36.5% ▲ +27.4%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 36.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Blackett · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Blackett
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer adults in Blackett have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 36.5% of people completed Year 12, and just 6.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. This means most residents rely on vocational certificates or a lower level of formal schooling for their daily work.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 36.5%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 23.5% of people stopped after Year 10, while 17.2% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Blackett, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 9 or below (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 6.3%, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 27% of adults.
6.3% ▲ +113.7%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 Blackett, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across different fields, with Management and Commerce being the most common at 15.2%. Other notable areas include Society and Culture at 10.4% and Engineering at 10.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 36 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas. Government schools make up the majority at 72.2%, and the average school size is larger than most areas.
2.15
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
36
Higher than 89% 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).
450
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
950
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Blackett
36 schools — 16,197 students, average ICSEA 950.
By sector: Government 26 · Independent 5 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 8 · Combined 6
| Blackett Public School, Blackett | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 288 | 839 |
| Niland School, Blackett | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 34 | 801 |
| Chifley College Mount Druitt Campus, Mount Druitt | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 648 | 864 |
| Dawson Public School, Dharruk | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 293 | 898 |
| Noumea Public School, Shalvey | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 260 | 866 |
| Blacktown Youth College Incorporated, Hebersham | Independent | Secondary | 1.0 km | 101 | 832 |
| Bidwill Public School, Bidwill | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 410 | 825 |
| Emerton Public School, Emerton | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 218 | 873 |
| Chifley College Bidwill Campus, Bidwill | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 720 | 849 |
| Chifley College Shalvey Campus, Shalvey | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 391 | 828 |
| Lethbridge Park Public School, Lethbridge Park | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 437 | 855 |
| Shalvey Public School, Shalvey | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 258 | 837 |
| Hebersham Public School, Hebersham | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 515 | 904 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Emerton | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 201 | 945 |
| Whalan Public School, Whalan | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 340 | 870 |
| Richard Johnson Anglican College, Oakhurst | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,028 | 1,072 |
| Good Shepherd Primary School, Plumpton | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 626 | 1,039 |
| Tregear Public School, Tregear | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 325 | 817 |
| Plumpton High School, Plumpton | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,182 | 966 |
| Hassall Grove Public School, Hassall Grove | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 623 | 959 |
| Western Grammar School, Plumpton | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 387 | 1,073 |
| St Clare's Catholic High School, Hassall Grove | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 618 | 963 |
| Willmot Public School, Willmot | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 162 | 817 |
| Halinda School, Whalan | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 114 | 955 |
| Plumpton Public School, Plumpton | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 504 | 981 |
| Madang Avenue Public School, Whalan | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 320 | 864 |
| Plumpton House School, Plumpton | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 30 | 827 |
| Australian Islamic College of Sydney, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,289 | 1,077 |
| Mount Druitt Public School, Mount Druitt | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 565 | 961 |
| St Bishoy Coptic Orthodox College, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 279 | 966 |
| Ropes Crossing Public School, Ropes Crossing | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 789 | 1,019 |
| Chifley College Dunheved Campus, North St Marys | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 586 | 870 |
| St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Glendenning | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 480 | 1,044 |
| Glendenning Public School, Glendenning | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 440 | 1,025 |
| St Aidan's Primary School, Rooty Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 391 | 1,052 |
| St Marys North Public School, North St Marys | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 345 | 873 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Blackett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10391/blackett/topic/education