55.3% ▲ +13.0%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 48.9%
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Around the middle of similar areas for schooling, Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg has seen more people finish high school over the last decade. While 55.3% of adults finished Year 12, the area has far fewer university degrees than the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.3% of adults finished Year 12, which is well below the New South Wales and national figures, though this rose 6.4 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 9 or below is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are far below the state and national averages, with only 13.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a rise of 4.4 points since 2011.
13.9% ▲ +46.5%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 22.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 6 schools with 5,722 enrolments, which are among the largest for its level. These schools are split evenly between government and Catholic sectors.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.91
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
45
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).
5,722
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
954
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,009
Lower than 53% 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 Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg
45 schools — 29,791 students, average ICSEA 965.
By sector: Government 37 · Catholic 6 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 30 · Secondary 13 · Combined 2
| Bonnyrigg Public School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 238 | 900 |
| Bonnyrigg Heights Public School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 769 | 989 |
| Bonnyrigg High School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,642 | 962 |
| Edensor Park Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 286 | 963 |
| Minarah College, Green Valley | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 1,129 | 1,014 |
| Green Valley Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 365 | 973 |
| Busby West Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 304 | 895 |
| John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 843 | 1,059 |
| Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount Pritchard, Bonnyrigg | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 819 | 1,053 |
| Freeman Catholic College, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,411 | 1,038 |
| St Johns Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 673 | 1,023 |
| James Busby High School, Green Valley | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 544 | 902 |
| Mount Pritchard Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 368 | 951 |
| Heckenberg Public School, Heckenberg | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 209 | 848 |
| Busby Public School, Busby | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 243 | 892 |
| Governor Philip King Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 568 | 979 |
| St Johns Park High School, St Johns Park | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 923 | 927 |
| Bossley Park High School, Bossley Park | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,106 | 961 |
| Cecil Hills High School, Cecil Hills | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,342 | 986 |
| Cecil Hills Public School, Cecil Hills | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 721 | 1,017 |
| Sadleir Public School, Sadleir | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 351 | 883 |
| St Hurmizd Assyrian Primary School, Greenfield Park | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 691 | 954 |
| Harrington Street Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 740 | 1,000 |
| Hinchinbrook Public School, Hinchinbrook | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 487 | 959 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Miller | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 315 | 1,003 |
| Ashcroft Public School, Ashcroft | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 284 | 887 |
| Prairievale Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 419 | 894 |
| Miller Public School, Miller | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 266 | 880 |
| King Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 396 | 985 |
| Les Powell School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 76 | 956 |
| Mount Pritchard East Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 214 | 943 |
| Miller High School, Miller | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 816 | 878 |
| Ashcroft High School, Ashcroft | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 701 | 877 |
| Hoxton Park High School, Hinchinbrook | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 895 | 940 |
| Cartwright Public School, Cartwright | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 241 | 920 |
| Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School, Bossley Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 641 | 1,009 |
| Cabramatta West Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 477 | 950 |
| Marsden Road Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 726 | 977 |
| Middleton Grange Public School, Middleton Grange | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 465 | 1,010 |
| Bossley Park Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 265 | 934 |
| Canley Heights Public School, Canley Heights | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 529 | 935 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic College, Wakeley | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 843 | 935 |
| Prairiewood High School, Prairiewood | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,288 | 978 |
| Cabramatta High School, Cabramatta | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,624 | 934 |
| Westfields Sports High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,538 | 967 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127021509/bonnyrigg-heights-bonnyrigg/topic/education