43.5% —
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Badgerys Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Badgerys Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive 26 percentage point jump in university qualifications marks the recent shift in Badgerys Creek. While the area has a lower rate of high school completion than most, more adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher than in many similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is low at 43.5%, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures. However, this has improved, rising 8.7 points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Badgerys Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 41%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is about the same as the national average. This represents a sharp increase from 2016, when no one in the area held such a degree.
26.1% —
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 26.1%
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 Badgerys Creek, Bachelor degree is the majority at 60%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 40%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Agriculture & environment at 20%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is sparsely served by education facilities, with only 4 schools located within 3 km.
4
Lower than 92% 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 Badgerys Creek
4 schools — 676 students, average ICSEA 1,010.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1
| Luddenham Public School, Luddenham | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 35 | 911 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Luddenham | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 256 | 1,012 |
| Kemps Creek Public School, Kemps Creek | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 114 | 947 |
| Christadelphian Heritage College Sydney, Kemps Creek | Independent | Combined | 6.6 km | 271 | 1,048 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Badgerys Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127011592/badgerys-creek/topic/education