43.7% ▲ +27.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 39.6%
- 2021: 43.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Colyton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Colyton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Trade certifications are the most common qualification in Colyton, where 37.8% of adults hold a Certificate III or IV. The area generally has lower formal education levels than the state and national figures, with only 43.7% of residents finishing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.7% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national and state figures of around 59%. Roughly 27.6% of the population stopped school at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Colyton, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here than in most areas, with only 10.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%.
10.3% ▲ +73.4%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 10.3%
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 Colyton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study are management and commerce at 20.2%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 16.1% and society and culture at 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Government schools make up 77.4% of the local sector, and while there are 31 schools within 3km, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
1.09
Lower than 91% 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).
426
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
959
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Colyton
31 schools — 13,208 students, average ICSEA 959.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 8 · Combined 5
| Bennett Road Public School, Colyton | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 646 | 912 |
| Colyton High School, St Marys | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 765 | 922 |
| Oxley Park Public School, St Marys | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 601 | 953 |
| Bethel Christian School, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 264 | 977 |
| Clairgate Public School, St Clair | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 409 | 982 |
| Colyton Public School, Mount Druitt | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 714 | 1,007 |
| St Clair High School, St Clair | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 718 | 956 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Mt Druitt South | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 251 | 999 |
| St Clair Public School, St Clair | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 325 | 975 |
| Holy Spirit Primary School, St Clair | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 331 | 1,043 |
| St Marys South Public School, St Marys | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 319 | 945 |
| Mount Druitt Public School, Mount Druitt | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 565 | 961 |
| Our Lady of The Rosary Primary School, St Marys | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 368 | 1,032 |
| Banks Public School, St Clair | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 417 | 971 |
| Madang Avenue Public School, Whalan | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 320 | 864 |
| James Erskine Public School, Erskine Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 486 | 980 |
| Halinda School, Whalan | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 114 | 955 |
| St Marys Public School, St Marys | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 258 | 954 |
| Erskine Park High School, Erskine Park | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 835 | 962 |
| Blackwell Public School, St Clair | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 480 | 980 |
| St Mary's Flexible School, St Marys | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 80 | 832 |
| CathWest Innovation College, Mount Druitt | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 385 | 1,013 |
| St Marys North Public School, North St Marys | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 345 | 873 |
| St Marys Senior High School, St Marys | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 926 | 1,052 |
| Minchinbury Public School, Minchinbury | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 439 | 975 |
| Chifley College Senior Campus, Mount Druitt | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 499 | 894 |
| Whalan Public School, Whalan | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 340 | 870 |
| St Bishoy Coptic Orthodox College, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 279 | 966 |
| Chifley College Dunheved Campus, North St Marys | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 586 | 870 |
| Kurrambee School, Werrington | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 104 | 946 |
| Penrith Valley Learning Centre, Werrington | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 39 | 873 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Colyton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10987/colyton/topic/education