55.7% ▲ +23.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.1%
- 2016: 51.1%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Doonside · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Doonside
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education shapes daily life in Doonside, where 20.4% of adults hold a university degree. While this is higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the national figure. The local landscape is supported by a high number of nearby schools, with 46 located within 3km.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. Roughly 17.8% of people finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Doonside, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 20.4% of adults, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees at 27% and Certificate III or IV at 23.7%.
20.4% ▲ +61.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Doonside splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (35%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 20.5%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 13.8% and society and culture at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than most similar areas, with a typical size of 615 students. Government schools make up the majority at 58.7%, and there are 1.91 schools for every 1,000 children.
1.91
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
46
Higher than 91% 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).
615
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,017
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 Doonside
46 schools — 28,277 students, average ICSEA 1,017.
By sector: Government 27 · Catholic 13 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 15 · Combined 8
| Doonside Public School, Doonside | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 258 | 900 |
| St John Vianney's Primary School, Doonside | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 348 | 1,083 |
| Mountain View Adventist College, Doonside | Independent | Combined | 0.7 km | 592 | 1,041 |
| Crawford Public School, Doonside | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 387 | 914 |
| Doonside High School, Doonside | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 715 | 917 |
| Marayong South Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 286 | 1,010 |
| St Andrews Primary School, Marayong | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 796 | 1,074 |
| Blacktown West Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 443 | 992 |
| Marayong Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 557 | 981 |
| St Andrews College, Marayong | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,327 | 1,059 |
| Tyndale Christian School, Blacktown | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 816 | 1,066 |
| Glendenning Public School, Glendenning | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 440 | 1,025 |
| Rooty Hill Public School, Rooty Hill | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 645 | 990 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Blacktown | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 295 | 1,058 |
| St Agnes Catholic High School, Rooty Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 926 | 1,007 |
| St Aidan's Primary School, Rooty Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 391 | 1,052 |
| Plumpton House School, Plumpton | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 30 | 827 |
| Rooty Hill High School, Rooty Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,110 | 958 |
| Quakers Hill Public School, Quakers Hill | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 962 | 1,097 |
| Eastern Creek Public School, Eastern Creek | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 246 | 976 |
| Walters Road Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 523 | 997 |
| Evans High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 815 | 935 |
| Plumpton Public School, Plumpton | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 504 | 981 |
| St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Glendenning | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 480 | 1,044 |
| Marayong Heights Public School, Marayong | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 283 | 975 |
| William Dean Public School, Dean Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 382 | 995 |
| Western Grammar School, Plumpton | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 387 | 1,073 |
| Plumpton High School, Plumpton | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,182 | 966 |
| Good Shepherd Primary School, Plumpton | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 626 | 1,039 |
| Australian Islamic College of Sydney, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,289 | 1,077 |
| Blacktown Girls High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,080 | 1,046 |
| Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown, Blacktown | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,014 | 1,016 |
| Blacktown South Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 936 | 1,042 |
| Chifley College Senior Campus, Mount Druitt | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 499 | 894 |
| St Bishoy Coptic Orthodox College, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 279 | 966 |
| Richard Johnson Anglican College, Oakhurst | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,028 | 1,072 |
| Blacktown Boys High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 898 | 1,053 |
| Coreen School, Blacktown | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 56 | 845 |
| CathWest Innovation College, Mount Druitt | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 385 | 1,013 |
| Blacktown North Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 354 | 1,042 |
| St Michael's Primary School, Blacktown South | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 631 | 1,065 |
| St Clare's Catholic High School, Hassall Grove | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 618 | 963 |
| Wyndham College, Quakers Hill | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 378 | 1,003 |
| Hassall Grove Public School, Hassall Grove | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 623 | 959 |
| Nagle College, Blacktown | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 532 | 1,048 |
| Quakers Hill High School, Quakers Hill | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 925 | 1,025 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Doonside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11277/doonside/topic/education