55.2% —
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Greystanes - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Greystanes - South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study in Greystanes - South, where 23.1% of qualified residents studied these areas. The area generally has lower levels of formal education than the state and national figures, with about 19.2% of adults holding a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 55.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Greystanes - South, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 19.2% of the population, a figure well below both the state (27.8%) and national (26.3%) levels.
19.2% —
Lower than 55% 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 Greystanes - South, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Beyond management and commerce, the most common qualifications are in engineering and related fields at 16.2%, followed by society and culture at 9.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Greystanes - South has six schools, which is more than about 80% of similar areas, and total enrolments of 3,197 are larger than about 82% of areas at this level. Most of these schools are government-run (66.7%) and primary schools (66.7%).
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.70
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
46
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).
3,197
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
533
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,032
Higher than 57% 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 Greystanes - South
46 schools — 23,918 students, average ICSEA 1,039.
By sector: Government 31 · Catholic 12 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 31 · Secondary 10 · Combined 5
| Greystanes Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 540 | 1,081 |
| Widemere Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 169 | 1,036 |
| Holroyd High School, Greystanes | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 547 | 919 |
| St Paul's Catholic College, Greystanes | Catholic | Secondary | 1.2 km | 800 | 1,055 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Primary School, Greystanes | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 802 | 1,064 |
| Beresford Road Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 580 | 1,033 |
| Ringrose Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 339 | 1,002 |
| Greystanes High School, Greystanes | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,090 | 1,003 |
| Sherwood Grange Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 246 | 992 |
| Pendle Hill Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 309 | 1,032 |
| Cerdon College, Merrylands | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,001 | 1,041 |
| Hilltop Road Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 762 | 971 |
| Wentworthville Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 863 | 1,111 |
| Merrylands High School, Merrylands | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 855 | 915 |
| Ebenezer Christian College, Prospect | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 140 | 995 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School, Wentworthville | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 392 | 1,089 |
| Smithfield Public School, Smithfield | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 517 | 948 |
| St Gertrude's Catholic Primary School, Smithfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 632 | 992 |
| Guildford West Public School, Guildford West | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 366 | 945 |
| Girraween Public School, Girraween | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 1,072 | 1,132 |
| Girraween High School, Girraween | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 784 | 1,199 |
| Merrylands Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 620 | 936 |
| Fowler Road School, Merrylands | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 55 | 895 |
| Aspect Western Sydney School, Wetherill Park | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 167 | 1,039 |
| Holroyd School, Merrylands | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 189 | 983 |
| Darcy Road Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 576 | 1,122 |
| St Margaret Mary's Primary School, Merrylands | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 574 | 1,050 |
| Westmead Christian Grammar School, Westmead | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 196 | 1,117 |
| Metella Road Public School, Toongabbie | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 676 | 1,072 |
| St Anthony's Primary School, Girraween | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 385 | 1,129 |
| Pendle Hill High School, Wentworthville | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 692 | 1,001 |
| Smithfield West Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 300 | 900 |
| Toongabbie West Public School, Toongabbie | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 268 | 1,046 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Guildford | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 342 | 1,028 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Westmead | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 182 | 1,106 |
| Westmead Public School, Westmead | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 717 | 1,117 |
| Parramatta West Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 949 | 1,029 |
| Merrylands East Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 347 | 955 |
| Mother Teresa Primary School, Westmead | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 389 | 1,121 |
| Catherine McAuley Westmead, Westmead | Catholic | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,210 | 1,087 |
| Parramatta Marist High School, Westmead | Catholic | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,043 | 1,086 |
| William Stimson Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 459 | 973 |
| Guildford Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 623 | 943 |
| Toongabbie East Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 107 | 898 |
| Palm Avenue School, Westmead | Government | Combined | 5.0 km | — | — |
| Redbank School, Westmead | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 46 | 1,001 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Greystanes - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125031713/greystanes-south/topic/education