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Sydney - Parramatta · Region (SA4)

Education & Qualifications in Sydney - Parramatta

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

A striking 33% of adults in Sydney - Parramatta hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. This area is highly educated, with a strong trend toward higher qualifications and school completion over the last decade. It stands out as a hub of academic achievement compared to most other areas.

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📍 Sydney - Parramatta, Region (SA4)

Where Sydney - Parramatta sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

33.0% ▲ +47.0%

All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Sydney - Parramatta — higher than 80% of areas.

Sydney - Parramatta33.0%
Greater Sydney 33.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion has risen 11 points since 2011, with 67.5% of residents finishing Year 12. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.

Completed Year 12

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67.5% ▲ +19.1%

Higher than 81% of region (sa4) areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Sydney - Parramatta, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 12%.

Year 12 67.5% Year 10 11.3% Year 9 or below 10.1% Year 11 3.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is common here, as 33% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a result much higher than most areas. The share of people with these degrees rose 11 points since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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33.0% ▲ +47.0%

Higher than 80% of region (sa4) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Sydney - Parramatta, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Bachelor degree 33.1% Postgraduate degree 16.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.5% Certificate III / IV 14.1% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.6% Certificate I / II 1.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 24.2%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 12.6%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

The area has 134 schools and 75,732 enrolments, with an average school size and advantage score both much higher than most areas. However, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in other regions.

Average school ICSEA

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1,051

Higher than 73% of region (sa4) areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Sydney - Parramatta

134 schools — 75,732 students, average ICSEA 1,051.

