52.5% ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 50.3%
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Greenfield Park - Prairiewood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Greenfield Park - Prairiewood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than 14% of adults in Greenfield Park - Prairiewood hold a bachelor's degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. While the number of people finishing Year 12 has risen slightly since 2011, the area still sees a much lower rate of higher education compared to the rest of New South Wales.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, 52.5%, have completed Year 12, which is well below the New South Wales and national figures. This result is an improvement on 2011, when the rate was 50.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Greenfield Park - Prairiewood, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 9 or below is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.9% of the population, a figure far below the 26.3% national average. Certificates III and IV are the most common qualifications here, held by 27.1% of adults.
13.9% ▲ +26.4%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 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 →Greenfield Park - Prairiewood splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 19.6%, followed by engineering and related studies at 15.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three schools with a total of 2,902 enrolments, which is larger than about 78% of similar areas. These schools are among the largest at this level and have an average advantage score that is much lower than most areas.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.94
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
33
Higher than 74% 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).
2,902
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
967
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
956
Lower than 78% 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 Greenfield Park - Prairiewood
33 schools — 23,142 students, average ICSEA 972.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 6 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 8 · Combined 2
| St Hurmizd Assyrian Primary School, Greenfield Park | Independent | Primary | 0.9 km | 691 | 954 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic College, Wakeley | Catholic | Secondary | 0.9 km | 843 | 935 |
| St Johns Park High School, St Johns Park | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 923 | 927 |
| Prairievale Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 419 | 894 |
| Prairiewood High School, Prairiewood | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,288 | 978 |
| King Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 396 | 985 |
| Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School, Bossley Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 641 | 1,009 |
| Westfields Sports High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,538 | 967 |
| William Stimson Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 459 | 973 |
| St Johns Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 673 | 1,023 |
| Smithfield West Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 300 | 900 |
| Fairfield West Public School, Fairfield West | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 545 | 914 |
| Governor Philip King Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 568 | 979 |
| Harrington Street Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 740 | 1,000 |
| Bossley Park Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 265 | 934 |
| Bonnyrigg Public School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 238 | 900 |
| Bossley Park High School, Bossley Park | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,106 | 961 |
| Canley Heights Public School, Canley Heights | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 529 | 935 |
| Fairvale High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,320 | 912 |
| Aspect Western Sydney School, Wetherill Park | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 167 | 1,039 |
| Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount Pritchard, Bonnyrigg | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 819 | 1,053 |
| Edensor Park Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 286 | 963 |
| Bonnyrigg High School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,642 | 962 |
| Mount Pritchard Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 368 | 951 |
| Smithfield Public School, Smithfield | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 517 | 948 |
| Fairvale Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 503 | 919 |
| St Gertrude's Catholic Primary School, Smithfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 632 | 992 |
| Bonnyrigg Heights Public School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 769 | 989 |
| John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 843 | 1,059 |
| Freeman Catholic College, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,411 | 1,038 |
| Heckenberg Public School, Heckenberg | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 209 | 848 |
| Minarah College, Green Valley | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 1,129 | 1,014 |
| Green Valley Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 365 | 973 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Greenfield Park - Prairiewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127021517/greenfield-park-prairiewood/topic/education