53.2% ▲ +18.9%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.8%
- 2016: 49.9%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Emu Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Emu Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A higher number of people in Emu Heights have finished school than in most similar areas, though overall levels remain lower than the state average. While 19% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than in many similar areas but well below the New South Wales average of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Emu Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical qualifications are trade-based, with 39.4% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the 19% of adults with a university degree is well below the national figure.
19.0% ▲ +50.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 19.0%
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 Emu Heights, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 19.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 14 schools within 3km, Emu Heights has a much lower number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas. However, the schools here have an advantage score of 1,046, which is much higher than most other areas.
1.58
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
352
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,046
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 Emu Heights
14 schools — 4,575 students, average ICSEA 1,046.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| Emu Heights Public School, Emu Plains | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 237 | 1,006 |
| Mount Riverview Public School, Mount Riverview | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 231 | 1,050 |
| Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School, Emu Plains | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 807 | 994 |
| Our Lady of The Way Primary School, Emu Plains | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 328 | 1,047 |
| Emu Plains Public School, Emu Plains | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 406 | 993 |
| Blaxland East Public School, Blaxland East | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 379 | 1,068 |
| Penola Catholic College Emu Plains, Emu Plains | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 709 | 1,024 |
| Penrith Lakes Environmental Education Centre, Castlereagh | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | — | — |
| Wycliffe Christian School, Warrimoo | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 586 | 1,100 |
| Wycliffe Hope School, Warrimoo | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 39 | 1,037 |
| Leonay Public School, Emu Plains | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 191 | 1,049 |
| St Finbar's Primary School, Glenbrook | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 166 | 1,110 |
| Glenbrook Public School, Glenbrook | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 338 | 1,120 |
| Lapstone Public School, Glenbrook | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 158 | 1,113 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Emu Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11420/emu-heights/topic/education