74.1% ▲ +29.1%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 74.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Girraween · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Girraween
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher share of adults in Girraween have university degrees compared to the rest of the country. Nearly half the adult population holds a bachelor degree or higher, placing the area among the most highly qualified in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 74.1% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the national and state figures, which both sit at around 59%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Girraween, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the most qualified at this level, with 47.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national average of 26.3%, with 25.5% of residents holding postgraduate degrees.
47.3% ▲ +75.8%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 47.3%
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 Girraween, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Postgraduate degree (29%) and Certificate III / IV (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Professional fields dominate local qualifications, with management and commerce being the most common at 24.3%. Information technology and engineering are also popular, at 17.4% and 17.1% respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Girraween has much larger schools than most areas, with an average size of 568 students. While there are 37 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than in other areas.
1.80
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
37
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).
568
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,061
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Girraween
37 schools — 20,446 students, average ICSEA 1,061.
By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 9 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 10 · Combined 4
| Girraween High School, Girraween | Government | Secondary | 0.1 km | 784 | 1,199 |
| Girraween Public School, Girraween | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 1,072 | 1,132 |
| St Anthony's Primary School, Girraween | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 385 | 1,129 |
| Metella Road Public School, Toongabbie | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 676 | 1,072 |
| Toongabbie Christian College, Toongabbie | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 1,242 | 1,106 |
| Pendle Hill Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 309 | 1,032 |
| Greystanes High School, Greystanes | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,090 | 1,003 |
| Toongabbie West Public School, Toongabbie | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 268 | 1,046 |
| Ebenezer Christian College, Prospect | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 140 | 995 |
| Beresford Road Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 580 | 1,033 |
| Pendle Hill High School, Wentworthville | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 692 | 1,001 |
| The Hills Sports High School, Seven Hills | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 913 | 967 |
| Darcy Road Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 576 | 1,122 |
| The Meadows Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 335 | 984 |
| St Paul's Catholic College, Greystanes | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 800 | 1,055 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Primary School, Greystanes | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 802 | 1,064 |
| Toongabbie Public School, Toongabbie | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 381 | 1,063 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Seven Hills | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 389 | 1,076 |
| Ringrose Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 339 | 1,002 |
| Shelley Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 435 | 1,001 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School, Wentworthville | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 392 | 1,089 |
| Wentworthville Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 863 | 1,111 |
| Bert Oldfield Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 175 | 1,015 |
| Mitchell High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 876 | 978 |
| Greystanes Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 540 | 1,081 |
| Toongabbie East Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 107 | 898 |
| Seven Hills Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 131 | 1,033 |
| William Rose School, Seven Hills | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 86 | 1,009 |
| Winston Heights Public School, Winston Hills | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 304 | 1,103 |
| Mother Teresa Primary School, Westmead | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 389 | 1,121 |
| St Paul the Apostle Primary School, Winston Hills | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 385 | 1,100 |
| Holroyd High School, Greystanes | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 547 | 919 |
| Catherine McAuley Westmead, Westmead | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,210 | 1,087 |
| Widemere Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 169 | 1,036 |
| Parramatta Marist High School, Westmead | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,043 | 1,086 |
| Palm Avenue School, Westmead | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | — | — |
| Model Farms High School, Baulkham Hills | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,021 | 1,073 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Girraween [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11640/girraween/topic/education