53.4% ▲ +8.3%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 49.3%
- 2016: 51.7%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bossley Park - Abbotsbury · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Bossley Park - Abbotsbury
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer adults in Bossley Park - Abbotsbury hold high-level degrees compared to most similar areas. While the percentage of people finishing Year 12 has risen to 53.4% since 2011, this remains well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 53.4%, which is well below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. About 20.7% of residents left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bossley Park - Abbotsbury, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 9 or below is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 15.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 26.4%.
15.8% ▲ +33.5%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Bossley Park - Abbotsbury splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (33%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 22%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has four schools with a total of 2,431 enrolments, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas. Most of these schools are government primary schools.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.18
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
34
Higher than 75% 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).
2,431
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
608
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
959
Lower than 77% 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 Bossley Park - Abbotsbury
34 schools — 23,932 students, average ICSEA 977.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 6 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 9 · Combined 3
| Bossley Park High School, Bossley Park | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 1,106 | 961 |
| Governor Philip King Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 568 | 979 |
| Bossley Park Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 265 | 934 |
| Prairievale Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 419 | 894 |
| Edensor Park Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 286 | 963 |
| Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School, Bossley Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 641 | 1,009 |
| St Hurmizd Assyrian Primary School, Greenfield Park | Independent | Primary | 2.1 km | 691 | 954 |
| St Johns Park High School, St Johns Park | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 923 | 927 |
| Freeman Catholic College, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,411 | 1,038 |
| John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 843 | 1,059 |
| Bonnyrigg Heights Public School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 769 | 989 |
| Prairiewood High School, Prairiewood | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,288 | 978 |
| Bonnyrigg Public School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 238 | 900 |
| Horsley Park Public School, Horsley Park | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 84 | 932 |
| Marion Catholic Primary School, Horsley Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 186 | 1,037 |
| Cecil Hills Public School, Cecil Hills | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 721 | 1,017 |
| William Stimson Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 459 | 973 |
| St Johns Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 673 | 1,023 |
| Minarah College, Green Valley | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,129 | 1,014 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic College, Wakeley | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 843 | 935 |
| Cecil Hills High School, Cecil Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,342 | 986 |
| Bonnyrigg High School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,642 | 962 |
| King Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 396 | 985 |
| Green Valley Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 365 | 973 |
| Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount Pritchard, Bonnyrigg | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 819 | 1,053 |
| Irfan College, Cecil Park | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 382 | 1,035 |
| Harrington Street Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 740 | 1,000 |
| Smithfield West Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 300 | 900 |
| Aspect Western Sydney School, Wetherill Park | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 167 | 1,039 |
| Busby West Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 304 | 895 |
| Westfields Sports High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,538 | 967 |
| Fairfield West Public School, Fairfield West | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 545 | 914 |
| Canley Heights Public School, Canley Heights | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 529 | 935 |
| Fairvale High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 1,320 | 912 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bossley Park - Abbotsbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127021510/bossley-park-abbotsbury/topic/education