61.8% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.7%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Abbotsbury · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Abbotsbury
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 61.8% of Abbotsbury residents have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. This high school completion rate stands out as the main feature of the local education profile, though the number of residents with university degrees remains well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is a strength here, with 61.8% of people finishing Year 12. This is a little above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Abbotsbury, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
While 21.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the state and national averages. Certificates III and IV are also common, held by 26.9% of the population.
21.5% ▲ +44.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Abbotsbury splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (35%) and Certificate III / IV (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 24.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Abbotsbury is home to 23 schools within 3 km, which is more than 91% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the average school size is among the highest for its level.
23
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality 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).
698
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
983
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Abbotsbury
23 schools — 16,062 students, average ICSEA 983.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 6 · Combined 2
| Bossley Park High School, Bossley Park | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,106 | 961 |
| Governor Philip King Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 568 | 979 |
| Bossley Park Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 265 | 934 |
| Freeman Catholic College, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,411 | 1,038 |
| Edensor Park Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 286 | 963 |
| John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 843 | 1,059 |
| Marion Catholic Primary School, Horsley Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 186 | 1,037 |
| Bonnyrigg Heights Public School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 769 | 989 |
| Horsley Park Public School, Horsley Park | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 84 | 932 |
| Cecil Hills Public School, Cecil Hills | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 721 | 1,017 |
| Prairievale Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 419 | 894 |
| Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School, Bossley Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 641 | 1,009 |
| St Hurmizd Assyrian Primary School, Greenfield Park | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 691 | 954 |
| St Johns Park High School, St Johns Park | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 923 | 927 |
| Irfan College, Cecil Park | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 382 | 1,035 |
| Cecil Hills High School, Cecil Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,342 | 986 |
| Bonnyrigg Public School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 238 | 900 |
| Minarah College, Green Valley | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,129 | 1,014 |
| Prairiewood High School, Prairiewood | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,288 | 978 |
| Green Valley Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 365 | 973 |
| William Stimson Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 459 | 973 |
| Bonnyrigg High School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,642 | 962 |
| Busby West Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 304 | 895 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Abbotsbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10002/abbotsbury/topic/education