54.0% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.2%
- 2016: 50.1%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Elderslie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Elderslie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nineteen schools within 3 kilometres make Elderslie a highly accessible area for students. While the local community has higher qualification levels than many similar areas, the proportion of adults with a university degree is still well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Over half of residents, 54%, have completed Year 12. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the New South Wales average of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Elderslie, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more common than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
19.8% ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 19.8%
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 Elderslie, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 19.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a much lower number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, but the average school size is much larger at 631 students.
1.55
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
Higher than 86% 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).
631
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,013
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Elderslie
19 schools — 11,981 students, average ICSEA 1,013.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 6 · Combined 1
| Mawarra Public School, Camden | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 386 | 1,017 |
| Elderslie High School, Elderslie | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 857 | 988 |
| Elderslie Public School, Elderslie | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 539 | 1,011 |
| Spring Farm Public School, Spring Farm | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 866 | 1,009 |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Camden | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 622 | 1,047 |
| Yandelora School, Narellan | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 118 | 1,017 |
| Elizabeth Macarthur High School, Narellan | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,400 | 1,014 |
| Camden Public School, Camden | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 313 | 1,041 |
| Camden South Public School, Camden | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 712 | 1,021 |
| Narellan Public School, Narellan | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 291 | 969 |
| Narellan Vale Public School, Narellan Vale | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 619 | 1,006 |
| St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Narellan Vale | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 685 | 1,052 |
| Aspect Macarthur School, Cobbitty | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 135 | 1,032 |
| Harrington Park Public School, Harrington Park | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 731 | 1,035 |
| Mount Annan High School, Mount Annan | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 876 | 980 |
| Mater Dei School, Camden | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 129 | 993 |
| Magdalene Catholic College, Smeaton Grange | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,137 | 1,039 |
| Mount Annan Public School, Mount Annan | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 653 | 1,005 |
| Camden High School, Camden | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 912 | 976 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Elderslie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11394/elderslie/topic/education