57.5% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.8%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Camden Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Camden Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A little fewer than the state average of people in Camden Park have finished Year 12, though this is still much higher than most similar areas. While 57.5% of residents completed high school, the area stands out for having a high proportion of adults with university degrees and professional certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than half of residents finished Year 12, a result that is much higher than most similar areas. However, this 57.5% figure is a little below both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Camden Park, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 23.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.3% of residents.
23.5% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 23.5%
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 Camden Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 22%, followed by engineering at 16.2% and education at 13.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Camden Park has 14 schools within 3km, which is more than 85% of similar areas. These schools are generally larger than most, with an average size of 761 students and a higher-than-usual advantage score.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
761
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,016
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Camden Park
14 schools — 9,899 students, average ICSEA 1,016.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Spring Farm Public School, Spring Farm | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 866 | 1,009 |
| Camden Park Environmental Education Centre, Menangle | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | — | — |
| Camden South Public School, Camden | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 712 | 1,021 |
| Mawarra Public School, Camden | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 386 | 1,017 |
| Camden High School, Camden | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 912 | 976 |
| Cawdor Public School, Camden | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 76 | 982 |
| Elderslie Public School, Elderslie | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 539 | 1,011 |
| Broughton Anglican College, Menangle Park | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 1,381 | 1,086 |
| Elizabeth Macarthur High School, Narellan | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,400 | 1,014 |
| Elderslie High School, Elderslie | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 857 | 988 |
| Narellan Vale Public School, Narellan Vale | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 619 | 1,006 |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Camden | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 622 | 1,047 |
| Mount Annan Public School, Mount Annan | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 653 | 1,005 |
| Mount Annan High School, Mount Annan | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 876 | 980 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Camden Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10771/camden-park/topic/education