42.7% ▲ +27.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 42.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Busby · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Busby
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Busby have seen a steady shift over the last decade, though the area still trails state averages. Only 7.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This makes it an area where trade and vocational training are much more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 42.7%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About one in five residents left school in Year 9 or below, while another 19.7% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Busby, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 9 or below (23%) and Year 10 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with the typical resident holding a Certificate III or IV. This is consistent with the low rate of university degrees, which sits 19 points lower than the Australian average.
7.5% ▲ +67.0%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 7.5%
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 Busby, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most often in management and commerce at 15.6%, followed by society and culture at 11% and engineering at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than those in most similar areas, with an average size of 645 students. Most students attend government schools, which make up 76.9% of the sector.
0.89
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
39
Higher than 90% 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.
985
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Busby
39 schools — 25,166 students, average ICSEA 985.
By sector: Government 30 · Catholic 7 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 26 · Secondary 9 · Combined 4
| Busby Public School, Busby | Government | Primary | 0.0 km | 243 | 892 |
| James Busby High School, Green Valley | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 544 | 902 |
| Busby West Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 304 | 895 |
| Heckenberg Public School, Heckenberg | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 209 | 848 |
| Sadleir Public School, Sadleir | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 351 | 883 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Miller | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 315 | 1,003 |
| Miller Public School, Miller | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 266 | 880 |
| Miller High School, Miller | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 816 | 878 |
| Green Valley Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 365 | 973 |
| Ashcroft Public School, Ashcroft | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 284 | 887 |
| Cartwright Public School, Cartwright | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 241 | 920 |
| Ashcroft High School, Ashcroft | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 701 | 877 |
| Minarah College, Green Valley | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,129 | 1,014 |
| Hoxton Park High School, Hinchinbrook | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 895 | 940 |
| Hinchinbrook Public School, Hinchinbrook | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 487 | 959 |
| Bonnyrigg High School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,642 | 962 |
| Mount Pritchard Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 368 | 951 |
| Lurnea Public School, Lurnea | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 440 | 906 |
| Good Samaritan Catholic College, Hinchinbrook | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,297 | 1,006 |
| Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount Pritchard, Bonnyrigg | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 819 | 1,053 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School, Hoxton Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 469 | 1,037 |
| Bonnyrigg Heights Public School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 769 | 989 |
| Bonnyrigg Public School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 238 | 900 |
| Mainsbridge School, Liverpool | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 125 | 949 |
| Mount Pritchard East Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 214 | 943 |
| Marsden Road Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 726 | 977 |
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School, Lurnea | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 400 | 1,062 |
| Liverpool West Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 668 | 920 |
| Les Powell School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 76 | 956 |
| Middleton Grange Public School, Middleton Grange | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 465 | 1,010 |
| John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 843 | 1,059 |
| Cecil Hills High School, Cecil Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,342 | 986 |
| St Johns Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 673 | 1,023 |
| Freeman Catholic College, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,411 | 1,038 |
| Edensor Park Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 286 | 963 |
| Amity College, Prestons, Prestons | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 2,588 | 1,096 |
| Lurnea High School, Lurnea | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 696 | 902 |
| Cecil Hills Public School, Cecil Hills | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 721 | 1,017 |
| Harrington Street Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 740 | 1,000 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Busby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10718/busby/topic/education