57.5% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.6%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bonnyrigg Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bonnyrigg Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults in Bonnyrigg Heights hold a bachelor degree compared to the rest of the country, with only 15.9% reaching this level. While a good number of residents finish high school, higher university qualifications are less common here than in the wider state and nation.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Most people in the area have finished Year 12, with 57.5% completing their final year. This is much higher than most similar areas, although it sits a little below the New South Wales and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bonnyrigg Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 9 or below is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 15.9%, which is far below the state and national averages. The most common highest qualifications are bachelor degrees at 29.7% and Certificate III or IV at 25.4%.
15.9% ▲ +48.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 15.9%
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 Bonnyrigg Heights, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are management and commerce at 23.9% and engineering and related fields at 15.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 32 schools within 3 km, which is among the largest number at this level. These schools are typically much larger than in other areas, with 81.3% being government schools.
2.35
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
32
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).
645
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
972
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bonnyrigg Heights
32 schools — 20,628 students, average ICSEA 972.
By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 8 · Combined 1
| Bonnyrigg Heights Public School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 769 | 989 |
| John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 843 | 1,059 |
| Freeman Catholic College, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Secondary | 0.8 km | 1,411 | 1,038 |
| Minarah College, Green Valley | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 1,129 | 1,014 |
| Edensor Park Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 286 | 963 |
| Green Valley Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 365 | 973 |
| Cecil Hills Public School, Cecil Hills | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 721 | 1,017 |
| Busby West Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 304 | 895 |
| Cecil Hills High School, Cecil Hills | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,342 | 986 |
| Bonnyrigg Public School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 238 | 900 |
| James Busby High School, Green Valley | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 544 | 902 |
| Governor Philip King Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 568 | 979 |
| Bonnyrigg High School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,642 | 962 |
| Bossley Park High School, Bossley Park | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,106 | 961 |
| Busby Public School, Busby | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 243 | 892 |
| Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount Pritchard, Bonnyrigg | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 819 | 1,053 |
| Hinchinbrook Public School, Hinchinbrook | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 487 | 959 |
| St Johns Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 673 | 1,023 |
| Heckenberg Public School, Heckenberg | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 209 | 848 |
| St Johns Park High School, St Johns Park | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 923 | 927 |
| Mount Pritchard Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 368 | 951 |
| St Hurmizd Assyrian Primary School, Greenfield Park | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 691 | 954 |
| Hoxton Park High School, Hinchinbrook | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 895 | 940 |
| Prairievale Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 419 | 894 |
| Sadleir Public School, Sadleir | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 351 | 883 |
| Miller Public School, Miller | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 266 | 880 |
| Middleton Grange Public School, Middleton Grange | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 465 | 1,010 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Miller | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 315 | 1,003 |
| Harrington Street Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 740 | 1,000 |
| Miller High School, Miller | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 816 | 878 |
| Ashcroft Public School, Ashcroft | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 284 | 887 |
| King Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 396 | 985 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bonnyrigg Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10470/bonnyrigg-heights/topic/education