49.5% ▲ +22.6%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.4%
- 2016: 44.8%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Leumeah - Minto Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Leumeah - Minto Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 10 percentage points fewer residents in Leumeah - Minto Heights finished high school compared to the national average. While more people are gaining qualifications than a decade ago, the area still trails behind New South Wales in both school completion and university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 49.5% of people completed Year 12, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is an improvement, however, as the number of high school graduates rose 9.1 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Leumeah - Minto Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 16.6%, which is far below the state average. This figure has climbed 5.9 percentage points since 2011, and the most common qualification is now a Certificate III or IV at 33.9%.
16.6% ▲ +55.1%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 16.6%
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 Leumeah - Minto Heights, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are management and commerce at 20.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.5% and society and culture at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 4 government schools in the area serving 1,810 students, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas. The average school advantage score of 991 is lower than most similar places.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.19
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
44
Higher than 86% 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).
1,810
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
453
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
991
Lower than 62% 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 Leumeah - Minto Heights
44 schools — 18,717 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Government 33 · Independent 7 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 11 · Combined 5
| Leumeah High School, Leumeah | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 691 | 972 |
| Zahra Grammar School, Minto | Independent | Primary | 1.4 km | 225 | 1,069 |
| Leumeah Public School, Leumeah | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 516 | 1,034 |
| Campbellfield Public School, Minto | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 351 | 992 |
| Ruse Public School, Ruse | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 483 | 973 |
| Kentlyn Public School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 120 | 990 |
| Minto Public School, Minto | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 220 | 1,010 |
| Sarah Redfern Public School, Minto | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 311 | 991 |
| Passfield Park School, Minto | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 98 | 1,019 |
| Sarah Redfern High School, Minto | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 652 | 967 |
| Campbelltown North Public School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 358 | 967 |
| Campbelltown East Public School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 380 | 927 |
| Al-Faisal College - Campbelltown, Minto | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 793 | 1,100 |
| Lomandra School, Campbelltown | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 75 | 864 |
| The Grange Public School, Minto | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 282 | 981 |
| Beverley Park School, Campbelltown | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 59 | 967 |
| Campbelltown Performing Arts High School, Campbelltown | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 893 | 950 |
| John Warby Public School, Airds | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 228 | 907 |
| St Peter's Heart, Campbelltown | Independent | Primary | 4.1 km | 22 | 1,071 |
| St Peter's Anglican Grammar, Campbelltown | Independent | Primary | 4.1 km | 428 | 1,118 |
| St Andrews Public School, St Andrews | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 761 | 995 |
| St Patrick's College Campbelltown, Campbelltown | Independent | Secondary | 4.3 km | 698 | 1,049 |
| St John The Evangelist Catholic Primary School, Campbelltown | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 554 | 1,049 |
| Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School, Eagle Vale | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 595 | 1,033 |
| Campbelltown Public School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 284 | 946 |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Campbelltown | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 341 | 1,043 |
| Sackville Street Public School, Ingleburn | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 474 | 971 |
| Odyssey College, Eagle Vale | Independent | Secondary | 4.7 km | 86 | 929 |
| Claymore Public School, Claymore | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 236 | 903 |
| Airds High School, Campbelltown | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 542 | 875 |
| Briar Road Public School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 263 | 835 |
| Dorchester School, Campbelltown | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 19 | 871 |
| Blairmount Public School, Blairmount | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 450 | 978 |
| Eagle Vale High School, Eagle Vale | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 662 | 932 |
| Ingleburn High School, Ingleburn | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 782 | 957 |
| Sherwood Hills Christian School, Bradbury | Independent | Combined | 5.4 km | 145 | 1,040 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingleburn | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 397 | 1,066 |
| Bradbury Public School, Bradbury | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 704 | 987 |
| Ingleburn Public School, Ingleburn | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 424 | 985 |
| Thomas Reddall High School, Ambarvale | Government | Secondary | 6.1 km | 488 | 908 |
| Woodland Road Public School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 275 | 959 |
| Macquarie Fields High School, Macquarie Fields | Government | Secondary | 6.6 km | 1,091 | 1,081 |
| Macquarie Fields Public School, Macquarie Fields | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 828 | 1,048 |
| Ambarvale Public School, Ambarvale | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 433 | 944 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Leumeah - Minto Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/123021441/leumeah-minto-heights/topic/education