42.3% ▲ +39.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 42.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Emerton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Emerton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common highest achievement for adults in Emerton. This is an area where education levels are generally lower than the state and national figures, with only 7.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people in Emerton finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 42.3% completing Year 12. This is 17 percentage points below both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Emerton, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is much less common here than in most areas, as only 7.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the state average of 27.8%.
7.5% ▲ +79.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 7.5%
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 Emerton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are management and commerce at 15.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Emerton has a high number of schools nearby, with 38 within 3 km. However, local schools have an average advantage score of 945, which is much lower than most areas.
3.45
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
38
Higher than 90% 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).
433
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
945
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Emerton
38 schools — 16,467 students, average ICSEA 945.
By sector: Government 26 · Independent 7 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 10 · Combined 7
| Emerton Public School, Emerton | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 218 | 873 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Emerton | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 201 | 945 |
| Lethbridge Park Public School, Lethbridge Park | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 437 | 855 |
| Chifley College Mount Druitt Campus, Mount Druitt | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 648 | 864 |
| Dawson Public School, Dharruk | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 293 | 898 |
| Niland School, Blackett | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 34 | 801 |
| Blackett Public School, Blackett | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 288 | 839 |
| Tregear Public School, Tregear | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 325 | 817 |
| Whalan Public School, Whalan | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 340 | 870 |
| Noumea Public School, Shalvey | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 260 | 866 |
| Chifley College Shalvey Campus, Shalvey | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 391 | 828 |
| Halinda School, Whalan | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 114 | 955 |
| Shalvey Public School, Shalvey | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 258 | 837 |
| Madang Avenue Public School, Whalan | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 320 | 864 |
| Hebersham Public School, Hebersham | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 515 | 904 |
| Blacktown Youth College Incorporated, Hebersham | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 101 | 832 |
| Bidwill Public School, Bidwill | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 410 | 825 |
| Willmot Public School, Willmot | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 162 | 817 |
| Chifley College Bidwill Campus, Bidwill | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 720 | 849 |
| Chifley College Dunheved Campus, North St Marys | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 586 | 870 |
| Mount Druitt Public School, Mount Druitt | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 565 | 961 |
| Ropes Crossing Public School, Ropes Crossing | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 789 | 1,019 |
| St Marys North Public School, North St Marys | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 345 | 873 |
| Good Shepherd Primary School, Plumpton | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 626 | 1,039 |
| Richard Johnson Anglican College, Oakhurst | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,028 | 1,072 |
| Plumpton High School, Plumpton | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,182 | 966 |
| Australian Islamic College of Sydney, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,289 | 1,077 |
| Western Grammar School, Plumpton | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 387 | 1,073 |
| St Bishoy Coptic Orthodox College, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 279 | 966 |
| Plumpton Public School, Plumpton | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 504 | 981 |
| Hassall Grove Public School, Hassall Grove | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 623 | 959 |
| Plumpton House School, Plumpton | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 30 | 827 |
| St Clare's Catholic High School, Hassall Grove | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 618 | 963 |
| St Mary's Flexible School, St Marys | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 80 | 832 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Mt Druitt South | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 251 | 999 |
| Oxley Park Public School, St Marys | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 601 | 953 |
| Bethel Christian School, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 264 | 977 |
| CathWest Innovation College, Mount Druitt | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 385 | 1,013 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Emerton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11416/emerton/topic/education