56.8% ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 47.7%
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Merrylands - Guildford · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Merrylands - Guildford
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study for qualified adults in Merrylands - Guildford, where 21.3% hold a qualification in this area. While 56.8% of residents have finished Year 12, the area has seen a steady increase in education levels, with university degrees becoming more common since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion has climbed 9.2 percentage points since 2011 to reach 56.8%, which is a little below the national figure of 58.8%. Roughly 14.9% of the population finished school at Year 10, while 14.6% left at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Merrylands - Guildford, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 20% of the population, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. This represents a rise of 6.6 percentage points since 2011, with bachelor degrees being the most common high-level qualification at 26%.
20.0% ▲ +49.1%
Higher than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 20.0%
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 Merrylands - Guildford, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Beyond the high proportion of management and commerce degrees, engineering and related fields are the next most common at 11.8%, followed by society and culture at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Merrylands - Guildford has 44 schools with 22,989 enrolments, which is larger than about 81% of similar areas. Most students attend government schools (72.7%), though the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
44
Higher than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.27
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
22,989
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
522
Higher than 63% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
979
Lower than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Merrylands - Guildford
44 schools — 22,989 students, average ICSEA 979.
By sector: Government 32 · Catholic 10 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 27 · Secondary 12 · Combined 5
| Salamah College, Chester Hill | Independent | Combined | — | 1,353 | 989 |
| Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield, Fairfield | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,144 | 969 |
| Sefton High School, Sefton | Government | Secondary | — | 1,121 | 1,033 |
| Greystanes High School, Greystanes | Government | Secondary | — | 1,090 | 1,003 |
| Chester Hill High School, Chester Hill | Government | Secondary | — | 1,056 | 912 |
| Cerdon College, Merrylands | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,001 | 1,041 |
| Blaxcell Street Public School, Granville | Government | Primary | — | 948 | 957 |
| Merrylands High School, Merrylands | Government | Secondary | — | 855 | 915 |
| Granville Boys High School, Granville | Government | Secondary | — | 836 | 961 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Primary School, Greystanes | Catholic | Primary | — | 802 | 1,064 |
| St Paul's Catholic College, Greystanes | Catholic | Secondary | — | 800 | 1,055 |
| Hilltop Road Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | — | 762 | 971 |
| Granville South Creative and Performing Arts High School, Guildford | Government | Secondary | — | 733 | 855 |
| Guildford Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | — | 623 | 943 |
| Merrylands Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | — | 620 | 936 |
| Granville Public School, Granville | Government | Primary | — | 590 | 973 |
| Beresford Road Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | — | 580 | 1,033 |
| Chester Hill Public School, Chester Hill | Government | Primary | — | 578 | 958 |
| St Margaret Mary's Primary School, Merrylands | Catholic | Primary | — | 574 | 1,050 |
| Holroyd High School, Greystanes | Government | Secondary | — | 547 | 919 |
| Greystanes Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | — | 540 | 1,081 |
| Old Guildford Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | — | 411 | 903 |
| Chester Hill North Public School, Chester Hill | Government | Primary | — | 400 | 950 |
| Guildford West Public School, Guildford West | Government | Primary | — | 366 | 945 |
| Delany College, Granville | Catholic | Secondary | — | 348 | 996 |
| Merrylands East Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | — | 347 | 955 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Guildford | Catholic | Primary | — | 342 | 1,028 |
| Ringrose Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | — | 339 | 1,002 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, Sefton | Catholic | Primary | — | 337 | 1,046 |
| Granville South Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | — | 323 | 933 |
| Muslim Girls Grammar School, Granville | Independent | Secondary | — | 304 | 994 |
| Granville East Public School, Granville | Government | Primary | — | 259 | 923 |
| Villawood North Public School, Fairfield East | Government | Primary | — | 250 | 937 |
| Sherwood Grange Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | — | 246 | 992 |
| Yennora Public School, Yennora | Government | Primary | — | 244 | 933 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Granville East | Catholic | Primary | — | 235 | 1,004 |
| Carramar Public School, Carramar | Government | Primary | — | 227 | 931 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Granville | Catholic | Primary | — | 200 | 1,047 |
| Holroyd School, Merrylands | Government | Combined | — | 189 | 983 |
| Widemere Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | — | 169 | 1,036 |
| Sefton Infants School, Sefton | Government | Primary | — | 93 | 1,027 |
| Verona School, Fairfield East | Government | Combined | — | 89 | 889 |
| Rowland Hassall School, Chester Hill | Government | Combined | — | 63 | 889 |
| Fowler Road School, Merrylands | Government | Combined | — | 55 | 895 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Merrylands - Guildford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12503/merrylands-guildford/topic/education