59.2% —
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Spring Farm · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Spring Farm
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Spring Farm have remained steady over the last decade, mirroring typical patterns seen across the state. While roughly 60% of residents have finished high school, university degrees are less common here than in the wider Australian community.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.2% of people here completed Year 12, which is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Spring Farm, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 21.4% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.9% of residents.
21.4% —
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Spring Farm, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study are management and commerce at 20.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has just one primary school, which is a government school. While this single school is much larger than those in most similar areas, the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for its level.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.36
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Lower than 55% 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).
866
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
866
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,009
Lower 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 Spring Farm
17 schools — 11,531 students, average ICSEA 1,010.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 5 · Combined 1
| Spring Farm Public School, Spring Farm | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 866 | 1,009 |
| Mawarra Public School, Camden | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 386 | 1,017 |
| Elderslie Public School, Elderslie | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 539 | 1,011 |
| Elizabeth Macarthur High School, Narellan | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,400 | 1,014 |
| Elderslie High School, Elderslie | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 857 | 988 |
| Narellan Vale Public School, Narellan Vale | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 619 | 1,006 |
| Camden South Public School, Camden | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 712 | 1,021 |
| Yandelora School, Narellan | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 118 | 1,017 |
| Narellan Public School, Narellan | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 291 | 969 |
| St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Narellan Vale | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 685 | 1,052 |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Camden | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 622 | 1,047 |
| Mount Annan Public School, Mount Annan | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 653 | 1,005 |
| Camden Public School, Camden | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 313 | 1,041 |
| Mount Annan High School, Mount Annan | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 876 | 980 |
| Magdalene Catholic College, Smeaton Grange | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,137 | 1,039 |
| Camden High School, Camden | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 912 | 976 |
| Currans Hill Public School, Currans Hill | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 545 | 981 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Spring Farm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/123011702/spring-farm/topic/education