By sector: Government 88 · Catholic 30 · Independent 16

By type: Primary 84 · Secondary 32 · Combined 18
Al-Faisal College, Auburn Independent Combined — 2,282 1,077
The King's School, North Parramatta Independent Combined — 2,150 1,163
Carlingford High School, Carlingford Government Secondary — 1,772 1,111
Arthur Phillip High School, Parramatta Government Secondary — 1,636 994
Carlingford West Public School, Carlingford Government Primary — 1,636 1,119
Salamah College, Chester Hill Independent Combined — 1,353 989
Trinity Catholic College, Auburn Catholic Secondary — 1,313 1,016
Maronite College of the Holy Family - Parramatta, Harris Park Independent Combined — 1,282 1,023
Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School, Northmead Government Secondary — 1,239 1,069
Catherine McAuley Westmead, Westmead Catholic Secondary — 1,210 1,087
Cumberland High School, Carlingford Government Secondary — 1,173 1,060
Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield, Fairfield Catholic Secondary — 1,144 969
Parramatta High School, Parramatta Government Secondary — 1,128 1,132
Sefton High School, Sefton Government Secondary — 1,121 1,033
Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta, Parramatta Independent Secondary — 1,097 1,144
Greystanes High School, Greystanes Government Secondary — 1,090 1,003
Girraween Public School, Girraween Government Primary — 1,072 1,132
St Patrick's Marist College, Dundas Catholic Secondary — 1,070 1,089
Chester Hill High School, Chester Hill Government Secondary — 1,056 912
Parramatta Marist High School, Westmead Catholic Secondary — 1,043 1,086
Cerdon College, Merrylands Catholic Secondary — 1,001 1,041
Macarthur Girls High School, Parramatta Government Secondary — 997 1,071
Tara Anglican School for Girls, North Parramatta Independent Combined — 979 1,175
Parramatta West Public School, Parramatta Government Primary — 949 1,029
Blaxcell Street Public School, Granville Government Primary — 948 957
Wentworthville Public School, Wentworthville Government Primary — 863 1,111
North Rocks Public School, North Rocks Government Primary — 861 1,137
James Ruse Agricultural High School, Carlingford Government Secondary — 857 1,222
Merrylands High School, Merrylands Government Secondary — 855 915
Auburn Girls High School, Auburn Government Secondary — 854 966
Granville Boys High School, Granville Government Secondary — 836 961
Muirfield High School, North Rocks Government Secondary — 836 1,082
Alpha Omega Senior College, Auburn Independent Secondary — 822 1,111
Our Lady Queen of Peace Primary School, Greystanes Catholic Primary — 802 1,064
St Paul's Catholic College, Greystanes Catholic Secondary — 800 1,055
Murray Farm Public School, Carlingford Government Primary — 787 1,142
Girraween High School, Girraween Government Secondary — 784 1,199
Hilltop Road Public School, Merrylands Government Primary — 762 971
Lidcombe Public School, Lidcombe Government Primary — 762 1,019
Granville South Creative and Performing Arts High School, Guildford Government Secondary — 733 855
Regents Park Christian School, Regents Park Independent Combined — 731 1,039
Westmead Public School, Westmead Government Primary — 717 1,117
Pendle Hill High School, Wentworthville Government Secondary — 692 1,001
Wentworth Point Public School, Wentworth Point Government Primary — 672 1,045
Parramatta Public School, Parramatta Government Primary — 671 1,134
Newington Public School, Newington Government Primary — 665 1,104
Bayanami Public School, Parramatta Government Primary — 663 1,108
Berala Public School, Berala Government Primary — 656 980
Auburn North Public School, Auburn Government Primary — 645 1,015
Carlingford Public School, Carlingford Government Primary — 644 1,109
Winston Hills Public School, Winston Hills Government Primary — 636 1,104
Guildford Public School, Guildford Government Primary — 623 943
Merrylands Public School, Merrylands Government Primary — 620 936
Northmead Public School, Northmead Government Primary — 614 1,082
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
Darcy Road Public School, Wentworthville Government Primary — 576 1,122
St Margaret Mary's Primary School, Merrylands Catholic Primary — 574 1,050
Auburn West Public School, Auburn Government Primary — 572 928
Rosehill Public School, Rosehill Government Primary — 550 1,067
Redeemer Baptist School, North Parramatta Independent Combined — 549 1,141
Holroyd High School, Greystanes Government Secondary — 547 919
Greystanes Public School, Greystanes Government Primary — 540 1,081
Auburn Public School, Auburn Government Primary — 486 983
Parramatta East Public School, Parramatta Government Primary — 465 1,091
Old Guildford Public School, Guildford Government Primary — 411 903
St Patrick's Primary School, Parramatta Catholic Primary — 408 1,094
Chester Hill North Public School, Chester Hill Government Primary — 400 950
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School, Wentworthville Catholic Primary — 392 1,089
Mother Teresa Primary School, Westmead Catholic Primary — 389 1,121
St Anthony's Primary School, Girraween Catholic Primary — 385 1,129
St Paul the Apostle Primary School, Winston Hills Catholic Primary — 385 1,100
St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School, Regents Park Catholic Primary — 383 1,048
Toongabbie Public School, Toongabbie Government Primary — 381 1,063
St Mary's Primary School, Rydalmere Catholic Primary — 377 1,079
Guildford West Public School, Guildford West Government Primary — 366 945
International Maarif Schools of Australia - Gallipoli Campus, Auburn Independent Combined — 362 1,043
St Joachim's Catholic Primary School, Lidcombe Catholic Primary — 357 1,081
St John's Catholic Primary School, Auburn Catholic Primary — 353 1,032
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
Dundas Public School, Dundas Government Primary — 312 1,070
Pendle Hill Public School, Wentworthville Government Primary — 309 1,032
Roselea Public School, Carlingford Government Primary — 306 1,112
Muslim Girls Grammar School, Granville Independent Secondary — 304 994
Winston Heights Public School, Winston Hills Government Primary — 304 1,103
OneSchool Global NSW - Sydney, Oatlands Independent Combined — 283 980
Christ The King Primary School, North Rocks Catholic Primary — 279 1,102
Regents Park Public School, Regents Park Government Primary — 268 968
Toongabbie West Public School, Toongabbie Government Primary — 268 1,046
St Gerard's Catholic Primary School, Carlingford Catholic Primary — 262 1,140
Granville East Public School, Granville Government Primary — 259 923
Parramatta North Public School, North Parramatta Government Primary — 253 1,077
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
Burnside Public School, North Parramatta Government Primary — 218 1,124
Holy Trinity Primary School, Granville Catholic Primary — 200 1,047
Westmead Christian Grammar School, Westmead Independent Primary — 196 1,117
St Monica's Primary School, North Parramatta Catholic Primary — 195 1,127
Holroyd School, Merrylands Government Combined — 189 983
St Bernadette's Primary School, Dundas Valley Catholic Primary — 188 1,083
Wentworth Point High School, Wentworth Point Government Secondary — 188 1,062
Sacred Heart Primary School, Westmead Catholic Primary — 182 1,106
Widemere Public School, Greystanes Government Primary — 169 1,036
St Oliver's Primary School, Harris Park Catholic Primary — 167 1,100
Melrose Park Public School, West Ryde Government Primary — 163 1,087
Oatlands Public School, Oatlands Government Primary — 159 1,072
Yates Avenue Public School, Dundas Valley Government Primary — 155 1,040
Rydalmere Public School, Rydalmere Government Primary — 151 1,018
Sydney Adventist School - Auburn, Auburn Independent Primary — 148 950
My Dream Australian Academy, Auburn Independent Combined — 140 991
Telopea Public School, Telopea Government Primary — 139 991
St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School, Auburn South Catholic Primary — 113 1,043
The Hills School, Northmead Government Combined — 112 1,046
Toongabbie East Public School, Wentworthville Government Primary — 107 898
Ermington West Public School, Ermington Government Primary — 104 1,022
Rydalmere East Public School, Ermington Government Primary — 104 1,007
Sefton Infants School, Sefton Government Primary — 93 1,027
Verona School, Fairfield East Government Combined — 89 889
Gateway Community High, Carlingford Independent Secondary — 74 1,070
Rowland Hassall School, Chester Hill Government Combined — 63 889
Fowler Road School, Merrylands Government Combined — 55 895
Redbank School, Westmead Government Secondary — 46 1,001
Karningul School, Regents Park Government Combined — 20 919
Palm Avenue School, Westmead Government Combined — — —
The Childrens Hospital School, Westmead Government Combined — — —

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sydney - Parramatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/125/sydney-parramatta/topic/education