72.3% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Grantham Farm · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Grantham Farm
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher proportion of residents in Grantham Farm have completed high school and university than the state or national averages. About 72% of people finished Year 12, which is 13 percentage points above the figures for New South Wales and Australia. This creates a highly qualified local population.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the highest for areas like this, with 72.3% of residents finishing school. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Grantham Farm, Year 12 is the majority at 77%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 39.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian average of 26.3%.
39.9% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Grantham Farm, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Postgraduate degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 23.9%, followed by engineering at 11% and society and culture at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 14 schools within 3km, which is more than 85% of similar areas. These schools are typically much larger than most and have a much higher average advantage score.
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).
677
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,086
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Grantham Farm
14 schools — 9,476 students, average ICSEA 1,086.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 7 · Primary 6 · Secondary 1
| St John's Primary School, Riverstone | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 228 | 1,113 |
| South Creek School, Riverstone | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 82 | 982 |
| Norwest Christian College, Riverstone | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,187 | 1,109 |
| Ngarra Christian College, Riverstone | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 37 | 1,085 |
| Riverstone Public School, Riverstone | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 599 | 986 |
| Riverstone High School, Riverstone | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 861 | 979 |
| Casuarina School, Riverstone | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 40 | 912 |
| Vineyard Public School, Vineyard | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 97 | 955 |
| Box Hill Public School, Box Hill | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 271 | 1,123 |
| Schofields Public School, Schofields | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 1,119 | 1,086 |
| Tallawong Public School, Rouse Hill | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 121 | 1,083 |
| Australian Christian College - Marsden Park, Riverstone | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 2,523 | 1,101 |
| Rouse Hill Anglican College, Rouse Hill | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,578 | 1,137 |
| Marsden Park Anglican College, Marsden Park | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 733 | 1,109 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Grantham Farm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11743/grantham-farm/topic/education