67.5% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 67.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Granville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Granville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Better than average school completion rates help define Granville, where 67.5% of residents finished Year 12. This is well above the national figure of 58.8%, creating a local population with a strong foundation of formal education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The 67.5% Year 12 completion rate is much higher than in most similar areas. This stands well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9% by 8.6 percentage points.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Granville, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 9 or below is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 30.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian average of 26.3%.
30.2% ▲ +42.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 30.2%
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 Granville, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Postgraduate degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Granville are most often in management and commerce, which account for 24.5% of degrees. Other common fields include information technology at 10.2% and engineering at 10.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Granville has 62 schools within 3km, among the largest number at this level. These schools are typically much larger than those in most areas, with a government sector share of 58.1%.
1.92
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
62
Higher than 94% 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).
593
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,031
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Granville
62 schools — 35,596 students, average ICSEA 1,031.
By sector: Government 36 · Catholic 17 · Independent 9
By type: Primary 37 · Secondary 16 · Combined 9
| Granville Boys High School, Granville | Government | Secondary | 0.2 km | 836 | 961 |
| Muslim Girls Grammar School, Granville | Independent | Secondary | 0.3 km | 304 | 994 |
| Granville Public School, Granville | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 590 | 973 |
| Delany College, Granville | Catholic | Secondary | 0.6 km | 348 | 996 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Granville | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 200 | 1,047 |
| St Oliver's Primary School, Harris Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 167 | 1,100 |
| Granville East Public School, Granville | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 259 | 923 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Granville East | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 235 | 1,004 |
| Rosehill Public School, Rosehill | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 550 | 1,067 |
| Maronite College of the Holy Family - Parramatta, Harris Park | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,282 | 1,023 |
| Granville South Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 323 | 933 |
| Merrylands East Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 347 | 955 |
| Parramatta West Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 949 | 1,029 |
| Parramatta Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 671 | 1,134 |
| Arthur Phillip High School, Parramatta | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,636 | 994 |
| Parramatta High School, Parramatta | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,128 | 1,132 |
| St Margaret Mary's Primary School, Merrylands | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 574 | 1,050 |
| Blaxcell Street Public School, Granville | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 948 | 957 |
| Holroyd School, Merrylands | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 189 | 983 |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Auburn | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 353 | 1,032 |
| Auburn Girls High School, Auburn | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 854 | 966 |
| Macarthur Girls High School, Parramatta | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 997 | 1,071 |
| Trinity Catholic College, Auburn | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,313 | 1,016 |
| Sydney Adventist School - Auburn, Auburn | Independent | Primary | 2.7 km | 148 | 950 |
| Alpha Omega Senior College, Auburn | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 822 | 1,111 |
| My Dream Australian Academy, Auburn | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 140 | 991 |
| Granville South Creative and Performing Arts High School, Guildford | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 733 | 855 |
| Auburn North Public School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 645 | 1,015 |
| Merrylands Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 620 | 936 |
| Bayanami Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 663 | 1,108 |
| Auburn West Public School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 572 | 928 |
| Fowler Road School, Merrylands | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 55 | 895 |
| Al-Faisal College, Auburn | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 2,282 | 1,077 |
| Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta, Parramatta | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,097 | 1,144 |
| Auburn Public School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 486 | 983 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Westmead | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 182 | 1,106 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Parramatta | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 408 | 1,094 |
| Guildford Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 623 | 943 |
| Westmead Christian Grammar School, Westmead | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 196 | 1,117 |
| Hilltop Road Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 762 | 971 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Guildford | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 342 | 1,028 |
| International Maarif Schools of Australia - Gallipoli Campus, Auburn | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 362 | 1,043 |
| Parramatta East Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 465 | 1,091 |
| Westmead Public School, Westmead | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 717 | 1,117 |
| Merrylands High School, Merrylands | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 855 | 915 |
| Parramatta North Public School, North Parramatta | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 253 | 1,077 |
| St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School, Auburn South | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 113 | 1,043 |
| Cerdon College, Merrylands | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,001 | 1,041 |
| Parramatta Marist High School, Westmead | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,043 | 1,086 |
| Rowland Hassall School, Chester Hill | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 63 | 889 |
| The Childrens Hospital School, Westmead | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | — | — |
| Old Guildford Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 411 | 903 |
| Catherine McAuley Westmead, Westmead | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,210 | 1,087 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Rydalmere | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 377 | 1,079 |
| Chester Hill North Public School, Chester Hill | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 400 | 950 |
| Rydalmere Public School, Rydalmere | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 151 | 1,018 |
| Berala Public School, Berala | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 656 | 980 |
| Mother Teresa Primary School, Westmead | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 389 | 1,121 |
| Redbank School, Westmead | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 46 | 1,001 |
| Wentworthville Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 863 | 1,111 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School, Wentworthville | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 392 | 1,089 |
| Palm Avenue School, Westmead | Government | Combined | 4.4 km | — | — |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Granville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11745/granville/topic/education