85.4% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.0%
- 2016: 82.2%
- 2021: 85.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Epping · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Epping
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and advanced degrees shape daily life in Epping, where more than half of adults hold a university degree. This is a highly educated area, with 85.4% of residents completing Year 12, far above the national figure of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The vast majority of people here finished high school, with 85.4% completing Year 12. This is 27 percentage points higher than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Epping, Year 12 is the majority at 89%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Academic achievement is very high, as 55.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%, with 26.5% of residents holding a postgraduate degree.
55.9% ▲ +33.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.0%
- 2016: 47.6%
- 2021: 55.9%
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 Epping, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 28.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Epping has 50 schools within 3 km, which is among the largest number for any similar area. These schools are typically much larger than most others, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children.
1.25
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
50
Higher than 92% 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).
576
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,127
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Epping
50 schools — 28,803 students, average ICSEA 1,127.
By sector: Government 32 · Independent 9 · Catholic 9
By type: Primary 36 · Secondary 11 · Combined 3
| Sydney Science College, Epping | Independent | Secondary | 0.4 km | 20 | 1,140 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Primary School, Epping | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 113 | 1,170 |
| Epping West Public School, Epping | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 994 | 1,131 |
| Epping Public School, Epping | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 790 | 1,147 |
| Ngarala Public School, Epping | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 380 | 1,118 |
| Epping Heights Public School, Epping | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 396 | 1,152 |
| Karonga School, Epping | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 89 | 1,030 |
| Marist College Eastwood, Eastwood | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 976 | 1,119 |
| St Kevin's Catholic Primary School, Eastwood | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 373 | 1,115 |
| Cheltenham Girls High School, Beecroft | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,436 | 1,142 |
| Eastwood Heights Public School, Eastwood | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 416 | 1,119 |
| Carlingford Public School, Carlingford | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 644 | 1,109 |
| Epping Boys High School, Eastwood | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,493 | 1,117 |
| Eastwood Public School, Eastwood | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 701 | 1,108 |
| Gateway Community High, Carlingford | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 74 | 1,070 |
| Roselea Public School, Carlingford | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 306 | 1,112 |
| Epping North Public School, North Epping | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 382 | 1,174 |
| Carlingford High School, Carlingford | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,772 | 1,111 |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Marsfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 284 | 1,142 |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary School, Carlingford | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 262 | 1,140 |
| Beecroft Public School, Beecroft | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 837 | 1,187 |
| Denistone East Public School, Eastwood | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 790 | 1,127 |
| NextSense School - Spoken Language Program, Macquarie Park | Independent | Primary | 3.0 km | 22 | 977 |
| NextSense School - Sign Bilingual Program, Macquarie Park | Independent | Primary | 3.0 km | 17 | 1,001 |
| Yates Avenue Public School, Dundas Valley | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 155 | 1,040 |
| St Therese's Catholic Primary School, Denistone | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 131 | 1,095 |
| St Bernadette's Primary School, Dundas Valley | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 188 | 1,083 |
| Arden Anglican School, Beecroft | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 997 | 1,173 |
| James Ruse Agricultural High School, Carlingford | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 857 | 1,222 |
| Kent Road Public School, Eastwood | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 1,007 | 1,133 |
| Macquarie University Special Education Centre, Macquarie University | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 47 | 1,074 |
| NextSense School, Macquarie Park | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 7 | 1,017 |
| Murray Farm Public School, Carlingford | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 787 | 1,142 |
| Ermington Public School, West Ryde | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 472 | 1,117 |
| Carlingford West Public School, Carlingford | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 1,636 | 1,119 |
| West Pennant Hills Public School, West Pennant Hills | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 510 | 1,134 |
| St Agatha's Catholic Primary School, Pennant Hills | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 217 | 1,147 |
| Cumberland High School, Carlingford | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,173 | 1,060 |
| Turramurra High School, South Turramurra | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 987 | 1,118 |
| Mount St Benedict College, Pennant Hills | Independent | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,331 | 1,147 |
| West Ryde Public School, West Ryde | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 512 | 1,117 |
| Ermington West Public School, Ermington | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 104 | 1,022 |
| Telopea Public School, Telopea | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 139 | 991 |
| Smalls Road Public School, Ryde | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 494 | 1,114 |
| Pennant Hills Public School, Pennant Hills | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 490 | 1,143 |
| St Patrick's Marist College, Dundas | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,070 | 1,089 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Sydney, Oatlands | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 283 | 980 |
| West Pymble Public School, West Pymble | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 250 | 1,173 |
| Turramurra Public School, Turramurra | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 531 | 1,181 |
| North Rocks Public School, North Rocks | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 861 | 1,137 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Epping [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11431/epping/topic/education