60.0% —
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
South Wentworthville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in South Wentworthville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A wide range of learning options defines daily life in South Wentworthville, where 60% of adults finished Year 12. While university degrees are less common here than in the rest of the state, the area is supported by a huge number of nearby schools.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60% of residents completed Year 12, which is a little above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In South Wentworthville, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 23.7% of adults, which is well below the New South Wales figure and a little below the national average.
23.7% —
Higher than 56% 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 South Wentworthville, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 23%, followed by engineering at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is exceptionally well-served for education, with 53 schools located within 3 kilometres.
53
Higher than 89% 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).
Schools serving South Wentworthville
53 schools — 30,021 students, average ICSEA 1,050.
By sector: Government 36 · Catholic 15 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 33 · Secondary 16 · Combined 4
| Hilltop Road Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 762 | 971 |
| Holroyd School, Merrylands | Government | Combined | 1.1 km | 189 | 983 |
| Wentworthville Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 863 | 1,111 |
| Ringrose Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 339 | 1,002 |
| Westmead Christian Grammar School, Westmead | Independent | Primary | 1.3 km | 196 | 1,117 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School, Wentworthville | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 392 | 1,089 |
| Cerdon College, Merrylands | Catholic | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,001 | 1,041 |
| St Margaret Mary's Primary School, Merrylands | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 574 | 1,050 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Primary School, Greystanes | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 802 | 1,064 |
| Sherwood Grange Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 246 | 992 |
| Merrylands High School, Merrylands | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 855 | 915 |
| Merrylands Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 620 | 936 |
| Parramatta West Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 949 | 1,029 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Westmead | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 182 | 1,106 |
| Fowler Road School, Merrylands | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 55 | 895 |
| St Paul's Catholic College, Greystanes | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 800 | 1,055 |
| Westmead Public School, Westmead | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 717 | 1,117 |
| Holroyd High School, Greystanes | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 547 | 919 |
| Pendle Hill Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 309 | 1,032 |
| Parramatta High School, Parramatta | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,128 | 1,132 |
| Parramatta Marist High School, Westmead | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,043 | 1,086 |
| Catherine McAuley Westmead, Westmead | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,210 | 1,087 |
| Merrylands East Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 347 | 955 |
| Darcy Road Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 576 | 1,122 |
| Mother Teresa Primary School, Westmead | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 389 | 1,121 |
| Guildford West Public School, Guildford West | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 366 | 945 |
| Greystanes Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 540 | 1,081 |
| Beresford Road Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 580 | 1,033 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Granville | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 200 | 1,047 |
| Delany College, Granville | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 348 | 996 |
| Palm Avenue School, Westmead | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | — | — |
| Redbank School, Westmead | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 46 | 1,001 |
| Widemere Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 169 | 1,036 |
| Greystanes High School, Greystanes | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,090 | 1,003 |
| Toongabbie East Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 107 | 898 |
| The Childrens Hospital School, Westmead | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | — | — |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Guildford | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 342 | 1,028 |
| Granville Public School, Granville | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 590 | 973 |
| Girraween Public School, Girraween | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 1,072 | 1,132 |
| Pendle Hill High School, Wentworthville | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 692 | 1,001 |
| Bayanami Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 663 | 1,108 |
| Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta, Parramatta | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,097 | 1,144 |
| St Oliver's Primary School, Harris Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 167 | 1,100 |
| Arthur Phillip High School, Parramatta | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,636 | 994 |
| Parramatta Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 671 | 1,134 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Parramatta | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 408 | 1,094 |
| Guildford Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 623 | 943 |
| Granville Boys High School, Granville | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 836 | 961 |
| Toongabbie West Public School, Toongabbie | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 268 | 1,046 |
| Girraween High School, Girraween | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 784 | 1,199 |
| Parramatta North Public School, North Parramatta | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 253 | 1,077 |
| Macarthur Girls High School, Parramatta | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 997 | 1,071 |
| St Anthony's Primary School, Girraween | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 385 | 1,129 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in South Wentworthville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125031716/south-wentworthville/topic/education