55.9% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 55.0%
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wetherill Park Industrial · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Wetherill Park Industrial
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A small increase in high school completion since 2011 marks the educational shift in Wetherill Park Industrial. While more people are finishing Year 12, the area has a very low number of university degrees compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.9% of residents have completed Year 12, which is a little below the national figure and has risen slightly since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wetherill Park Industrial, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare here; only 11.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
11.8% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Wetherill Park Industrial, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Bachelor degree is next at 40%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 42%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (32%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 23 schools within 3 km of the area, which is more than about 58% of similar places.
23
Higher than 57% 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).
Schools serving Wetherill Park Industrial
23 schools — 13,888 students, average ICSEA 959.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 7 · Combined 2
| Aspect Western Sydney School, Wetherill Park | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 167 | 1,039 |
| William Stimson Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 459 | 973 |
| Prairiewood High School, Prairiewood | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,288 | 978 |
| Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School, Bossley Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 641 | 1,009 |
| Bossley Park Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 265 | 934 |
| Smithfield West Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 300 | 900 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic College, Wakeley | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 843 | 935 |
| Prairievale Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 419 | 894 |
| Smithfield Public School, Smithfield | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 517 | 948 |
| St Hurmizd Assyrian Primary School, Greenfield Park | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 691 | 954 |
| Westfields Sports High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,538 | 967 |
| Widemere Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 169 | 1,036 |
| St Johns Park High School, St Johns Park | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 923 | 927 |
| St Gertrude's Catholic Primary School, Smithfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 632 | 992 |
| Fairfield West Public School, Fairfield West | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 545 | 914 |
| Greystanes Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 540 | 1,081 |
| Bossley Park High School, Bossley Park | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,106 | 961 |
| Governor Philip King Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 568 | 979 |
| Horsley Park Public School, Horsley Park | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 84 | 932 |
| Marion Catholic Primary School, Horsley Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 186 | 1,037 |
| Fairvale High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 1,320 | 912 |
| Ebenezer Christian College, Prospect | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 140 | 995 |
| Holroyd High School, Greystanes | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 547 | 919 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wetherill Park Industrial [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127021521/wetherill-park-industrial/topic/education