47.1% ▲ +39.5%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 46.2%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Eastern Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Eastern Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults in Eastern Creek have finished high school compared to the state average, with only 47.1% completing Year 12. This gap extends to higher education, where the area has a much lower share of university degrees than most of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Another 24.6% of the population left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Eastern Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.2% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.3% of residents.
14.2% ▲ +117.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 14.2%
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 Eastern Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, led by Engineering and related studies at 14.7% and Management and commerce at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 44 schools within 3km, and the typical school size is much larger than in most areas. Government schools make up the majority of the sector at 56.8%.
4.98
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
44
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).
535
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
992
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Eastern Creek
44 schools — 23,556 students, average ICSEA 992.
By sector: Government 25 · Catholic 12 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 26 · Secondary 12 · Combined 6
| Eastern Creek Public School, Eastern Creek | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 246 | 976 |
| St Agnes Catholic High School, Rooty Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 926 | 1,007 |
| Minchinbury Public School, Minchinbury | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 439 | 975 |
| Rooty Hill High School, Rooty Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,110 | 958 |
| Rooty Hill Public School, Rooty Hill | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 645 | 990 |
| Chifley College Senior Campus, Mount Druitt | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 499 | 894 |
| CathWest Innovation College, Mount Druitt | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 385 | 1,013 |
| Tyndale Christian School, Blacktown | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 816 | 1,066 |
| St Aidan's Primary School, Rooty Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 391 | 1,052 |
| Mountain View Adventist College, Doonside | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 592 | 1,041 |
| Evans High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 815 | 935 |
| Colyton Public School, Mount Druitt | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 714 | 1,007 |
| Doonside Public School, Doonside | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 258 | 900 |
| Walters Road Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 523 | 997 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Mt Druitt South | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 251 | 999 |
| St Bishoy Coptic Orthodox College, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 279 | 966 |
| James Erskine Public School, Erskine Park | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 486 | 980 |
| Bethel Christian School, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 264 | 977 |
| Erskine Park High School, Erskine Park | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 835 | 962 |
| St Michael's Primary School, Blacktown South | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 631 | 1,065 |
| Australian Islamic College of Sydney, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 1,289 | 1,077 |
| Clairgate Public School, St Clair | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 409 | 982 |
| St John Vianney's Primary School, Doonside | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 348 | 1,083 |
| Horsley Park Public School, Horsley Park | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 84 | 932 |
| Nagle College, Blacktown | Catholic | Secondary | 4.9 km | 532 | 1,048 |
| Marion Catholic Primary School, Horsley Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 186 | 1,037 |
| Blacktown West Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 443 | 992 |
| Mount Druitt Public School, Mount Druitt | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 565 | 961 |
| Crawford Public School, Doonside | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 387 | 914 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Blacktown | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 295 | 1,058 |
| Doonside High School, Doonside | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 715 | 917 |
| Marayong South Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 286 | 1,010 |
| Colyton High School, St Marys | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 765 | 922 |
| St Narsai Assyrian Christian College, Horsley Park | Independent | Secondary | 5.5 km | 713 | 923 |
| Blacktown South Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 936 | 1,042 |
| Bennett Road Public School, Colyton | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 646 | 912 |
| St Clair Public School, St Clair | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 325 | 975 |
| St Clair High School, St Clair | Government | Secondary | 5.8 km | 718 | 956 |
| Blackwell Public School, St Clair | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 480 | 980 |
| Holy Spirit Primary School, St Clair | Catholic | Primary | 6.3 km | 331 | 1,043 |
| Shelley Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 435 | 1,001 |
| Emmaus Catholic College, Kemps Creek | Catholic | Secondary | 6.5 km | 674 | 996 |
| Trinity Catholic Primary School, Kemps Creek | Catholic | Primary | 6.8 km | 263 | 1,012 |
| Mamre Anglican School, Kemps Creek | Independent | Combined | 7.0 km | 626 | 1,039 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Eastern Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11369/eastern-creek/topic/education