48.6% ▲ +23.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.5%
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 48.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Emu Plains · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Emu Plains
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Emu Plains, held by 34.6% of adults. While the area has more people with university degrees than most similar places, it sits well below the state and national figures for higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents, 48.6%, have completed Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures, which both sit around 59%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Emu Plains, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 18.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the 27.8% seen across New South Wales.
18.3% ▲ +47.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 18.3%
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 Plains, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 19.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Emu Plains has more schools within 3km than 91% of similar areas, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children. Most of these are government primary schools.
2.64
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
24
Higher than 87% 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).
445
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,024
Higher than 69% 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 Plains
24 schools — 10,229 students, average ICSEA 1,024.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 5 · Combined 1
| Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School, Emu Plains | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 807 | 994 |
| Emu Plains Public School, Emu Plains | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 406 | 993 |
| Our Lady of The Way Primary School, Emu Plains | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 328 | 1,047 |
| Penola Catholic College Emu Plains, Emu Plains | Catholic | Secondary | 1.3 km | 709 | 1,024 |
| Emu Heights Public School, Emu Plains | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 237 | 1,006 |
| Leonay Public School, Emu Plains | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 191 | 1,049 |
| Penrith Lakes Environmental Education Centre, Castlereagh | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | — | — |
| Mount Riverview Public School, Mount Riverview | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 231 | 1,050 |
| Regentville Public School, Regentville | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 523 | 1,003 |
| Jamisontown Public School, South Penrith | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 317 | 980 |
| St Nicholas of Myra Primary School, Penrith | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 169 | 1,068 |
| Blaxland East Public School, Blaxland East | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 379 | 1,068 |
| Penrith South Public School, Penrith | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 441 | 958 |
| Penrith Public School, Penrith | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 524 | 986 |
| Penrith High School, Penrith | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 930 | 1,186 |
| Lapstone Public School, Glenbrook | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 158 | 1,113 |
| Glenmore Park Public School, Glenmore Park | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 455 | 994 |
| Kingswood Park Public School, Penrith | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 166 | 810 |
| Glenbrook Public School, Glenbrook | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 338 | 1,120 |
| St Finbar's Primary School, Glenbrook | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 166 | 1,110 |
| Caroline Chisholm College, Glenmore Park | Catholic | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,011 | 1,054 |
| Bethany Catholic Primary School, Glenmore Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 540 | 1,058 |
| Braddock Public School, Cranebrook | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 332 | 880 |
| Cranebrook High School, Cranebrook | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 871 | 916 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Emu Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11421/emu-plains/topic/education