grammar, Belmore | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 646 | 1,077 |
| Hannans Road Public School, Riverwood | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 106 | 987 |
| St Euphemia College, Bankstown | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 622 | 1,038 |
| Narwee Public School, Narwee | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 246 | 1,001 |
| Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School, Beverly Hills | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 637 | 1,100 |
| Beverly Hills Girls High School, Beverly Hills | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,003 | 1,003 |
| Bankstown South Infants School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 141 | 999 |
| Kingsgrove North High School, Kingsgrove | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,020 | 1,002 |
| Harcourt Public School, Campsie | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 373 | 1,033 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Belfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 239 | 1,036 |
| Wangee Park School, Campsie | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 51 | 1,011 |
| Bankstown Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 736 | 965 |
| Chullora Public School, Greenacre | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 430 | 965 |
| Riverwood Public School, Riverwood | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 126 | 958 |
| Bankstown Girls High School, Bankstown | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 551 | 964 |
| Greenacre Christian College, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 322 | 1,087 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Riverwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 450 | 1,083 |
| Bankstown North Public School, Bankstown | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 382 | 986 |
| La Salle Catholic College, Bankstown | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,057 | 1,011 |
| St Felix Catholic Primary School, Bankstown | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 578 | 1,035 |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Strathfield South | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 101 | 1,084 |
| St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Bankstown | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 443 | 1,029 |
| Peakhurst Public School, Peakhurst | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 412 | 1,043 |
| Malek Fahd Islamic School, Greenacre | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 3,352 | 1,063 |
| Beverly Hills Public School, Beverly Hills | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 320 | 1,051 |
| Clemton Park Public School, Earlwood | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 500 | 1,038 |
| St Ursula's College, Kingsgrove | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,110 | 1,095 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School, Kingsgrove | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 439 | 1,113 |
| Southside Montessori School, Riverwood | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 32 | 1,110 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wiley Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119021574/wiley-park/topic/education