28.8% ▲ +46.1%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Badgerys Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Badgerys Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 28.8% of residents in Badgerys Creek finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This is a sparsely populated area where educational attainment is much lower than in most other parts of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The proportion of people who finished Year 12 is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Instead, 36.4% of residents had Year 9 or below as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Badgerys Creek, the largest group is Year 9 or below at 41%, followed by Year 12 (32%) and Year 10 (27%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.4% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 33.3%.
10.4% ▲ +449.3%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 10.4%
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 Badgerys Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 31%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualified residents in this area are most often trained in engineering and related fields at 14.8%, followed by management and commerce at 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3km, which is more than about 75% of similar areas. These schools have an average advantage score that is higher than most areas, with the sector split evenly between government and independent schools.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
260
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,024
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Badgerys Creek
5 schools — 1,302 students, average ICSEA 1,024.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 2
| Kemps Creek Public School, Kemps Creek | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 114 | 947 |
| Christadelphian Heritage College Sydney, Kemps Creek | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 271 | 1,048 |
| Luddenham Public School, Luddenham | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 35 | 911 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Luddenham | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 256 | 1,012 |
| Mamre Anglican School, Kemps Creek | Independent | Combined | 6.8 km | 626 | 1,039 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Badgerys Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10133/badgerys-creek/topic/education