54.1% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.8%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Edensor Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Edensor Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study for qualified residents in Edensor Park. While many people here have completed Year 12, the area has far fewer university degrees than the state and national figures. This creates a profile where vocational certificates and diplomas are very common.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.1% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales and national figures. In contrast, 20.9% of residents only reached Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Edensor Park, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 9 or below is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 15.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the New South Wales average. Instead, many residents hold practical qualifications, with 26.8% holding a Certificate III or IV.
15.5% ▲ +35.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Edensor Park splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (33%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study are management and commerce at 21.5%, followed by engineering at 13.7% and society and culture at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Edensor Park has some of the largest schools at this level, with an average size of 692 students. While there are 30 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas.
1.12
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
30
Higher than 88% 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).
692
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
978
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Edensor Park
30 schools — 20,774 students, average ICSEA 978.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 8 · Combined 1
| Edensor Park Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 286 | 963 |
| Governor Philip King Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 568 | 979 |
| Bossley Park High School, Bossley Park | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,106 | 961 |
| Bonnyrigg Public School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 238 | 900 |
| St Johns Park High School, St Johns Park | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 923 | 927 |
| Bonnyrigg Heights Public School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 769 | 989 |
| John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 843 | 1,059 |
| Freeman Catholic College, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,411 | 1,038 |
| St Hurmizd Assyrian Primary School, Greenfield Park | Independent | Primary | 1.6 km | 691 | 954 |
| Prairievale Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 419 | 894 |
| St Johns Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 673 | 1,023 |
| Bonnyrigg High School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,642 | 962 |
| Minarah College, Green Valley | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,129 | 1,014 |
| Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School, Bossley Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 641 | 1,009 |
| Bossley Park Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 265 | 934 |
| Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount Pritchard, Bonnyrigg | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 819 | 1,053 |
| Green Valley Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 365 | 973 |
| Cecil Hills Public School, Cecil Hills | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 721 | 1,017 |
| Cecil Hills High School, Cecil Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,342 | 986 |
| King Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 396 | 985 |
| Busby West Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 304 | 895 |
| Prairiewood High School, Prairiewood | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,288 | 978 |
| Harrington Street Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 740 | 1,000 |
| Mount Pritchard Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 368 | 951 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic College, Wakeley | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 843 | 935 |
| James Busby High School, Green Valley | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 544 | 902 |
| Heckenberg Public School, Heckenberg | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 209 | 848 |
| Busby Public School, Busby | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 243 | 892 |
| William Stimson Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 459 | 973 |
| Canley Heights Public School, Canley Heights | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 529 | 935 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Edensor Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11380/edensor-park/topic/education