13.4% ▲ +5.5%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Berkshire Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Berkshire Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Few areas in the region have such low levels of formal schooling, with only 13.4% of Berkshire Park residents completing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, marking the area as one of the least qualified among similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 13.4% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales rate of 58.9%. The most common highest school year reached is Year 10 at 16%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Berkshire Park, the largest group is Year 10 at 40%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 3.6% of the population, far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are more common, held by 14.8% of residents.
3.6% ▲ +39.2%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Berkshire Park, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Bachelor degree is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 7.2%. Architecture and building, along with management and commerce, each account for 3.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Berkshire Park has 16 schools within 3km, which is more than 87% of similar areas. These schools are typically large, with an average size of 762 students and an advantage score much higher than most areas.
16
Higher than 86% 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).
762
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,067
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Berkshire Park
16 schools — 12,188 students, average ICSEA 1,067.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 6 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Bligh Park Public School, Bligh Park | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 283 | 933 |
| Melonba High School, Melonba | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 704 | 1,073 |
| Londonderry Public School, Londonderry | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 235 | 939 |
| Melonba Public School, Melonba | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 776 | 1,098 |
| Bede Polding College, South Windsor | Catholic | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,101 | 1,007 |
| Northbourne Public School, Marsden Park | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 1,711 | 1,095 |
| Windsor Park Public School, South Windsor | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 231 | 949 |
| Chisholm Catholic Primary School, Bligh Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 411 | 1,005 |
| Llandilo Public School, Llandilo | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 155 | 941 |
| St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary), Marsden Park | Catholic | Secondary | 5.2 km | 940 | 1,088 |
| St Luke’s Catholic College (Primary), Marsden Park | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 827 | 1,106 |
| St Luke's Arrunga, Marsden Park | Catholic | Combined | 5.3 km | 40 | 1,046 |
| Australian Christian College - Marsden Park, Riverstone | Independent | Combined | 5.9 km | 2,523 | 1,101 |
| Marsden Park Public School, Marsden Park | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 242 | 1,060 |
| St Paul's Grammar School, Cranebrook | Independent | Combined | 6.3 km | 824 | 1,121 |
| Xavier College, Llandilo | Catholic | Secondary | 6.5 km | 1,185 | 1,025 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Berkshire Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10305/berkshire-park/topic/education