54.6% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.7%
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Blairmount · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Blairmount
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study for qualified residents in Blairmount. While over half the population has finished Year 12, the area has far fewer adults with university degrees than the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this figure is well below the New South Wales average of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Blairmount, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 16% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.2% of residents.
16.0% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 16.0%
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 Blairmount, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (32%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Blairmount are spread across several fields, with Management and commerce (19.9%) and Society and culture (15.8%) being the most frequent.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Blairmount has a high number of schools, with 24 within 3 km and 10.87 schools per 1,000 children. Most of these are government primary schools, and the typical school size is larger than in most other areas.
10.87
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
24
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).
506
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,004
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Blairmount
24 schools — 12,140 students, average ICSEA 1,004.
By sector: Government 16 · Independent 5 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| Blairmount Public School, Blairmount | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 450 | 978 |
| St Gregory's College Campbelltown, Gregory Hills | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,442 | 1,057 |
| Eagle Vale High School, Eagle Vale | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 662 | 932 |
| Mount Annan Christian College, Mount Annan | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,059 | 1,050 |
| Claymore Public School, Claymore | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 236 | 903 |
| Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School, Eagle Vale | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 595 | 1,033 |
| Currans Hill Public School, Currans Hill | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 545 | 981 |
| Odyssey College, Eagle Vale | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 86 | 929 |
| St Peter's Anglican Grammar, Campbelltown | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 428 | 1,118 |
| St Peter's Heart, Campbelltown | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 22 | 1,071 |
| Campbelltown Performing Arts High School, Campbelltown | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 893 | 950 |
| Campbelltown Public School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 284 | 946 |
| Eschol Park Public School, Eschol Park | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 326 | 979 |
| St John The Evangelist Catholic Primary School, Campbelltown | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 554 | 1,049 |
| Lomandra School, Campbelltown | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 75 | 864 |
| Beverley Park School, Campbelltown | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 59 | 967 |
| Gregory Hills Public School, Gregory Hills | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 647 | 1,028 |
| Campbelltown North Public School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 358 | 967 |
| Mount Annan High School, Mount Annan | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 876 | 980 |
| Mount Annan Public School, Mount Annan | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 653 | 1,005 |
| Kearns Public School, Kearns | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 178 | 985 |
| Thomas Reddall High School, Ambarvale | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 488 | 908 |
| Magdalene Catholic College, Smeaton Grange | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,137 | 1,039 |
| Gledswood Hills High School, Gledswood Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 87 | 1,013 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Blairmount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10400/blairmount/topic/education