63.3% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.5%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Blaxland · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Blaxland
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Blaxland hold high-level qualifications than in most similar areas. A strong focus on learning is evident here, with 33.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is high in Blaxland, where 63.3% of people finished Year 12. This is well above the 58.9% seen across New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Blaxland, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is well-qualified, with a typical resident more likely to have a degree than those in the rest of the state. Bachelor degrees are the most common high-level qualification at 28%.
33.2% ▲ +33.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 33.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Blaxland splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 18.8%, followed by education at 14.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Blaxland has a high average school advantage score compared to most areas. While there are 15 schools within 3 km, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most similar places.
1.99
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
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).
343
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,053
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Blaxland
15 schools — 5,147 students, average ICSEA 1,053.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 2 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 2 · Combined 2
| Blaxland East Public School, Blaxland East | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 379 | 1,068 |
| Blaxland High School, Blaxland | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 998 | 1,065 |
| Blaxland Public School, Blaxland | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 137 | 1,068 |
| St Finbar's Primary School, Glenbrook | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 166 | 1,110 |
| Mount Riverview Public School, Mount Riverview | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 231 | 1,050 |
| Glenbrook Public School, Glenbrook | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 338 | 1,120 |
| Warrimoo Public School, Warrimoo | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 146 | 1,052 |
| Wycliffe Christian School, Warrimoo | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 586 | 1,100 |
| Wycliffe Hope School, Warrimoo | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 39 | 1,037 |
| Emu Heights Public School, Emu Plains | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 237 | 1,006 |
| Lapstone Public School, Glenbrook | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 158 | 1,113 |
| Leonay Public School, Emu Plains | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 191 | 1,049 |
| Our Lady of The Way Primary School, Emu Plains | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 328 | 1,047 |
| Emu Plains Public School, Emu Plains | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 406 | 993 |
| Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School, Emu Plains | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 807 | 994 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Blaxland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10406/blaxland/topic/education