57.7% —
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Green Valley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Green Valley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A small number of university degrees defines the educational landscape in Green Valley, where only 14.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%. While more people have finished school recently, the area generally lacks the higher-level qualifications seen in other parts of New South Wales.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 57.7% of residents have finished Year 12, which is a little below the state and national figures. This rate has risen by 1.5 percentage points since 2016, though 17.4% of people still have Year 9 or below as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Green Valley, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 9 or below is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are far less common here than across Australia, with the typical resident more likely to hold a Certificate III or IV. The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 2.8 percentage points since 2016 to reach 14.9%.
14.9% —
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Green Valley splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.7%. Society and culture degrees make up 10.4% of the total.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Green Valley has four schools with a total of 2,342 enrolments, and these schools are typically larger than those in most similar areas. Three quarters of the schools are government-run, though the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.59
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
38
Higher than 79% 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).
2,342
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
586
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
966
Lower than 74% 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 Green Valley
38 schools — 24,615 students, average ICSEA 982.
By sector: Government 30 · Catholic 6 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 26 · Secondary 9 · Combined 3
| Green Valley Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 365 | 973 |
| Minarah College, Green Valley | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 1,129 | 1,014 |
| Busby West Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 304 | 895 |
| James Busby High School, Green Valley | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 544 | 902 |
| Busby Public School, Busby | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 243 | 892 |
| Bonnyrigg Heights Public School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 769 | 989 |
| Hinchinbrook Public School, Hinchinbrook | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 487 | 959 |
| John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 843 | 1,059 |
| Cecil Hills High School, Cecil Hills | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,342 | 986 |
| Freeman Catholic College, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,411 | 1,038 |
| Heckenberg Public School, Heckenberg | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 209 | 848 |
| Hoxton Park High School, Hinchinbrook | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 895 | 940 |
| Cecil Hills Public School, Cecil Hills | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 721 | 1,017 |
| Miller Public School, Miller | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 266 | 880 |
| Bonnyrigg High School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,642 | 962 |
| Edensor Park Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 286 | 963 |
| Bonnyrigg Public School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 238 | 900 |
| Sadleir Public School, Sadleir | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 351 | 883 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Miller | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 315 | 1,003 |
| Miller High School, Miller | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 816 | 878 |
| Middleton Grange Public School, Middleton Grange | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 465 | 1,010 |
| Good Samaritan Catholic College, Hinchinbrook | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,297 | 1,006 |
| Mount Pritchard Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 368 | 951 |
| Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount Pritchard, Bonnyrigg | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 819 | 1,053 |
| Ashcroft Public School, Ashcroft | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 284 | 887 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School, Hoxton Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 469 | 1,037 |
| Cartwright Public School, Cartwright | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 241 | 920 |
| Ashcroft High School, Ashcroft | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 701 | 877 |
| St Johns Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 673 | 1,023 |
| Thomas Hassall Anglican College, Middleton Grange | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,721 | 1,083 |
| Governor Philip King Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 568 | 979 |
| Bossley Park High School, Bossley Park | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,106 | 961 |
| Hoxton Park Public School, Hoxton Park | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 531 | 985 |
| Lurnea Public School, Lurnea | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 440 | 906 |
| Mount Pritchard East Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 214 | 943 |
| Les Powell School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 76 | 956 |
| Harrington Street Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 740 | 1,000 |
| Marsden Road Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 726 | 977 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Green Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127011594/green-valley/topic/education