83.4% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 75.6%
- 2016: 79.8%
- 2021: 83.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pennant Hills - Epping · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Pennant Hills - Epping
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A huge gap exists between Pennant Hills - Epping and the rest of the country in education, with over half of all adults holding a university degree. This highly qualified population is reflected in a very high school completion rate that has continued to climb over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure at 83.4%, which is 25 points higher than in New South Wales. This figure rose by 7.9 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pennant Hills - Epping, Year 12 is the majority at 87%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 53.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a rate far above the Australian average. This high level of qualification rose by 12 points since 2011, with postgraduate degrees held by 24.5% of the population.
53.4% ▲ +29.7%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 41.1%
- 2016: 46.5%
- 2021: 53.4%
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 Pennant Hills - Epping, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 27.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.6% and society and culture at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than most areas, with an average size of 632 students and a high average advantage score. While there are 16 schools across the area, this is much lower than most similar places per 1,000 children.
16
Lower than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.53
Lower than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10,113
Higher than 50% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
632
Higher than 78% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,145
Higher than 97% 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 Pennant Hills - Epping
16 schools — 10,113 students, average ICSEA 1,145.
By sector: Government 11 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Cheltenham Girls High School, Beecroft | Government | Secondary | — | 1,436 | 1,142 |
| Mount St Benedict College, Pennant Hills | Independent | Secondary | — | 1,331 | 1,147 |
| Pennant Hills High School, Pennant Hills | Government | Secondary | — | 1,131 | 1,109 |
| Arden Anglican School, Beecroft | Independent | Primary | — | 997 | 1,173 |
| Epping West Public School, Epping | Government | Primary | — | 994 | 1,131 |
| Beecroft Public School, Beecroft | Government | Primary | — | 837 | 1,187 |
| Epping Public School, Epping | Government | Primary | — | 790 | 1,147 |
| West Pennant Hills Public School, West Pennant Hills | Government | Primary | — | 510 | 1,134 |
| Pennant Hills Public School, Pennant Hills | Government | Primary | — | 490 | 1,143 |
| Epping Heights Public School, Epping | Government | Primary | — | 396 | 1,152 |
| Epping North Public School, North Epping | Government | Primary | — | 382 | 1,174 |
| Ngarala Public School, Epping | Government | Primary | — | 380 | 1,118 |
| St Agatha's Catholic Primary School, Pennant Hills | Catholic | Primary | — | 217 | 1,147 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Primary School, Epping | Catholic | Primary | — | 113 | 1,170 |
| Karonga School, Epping | Government | Combined | — | 89 | 1,030 |
| Sydney Science College, Epping | Independent | Secondary | — | 20 | 1,140 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pennant Hills - Epping [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12601/pennant-hills-epping/topic/education