46.4% ▲ +30.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 46.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dharruk · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dharruk
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of residents in Dharruk have finished Year 12, though this is far below the national figure. The area has a lower rate of higher education than most, with university degrees being much less common than trade certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46.4% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average. Around 23.9% of residents stopped after Year 10, and 16.1% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dharruk, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are far less common here than across Australia, with only 11.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Trade qualifications are more typical, as 30.5% of residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
11.2% ▲ +107.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 11.2%
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 Dharruk, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 18.4%, followed by engineering at 13.6% and society and culture at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Dharruk has some of the largest numbers of schools within a 3km radius at this level, with 41 in total. Most students attend government schools (70.7%), and the typical school size is larger than in most areas.
3.02
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
41
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).
467
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
951
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dharruk
41 schools — 19,145 students, average ICSEA 951.
By sector: Government 29 · Catholic 6 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 11 · Combined 7
| Dawson Public School, Dharruk | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 293 | 898 |
| Chifley College Mount Druitt Campus, Mount Druitt | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 648 | 864 |
| Whalan Public School, Whalan | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 340 | 870 |
| Emerton Public School, Emerton | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 218 | 873 |
| Hebersham Public School, Hebersham | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 515 | 904 |
| Blackett Public School, Blackett | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 288 | 839 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Emerton | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 201 | 945 |
| Halinda School, Whalan | Government | Combined | 1.3 km | 114 | 955 |
| Niland School, Blackett | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 34 | 801 |
| Madang Avenue Public School, Whalan | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 320 | 864 |
| Mount Druitt Public School, Mount Druitt | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 565 | 961 |
| Blacktown Youth College Incorporated, Hebersham | Independent | Secondary | 1.7 km | 101 | 832 |
| Australian Islamic College of Sydney, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,289 | 1,077 |
| Good Shepherd Primary School, Plumpton | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 626 | 1,039 |
| Lethbridge Park Public School, Lethbridge Park | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 437 | 855 |
| Plumpton High School, Plumpton | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,182 | 966 |
| St Bishoy Coptic Orthodox College, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 279 | 966 |
| Western Grammar School, Plumpton | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 387 | 1,073 |
| Tregear Public School, Tregear | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 325 | 817 |
| Noumea Public School, Shalvey | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 260 | 866 |
| Richard Johnson Anglican College, Oakhurst | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,028 | 1,072 |
| Bidwill Public School, Bidwill | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 410 | 825 |
| Chifley College Bidwill Campus, Bidwill | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 720 | 849 |
| Plumpton Public School, Plumpton | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 504 | 981 |
| Chifley College Shalvey Campus, Shalvey | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 391 | 828 |
| Plumpton House School, Plumpton | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 30 | 827 |
| CathWest Innovation College, Mount Druitt | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 385 | 1,013 |
| Chifley College Senior Campus, Mount Druitt | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 499 | 894 |
| Shalvey Public School, Shalvey | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 258 | 837 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Mt Druitt South | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 251 | 999 |
| Hassall Grove Public School, Hassall Grove | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 623 | 959 |
| St Aidan's Primary School, Rooty Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 391 | 1,052 |
| Bethel Christian School, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 264 | 977 |
| St Clare's Catholic High School, Hassall Grove | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 618 | 963 |
| Chifley College Dunheved Campus, North St Marys | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 586 | 870 |
| Colyton Public School, Mount Druitt | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 714 | 1,007 |
| St Marys North Public School, North St Marys | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 345 | 873 |
| Rooty Hill High School, Rooty Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,110 | 958 |
| Rooty Hill Public School, Rooty Hill | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 645 | 990 |
| Willmot Public School, Willmot | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 162 | 817 |
| Ropes Crossing Public School, Ropes Crossing | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 789 | 1,019 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dharruk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11250/dharruk/topic/education