54.1% ▲ +6.5%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 50.8%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Edensor Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Edensor Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Edensor Park hold university degrees compared to most similar areas. While the number of adults with a bachelor's degree rose by 4.1 percentage points since 2011, only 15.5% of adults have reached this level of study. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is an improvement over time, as the rate rose 3.3 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Edensor Park, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 9 or below is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 15.5% of adults holding a bachelor's or higher. This is far below the 27.8% seen across New South Wales, though the most common qualification is a bachelor's degree at 27.6%.
15.5% ▲ +35.7%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Edensor Park splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (33%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Edensor Park has two primary schools, both run by the government. This is fewer schools than most similar areas, though there are 30 schools within 3 km and an average school size of 427 students.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.12
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
30
Higher than 70% 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).
854
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
427
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
974
Lower than 70% 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 Edensor Park
30 schools — 20,774 students, average ICSEA 978.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 8 · Combined 1
| Edensor Park Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 286 | 963 |
| Governor Philip King Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 568 | 979 |
| Bossley Park High School, Bossley Park | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,106 | 961 |
| Bonnyrigg Public School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 238 | 900 |
| Bonnyrigg Heights Public School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 769 | 989 |
| St Johns Park High School, St Johns Park | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 923 | 927 |
| John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 843 | 1,059 |
| Freeman Catholic College, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,411 | 1,038 |
| St Hurmizd Assyrian Primary School, Greenfield Park | Independent | Primary | 1.7 km | 691 | 954 |
| Prairievale Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 419 | 894 |
| St Johns Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 673 | 1,023 |
| Bonnyrigg High School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,642 | 962 |
| Minarah College, Green Valley | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,129 | 1,014 |
| Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School, Bossley Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 641 | 1,009 |
| Bossley Park Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 265 | 934 |
| Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount Pritchard, Bonnyrigg | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 819 | 1,053 |
| Green Valley Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 365 | 973 |
| Cecil Hills Public School, Cecil Hills | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 721 | 1,017 |
| Cecil Hills High School, Cecil Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,342 | 986 |
| Busby West Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 304 | 895 |
| King Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 396 | 985 |
| Prairiewood High School, Prairiewood | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,288 | 978 |
| Harrington Street Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 740 | 1,000 |
| Mount Pritchard Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 368 | 951 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic College, Wakeley | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 843 | 935 |
| James Busby High School, Green Valley | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 544 | 902 |
| Heckenberg Public School, Heckenberg | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 209 | 848 |
| Busby Public School, Busby | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 243 | 892 |
| William Stimson Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 459 | 973 |
| Canley Heights Public School, Canley Heights | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 529 | 935 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Edensor Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127021514/edensor-park/topic/education