54.4% —
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Macquarie Fields · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Macquarie Fields
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just over half of Macquarie Fields residents finished Year 12, which is well below the national figure. This gap extends to higher education, as the area has far fewer adults with university degrees than the state average. This profile shows a community where many people hold trade certificates rather than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.4% of people finished Year 12, which is well below the New South Wales and national rates. Roughly 19.6% of residents finished Year 10, while 12.2% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Macquarie Fields, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 20.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well below the New South Wales average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 24.7% of residents.
20.9% —
Lower than 51% 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 →Macquarie Fields splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in management and commerce at 21.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.0%. Society and culture degrees make up 12.3% of the total.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Macquarie Fields has seven schools, which is more than about 87% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most, with 3,566 total enrolments and a majority being government-run.
7
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.17
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
Lower than 51% 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).
3,566
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
509
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,015
Higher than 50% 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 Macquarie Fields
19 schools — 9,673 students, average ICSEA 1,019.
By sector: Government 16 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 7 · Combined 3
| Macquarie Fields High School, Macquarie Fields | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 1,091 | 1,081 |
| Curran Public School, Macquarie Fields | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 275 | 883 |
| Macquarie Fields Public School, Macquarie Fields | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 828 | 1,048 |
| EDEN College, Macquarie Fields | Independent | Secondary | 1.1 km | 61 | 901 |
| James Meehan High School, Macquarie Fields | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 395 | 884 |
| Guise Public School, Macquarie Fields | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 221 | 880 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingleburn | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 397 | 1,066 |
| Macarthur Adventist College, Macquarie Fields | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 695 | 1,051 |
| Ingleburn High School, Ingleburn | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 782 | 957 |
| Ingleburn Public School, Ingleburn | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 424 | 985 |
| Sackville Street Public School, Ingleburn | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 474 | 971 |
| Glenwood Public School, Glenfield | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 216 | 988 |
| Glenfield Public School, Glenfield | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 470 | 1,070 |
| Hurlstone Agricultural High School, Glenfield | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 934 | 1,147 |
| Ajuga School, Glenfield | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 53 | 900 |
| Campbell House School, Glenfield | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 60 | 890 |
| Glenfield Park School, Glenfield | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 63 | 896 |
| Bardia Public School, Bardia | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 953 | 1,070 |
| Casula High School, Casula | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 1,281 | 957 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Macquarie Fields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/123021706/macquarie-fields/topic/education