76.9% ▲ +143.3%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 67.8%
- 2021: 76.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Edmondson Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Edmondson Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Edmondson Park have high-level schooling and degrees than in most similar areas. About 77% of people here finished Year 12, which is far above the national figure of 59%. This creates a highly qualified local population with a strong academic profile.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is very high here at 76.9%, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Only 8.4% of residents peaked at Year 10, and 5.4% left school at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Edmondson Park, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is well above the national average for higher education, with 37.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This group is led by those with bachelor degrees (37.3%) and postgraduate degrees (15.5%).
37.5% ▲ +427.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Edmondson Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in management and commerce, which accounts for 26% of degrees. Other frequent fields include health (11.5%), engineering (11.4%), and society and culture (10.6%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than most and have a school advantage score far higher than most areas. While there are 31 schools within 3km, there are only 0.61 schools per 1,000 children.
0.61
Lower than 99% 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).
750
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,045
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Edmondson Park
31 schools — 23,249 students, average ICSEA 1,045.
By sector: Government 20 · Independent 6 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 15 · Combined 8 · Secondary 8
| Edmondson Park Public School, Edmondson Park | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 897 | 1,077 |
| St Francis Catholic College, Edmondson Park | Catholic | Combined | 0.4 km | 1,559 | 1,088 |
| Bardia Public School, Bardia | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 953 | 1,070 |
| William Carey Christian School, Prestons | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,325 | 1,105 |
| St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School, Prestons | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 646 | 1,088 |
| John Edmondson High School, Horningsea Park | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,084 | 982 |
| Ajuga School, Glenfield | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 53 | 900 |
| Glenfield Park School, Glenfield | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 63 | 896 |
| Dalmeny Public School, Prestons | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 671 | 1,012 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, Carnes Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 669 | 1,059 |
| Campbell House School, Glenfield | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 60 | 890 |
| Greenway Park Public School, Carnes Hill | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 620 | 1,011 |
| Amity College, Prestons, Prestons | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 2,588 | 1,096 |
| Hoxton Park Public School, Hoxton Park | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 531 | 985 |
| Clancy Catholic College, West Hoxton | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,211 | 1,054 |
| Denham Court Public School, Denham Court | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 826 | 1,068 |
| Macarthur Adventist College, Macquarie Fields | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 695 | 1,051 |
| Leppington Public School, Leppington | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 507 | 1,032 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School, Hoxton Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 469 | 1,037 |
| Hurlstone Agricultural High School, Glenfield | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 934 | 1,147 |
| Prestons Public School, Prestons | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 586 | 962 |
| Casula High School, Casula | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,281 | 957 |
| Leppington Anglican College, Leppington | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 485 | 1,101 |
| Glenfield Public School, Glenfield | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 470 | 1,070 |
| Ingleburn Public School, Ingleburn | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 424 | 985 |
| EDEN College, Macquarie Fields | Independent | Secondary | 4.7 km | 61 | 901 |
| James Meehan High School, Macquarie Fields | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 395 | 884 |
| Austral Public School, Austral | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 846 | 1,032 |
| Lurnea High School, Lurnea | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 696 | 902 |
| Unity Grammar College, Austral | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 1,428 | 1,059 |
| Glenwood Public School, Glenfield | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 216 | 988 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Edmondson Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11386/edmondson-park/topic/education