51.5% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.2%
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Erskine Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Erskine Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of Erskine Park residents have finished Year 12, though this is well below the national figure. The area has a workforce focused on practical skills, with a high proportion of people holding trade certificates and a smaller number with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 51.5% of people completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. Nearly 30% of residents finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Erskine Park, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.1% of the population, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38% of adults.
16.1% ▲ +41.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 16.1%
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 Erskine Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, 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 22.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 18.5%. Other notable areas of study include society and culture and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Erskine Park has 21 schools within 3 km, which is more than 90% of similar areas, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children. Most local schools are government-run, and the average school size is larger than in most other areas.
1.64
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
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).
516
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
969
Lower 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 Erskine Park
21 schools — 10,841 students, average ICSEA 969.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 7 · Combined 2
| Erskine Park High School, Erskine Park | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 835 | 962 |
| James Erskine Public School, Erskine Park | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 486 | 980 |
| Blackwell Public School, St Clair | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 480 | 980 |
| Clairgate Public School, St Clair | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 409 | 982 |
| St Clair Public School, St Clair | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 325 | 975 |
| St Clair High School, St Clair | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 718 | 956 |
| Holy Spirit Primary School, St Clair | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 331 | 1,043 |
| Emmaus Catholic College, Kemps Creek | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 674 | 996 |
| Trinity Catholic Primary School, Kemps Creek | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 263 | 1,012 |
| Mamre Anglican School, Kemps Creek | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 626 | 1,039 |
| Banks Public School, St Clair | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 417 | 971 |
| Bennett Road Public School, Colyton | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 646 | 912 |
| Colyton High School, St Marys | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 765 | 922 |
| Colyton Public School, Mount Druitt | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 714 | 1,007 |
| Bethel Christian School, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 264 | 977 |
| Minchinbury Public School, Minchinbury | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 439 | 975 |
| Oxley Park Public School, St Marys | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 601 | 953 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Mt Druitt South | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 251 | 999 |
| St Narsai Assyrian Christian College, Horsley Park | Independent | Secondary | 5.0 km | 713 | 923 |
| CathWest Innovation College, Mount Druitt | Catholic | Secondary | 5.3 km | 385 | 1,013 |
| Chifley College Senior Campus, Mount Druitt | Government | Secondary | 5.5 km | 499 | 894 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Erskine Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11441/erskine-park/topic/education