65.1% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.8%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 65.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Blaxland - Warrimoo - Lapstone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Blaxland - Warrimoo - Lapstone
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than one in three adults in Blaxland - Warrimoo - Lapstone hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it a highly qualified area. This academic leaning is reflected across the community, where school completion rates have climbed steadily over the last decade to far exceed national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen 8.3 percentage points since 2011 to 65.1%. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Blaxland - Warrimoo - Lapstone, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 34.9% of adults, which is well above the Australian average of 26.3%. This figure rose 8.0 percentage points since 2011, with bachelor degrees being the most common high-level qualification at 30.3%.
34.9% ▲ +29.9%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 34.9%
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 Blaxland - Warrimoo - Lapstone, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 18.5%, followed by education at 15.1% and society and culture at 14.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 10 schools in the area, which is among the largest number at this level, and the average school advantage score is much higher than most areas. Most of these are government primary schools, with 3,178 total enrolments.
10
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.63
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Lower than 53% 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).
3,178
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
318
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,080
Higher than 76% 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 Blaxland - Warrimoo - Lapstone
18 schools — 6,323 students, average ICSEA 1,049.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 2 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 2 · Combined 2
| Blaxland East Public School, Blaxland East | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 379 | 1,068 |
| Blaxland High School, Blaxland | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 998 | 1,065 |
| St Finbar's Primary School, Glenbrook | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 166 | 1,110 |
| Blaxland Public School, Blaxland | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 137 | 1,068 |
| Glenbrook Public School, Glenbrook | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 338 | 1,120 |
| Mount Riverview Public School, Mount Riverview | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 231 | 1,050 |
| Warrimoo Public School, Warrimoo | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 146 | 1,052 |
| Emu Heights Public School, Emu Plains | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 237 | 1,006 |
| Wycliffe Christian School, Warrimoo | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 586 | 1,100 |
| Lapstone Public School, Glenbrook | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 158 | 1,113 |
| Wycliffe Hope School, Warrimoo | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 39 | 1,037 |
| Leonay Public School, Emu Plains | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 191 | 1,049 |
| Our Lady of The Way Primary School, Emu Plains | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 328 | 1,047 |
| Emu Plains Public School, Emu Plains | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 406 | 993 |
| Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School, Emu Plains | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 807 | 994 |
| Regentville Public School, Regentville | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 523 | 1,003 |
| Springwood Public School, Springwood | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 370 | 1,059 |
| Ellison Public School, Springwood | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 283 | 1,051 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Blaxland - Warrimoo - Lapstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124011450/blaxland-warrimoo-lapstone/topic/education