52.5% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.2%
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 52.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Greenfield Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Greenfield Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of over 13 percentage points separates the rate of university degrees in Greenfield Park from the national figure. While more residents here finished high school than in most similar areas, the suburb still trails well behind New South Wales and Australia overall. This creates a local profile where basic school completion is common, but higher qualifications are far less frequent.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is still well below the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Greenfield Park, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 9 or below is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 13% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a rate far below the state and national averages. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV at 25.5% and bachelor degrees at 24.5%.
13.0% ▲ +10.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Greenfield Park splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 25%.
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in this area most commonly studied management and commerce (19.7%) or engineering and related fields (15.5%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools within 3km, though the average school advantage score is lower than most areas. Most local schools are government-run, with primary schools making up 66.7% of the total.
2.04
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
30
Higher than 88% 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).
716
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
973
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Greenfield Park
30 schools — 21,490 students, average ICSEA 973.
By sector: Government 22 · Catholic 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 8 · Combined 2
| St Johns Park High School, St Johns Park | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 923 | 927 |
| St Hurmizd Assyrian Primary School, Greenfield Park | Independent | Primary | 0.5 km | 691 | 954 |
| Prairievale Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 419 | 894 |
| Governor Philip King Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 568 | 979 |
| Bonnyrigg Public School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 238 | 900 |
| St Johns Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 673 | 1,023 |
| Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School, Bossley Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 641 | 1,009 |
| King Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 396 | 985 |
| Edensor Park Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 286 | 963 |
| Bossley Park High School, Bossley Park | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,106 | 961 |
| Prairiewood High School, Prairiewood | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,288 | 978 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic College, Wakeley | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 843 | 935 |
| Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount Pritchard, Bonnyrigg | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 819 | 1,053 |
| Harrington Street Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 740 | 1,000 |
| Bonnyrigg High School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,642 | 962 |
| Bossley Park Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 265 | 934 |
| William Stimson Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 459 | 973 |
| Westfields Sports High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,538 | 967 |
| Bonnyrigg Heights Public School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 769 | 989 |
| Mount Pritchard Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 368 | 951 |
| Canley Heights Public School, Canley Heights | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 529 | 935 |
| John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 843 | 1,059 |
| Freeman Catholic College, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,411 | 1,038 |
| Smithfield West Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 300 | 900 |
| Fairfield West Public School, Fairfield West | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 545 | 914 |
| Fairvale High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,320 | 912 |
| Minarah College, Green Valley | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,129 | 1,014 |
| Green Valley Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 365 | 973 |
| Aspect Western Sydney School, Wetherill Park | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 167 | 1,039 |
| Heckenberg Public School, Heckenberg | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 209 | 848 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Greenfield Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11767/greenfield-park/topic/education