46.3% ▲ +17.3%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 39.5%
- 2016: 43.0%
- 2021: 46.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Jamisontown - South Penrith · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Jamisontown - South Penrith
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of residents in Jamisontown - South Penrith have completed Year 12, at 46.3%. This is far below the national figure, though the number of people finishing school has risen since 2011. The area generally has lower levels of formal qualifications compared to most other places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46.3% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. This figure has risen by 6.8 points since 2011, while about 30.5% of residents reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Jamisontown - South Penrith, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.5% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.1% of residents.
14.5% ▲ +45.1%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.5%
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 Jamisontown - South Penrith, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 19.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools in the area serving 2,505 students, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas. Most of these are government primary schools.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.47
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
34
Higher than 75% 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).
2,505
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
501
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
979
Lower than 68% 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 Jamisontown - South Penrith
34 schools — 18,503 students, average ICSEA 1,018.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 7 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 9 · Combined 4
| Jamisontown Public School, South Penrith | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 317 | 980 |
| Jamison High School, South Penrith | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 834 | 964 |
| York Public School, South Penrith | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 515 | 973 |
| Glenmore Park Public School, Glenmore Park | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 455 | 994 |
| Penrith South Public School, Penrith | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 441 | 958 |
| Surveyors Creek Public School, Glenmore Park | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 424 | 1,007 |
| Regentville Public School, Regentville | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 523 | 1,003 |
| Caroline Chisholm College, Glenmore Park | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,011 | 1,054 |
| St Mary MacKillop Primary School, South Penrith | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 398 | 1,040 |
| Bethany Catholic Primary School, Glenmore Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 540 | 1,058 |
| St Nicholas of Myra Primary School, Penrith | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 169 | 1,068 |
| Kingswood South Public School, Kingswood | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 304 | 956 |
| Glenmore Park High School, Glenmore Park | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 956 | 976 |
| Penrith Public School, Penrith | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 524 | 986 |
| Penrith High School, Penrith | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 930 | 1,186 |
| Penrith Christian School, Orchard Hills | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 744 | 1,047 |
| Montgrove College, Orchard Hills | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 675 | 1,106 |
| Fernhill School, Glenmore Park | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 129 | 956 |
| Kingswood High School, Kingswood | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,005 | 955 |
| Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School, Emu Plains | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 807 | 994 |
| Emu Plains Public School, Emu Plains | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 406 | 993 |
| Penrith Anglican College, Orchard Hills | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,214 | 1,101 |
| Penola Catholic College Emu Plains, Emu Plains | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 709 | 1,024 |
| Our Lady of The Way Primary School, Emu Plains | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 328 | 1,047 |
| Leonay Public School, Emu Plains | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 191 | 1,049 |
| Nangamay Public School, Glenmore Park | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 413 | 1,050 |
| St Dominic's College, Kingswood | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,010 | 1,008 |
| Orchard Hills Public School, Orchard Hills | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 242 | 995 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Kingswood | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 310 | 1,019 |
| Kingswood Public School, Kingswood | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 499 | 1,048 |
| Kingswood Park Public School, Penrith | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 166 | 810 |
| Cambridge Park Public School, Cambridge Park | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 523 | 926 |
| Cambridge Park High School, Cambridge Park | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 633 | 916 |
| Lapstone Public School, Glenbrook | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 158 | 1,113 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Jamisontown - South Penrith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124031461/jamisontown-south-penrith/topic/education