63.0% ▲ +21.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.7%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Blacktown · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Blacktown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 63% of people in Blacktown have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This educational achievement is matched by a strong rate of higher qualifications, with the area performing much better than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is common here, with 63% of residents reaching this milestone. This is well above the 58.9% seen across New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Blacktown, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 27.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is a little above the Australian average and much higher than most similar areas.
27.6% ▲ +58.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 27.6%
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 Blacktown, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 22.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Blacktown has some of the largest school sizes and highest advantage scores among similar areas. While there are 57 schools within 3km, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
1.63
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
57
Higher than 93% 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).
585
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,042
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Blacktown
57 schools — 33,360 students, average ICSEA 1,042.
By sector: Government 41 · Catholic 12 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 35 · Secondary 16 · Combined 6
| Blacktown South Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 936 | 1,042 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Blacktown | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 295 | 1,058 |
| Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown, Blacktown | Catholic | Secondary | 0.5 km | 1,014 | 1,016 |
| Coreen School, Blacktown | Government | Combined | 0.8 km | 56 | 845 |
| Blacktown West Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 443 | 992 |
| Walters Road Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 523 | 997 |
| Mitchell High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 876 | 978 |
| Nagle College, Blacktown | Catholic | Secondary | 1.5 km | 532 | 1,048 |
| St Michael's Primary School, Blacktown South | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 631 | 1,065 |
| Evans High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 815 | 935 |
| Blacktown Girls High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,080 | 1,046 |
| Tyndale Christian School, Blacktown | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 816 | 1,066 |
| Blacktown Boys High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 898 | 1,053 |
| Shelley Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 435 | 1,001 |
| Bert Oldfield Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 175 | 1,015 |
| Seven Hills West Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 324 | 1,001 |
| Blacktown North Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 354 | 1,042 |
| Marayong Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 557 | 981 |
| Marayong South Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 286 | 1,010 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Seven Hills | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 389 | 1,076 |
| St Bernadette's Primary School, Lalor Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 226 | 1,036 |
| Mountain View Adventist College, Doonside | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 592 | 1,041 |
| Lalor Park Public School, Lalor Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 187 | 916 |
| Doonside Public School, Doonside | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 258 | 900 |
| Seven Hills Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 131 | 1,033 |
| Lynwood Park Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 223 | 988 |
| William Rose School, Seven Hills | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 86 | 1,009 |
| St Andrews Primary School, Marayong | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 796 | 1,074 |
| The Hills Sports High School, Seven Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 913 | 967 |
| Metella Road Public School, Toongabbie | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 676 | 1,072 |
| St John Vianney's Primary School, Doonside | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 348 | 1,083 |
| Doonside High School, Doonside | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 715 | 917 |
| The Meadows Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 335 | 984 |
| Marayong Heights Public School, Marayong | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 283 | 975 |
| Ebenezer Christian College, Prospect | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 140 | 995 |
| Toongabbie Christian College, Toongabbie | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,242 | 1,106 |
| Kings Langley Public School, Kings Langley | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 567 | 1,081 |
| Crawford Public School, Doonside | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 387 | 914 |
| St Andrews College, Marayong | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,327 | 1,059 |
| Seven Hills High School, Seven Hills | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 480 | 969 |
| Vardys Road Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 437 | 1,038 |
| Girraween High School, Girraween | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 784 | 1,199 |
| Quakers Hill Public School, Quakers Hill | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 962 | 1,097 |
| St Anthony's Primary School, Girraween | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 385 | 1,129 |
| Eastern Creek Public School, Eastern Creek | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 246 | 976 |
| Caddies Creek Public School, Glenwood | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 868 | 1,120 |
| Quakers Hill East Public School, Acacia Gardens | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 655 | 1,101 |
| Holy Cross Primary School, Glenwood | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 386 | 1,119 |
| Girraween Public School, Girraween | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 1,072 | 1,132 |
| Seven Hills North Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 246 | 1,066 |
| St Agnes Catholic High School, Rooty Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 5.1 km | 926 | 1,007 |
| Quakers Hill High School, Quakers Hill | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 925 | 1,025 |
| Greystanes High School, Greystanes | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 1,090 | 1,003 |
| Beresford Road Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 580 | 1,033 |
| Glenwood High School, Glenwood | Government | Secondary | 5.8 km | 1,507 | 1,090 |
| Wyndham College, Quakers Hill | Government | Secondary | 6.0 km | 378 | 1,003 |
| Parklea Public School, Glenwood | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 566 | 1,083 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Blacktown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10396/blacktown/topic/education