7
Higher than 75% 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).
Bushells Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bushells Ridge
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Seven schools are found within 3 km of Bushells Ridge, which is more than about 79% of similar areas. This gives local students a wide range of options, though the typical school here is much larger than those in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 10 at 63%, ahead of Year 12 (38%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bushells Ridge, Year 10 is the majority at 63%; Year 12 is next at 38%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common highest qualification level is Certificate III / IV at 57%, ahead of Postgraduate degree (0%).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Bushells Ridge, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Natural & physical sciences at 0%, ahead of Information technology (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Government schools make up 57.1% of the sector, with a mix of primary, secondary, and combined sites. The typical school size is 620 students, while the average school advantage score sits around the middle for its level.
620
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
989
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bushells Ridge
7 schools — 4,338 students, average ICSEA 989.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 2 · Combined 2
| Blue Haven Public School, Blue Haven | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 637 | 927 |
| Wyee Public School, Wyee | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 193 | 955 |
| The Lakes College, Blue Haven | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 24 | 843 |
| MacKillop Catholic College, Woongarrah | Catholic | Combined | 4.3 km | 1,558 | 1,042 |
| Northlakes High School, San Remo | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 789 | 917 |
| Northlakes Public School, San Remo | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 341 | 905 |
| Lakes Grammar - An Anglican School, Warnervale | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 796 | 1,054 |
Sources
- Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Bushells Ridge
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bushells Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10720/bushells-ridge/topic/education