49.7% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 42.0%
- 2021: 49.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cecil Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cecil Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of over 9 percentage points separates Cecil Park from the rest of Australia in high school completion rates. While nearly half of residents finished Year 12, this is well below the state and national figures. The area's educational profile is defined by a strong presence of trade qualifications rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 49.7% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. Another 22.1% of residents stopped at Year 10, while 17.3% left at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cecil Park, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are far less common here than in the rest of the state, with only 15.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, the most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.7% of residents.
15.6% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 15.6%
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 Cecil Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are heavily focused on practical and technical fields. Engineering and related subjects lead at 18.8%, followed by management and commerce at 17.7% and architecture and building at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is well served with 31 schools within 3km, which is among the highest for its level. These schools are generally large, averaging 737 students, and the majority (58.1%) are government run.
8.06
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
31
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).
737
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,013
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cecil Park
31 schools — 22,844 students, average ICSEA 1,013.
By sector: Government 18 · Independent 7 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 8 · Combined 6
| Irfan College, Cecil Park | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 382 | 1,035 |
| Cecil Hills Public School, Cecil Hills | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 721 | 1,017 |
| Cecil Hills High School, Cecil Hills | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,342 | 986 |
| Freeman Catholic College, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,411 | 1,038 |
| John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 843 | 1,059 |
| Bonnyrigg Heights Public School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 769 | 989 |
| Minarah College, Green Valley | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,129 | 1,014 |
| Arrahman College, Austral | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 256 | 1,084 |
| Al-Faisal College - Liverpool, Austral | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,573 | 1,097 |
| Christadelphian Heritage College Sydney, Kemps Creek | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 271 | 1,048 |
| Green Valley Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 365 | 973 |
| Kemps Creek Public School, Kemps Creek | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 114 | 947 |
| Edensor Park Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 286 | 963 |
| Bossley Park High School, Bossley Park | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,106 | 961 |
| Thomas Hassall Anglican College, Middleton Grange | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,721 | 1,083 |
| Middleton Grange Public School, Middleton Grange | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 465 | 1,010 |
| Hinchinbrook Public School, Hinchinbrook | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 487 | 959 |
| St Narsai Assyrian Christian College, Horsley Park | Independent | Secondary | 4.3 km | 713 | 923 |
| Governor Philip King Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 568 | 979 |
| Busby West Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 304 | 895 |
| James Busby High School, Green Valley | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 544 | 902 |
| Marion Catholic Primary School, Horsley Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 186 | 1,037 |
| Hoxton Park High School, Hinchinbrook | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 895 | 940 |
| Horsley Park Public School, Horsley Park | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 84 | 932 |
| Bossley Park Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 265 | 934 |
| Good Samaritan Catholic College, Hinchinbrook | Catholic | Secondary | 5.5 km | 1,297 | 1,006 |
| Clancy Catholic College, West Hoxton | Catholic | Secondary | 5.6 km | 1,211 | 1,054 |
| St Anthony of Padua Catholic College, Austral | Catholic | Combined | 5.7 km | 1,539 | 1,037 |
| Hoxton Park Public School, Hoxton Park | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 531 | 985 |
| Austral Public School, Austral | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 846 | 1,032 |
| Greenway Park Public School, Carnes Hill | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 620 | 1,011 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cecil Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10865/cecil-park/topic/education