55.2% ▲ +21.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.5%
- 2016: 50.5%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Greystanes · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Greystanes
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 20% of adults in Greystanes hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more than in most similar areas. While the suburb has a higher rate of qualifications than many nearby places, it still sits well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A little over half of residents (55.2%) completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the New South Wales and national figures, both of which are nearly 59%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Greystanes, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 19.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. The most common qualification in the area is a Certificate III or IV, held by 27.7% of people.
19.7% ▲ +45.6%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Greystanes splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 23.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Greystanes has a few very large schools, with an average size of 594 students, which is much higher than most areas. There are 59 schools within 3km, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in similar areas.
1.62
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
59
Higher than 93% 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).
594
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,030
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 Greystanes
59 schools — 33,831 students, average ICSEA 1,030.
By sector: Government 41 · Catholic 14 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 36 · Secondary 16 · Combined 7
| Greystanes Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 540 | 1,081 |
| Beresford Road Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 580 | 1,033 |
| Widemere Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 169 | 1,036 |
| Greystanes High School, Greystanes | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,090 | 1,003 |
| St Paul's Catholic College, Greystanes | Catholic | Secondary | 1.3 km | 800 | 1,055 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Primary School, Greystanes | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 802 | 1,064 |
| Holroyd High School, Greystanes | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 547 | 919 |
| Ringrose Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 339 | 1,002 |
| Pendle Hill Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 309 | 1,032 |
| Ebenezer Christian College, Prospect | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 140 | 995 |
| Sherwood Grange Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 246 | 992 |
| Girraween High School, Girraween | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 784 | 1,199 |
| Girraween Public School, Girraween | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 1,072 | 1,132 |
| Wentworthville Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 863 | 1,111 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School, Wentworthville | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 392 | 1,089 |
| Cerdon College, Merrylands | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,001 | 1,041 |
| Hilltop Road Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 762 | 971 |
| Metella Road Public School, Toongabbie | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 676 | 1,072 |
| Smithfield Public School, Smithfield | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 517 | 948 |
| Merrylands High School, Merrylands | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 855 | 915 |
| St Gertrude's Catholic Primary School, Smithfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 632 | 992 |
| Darcy Road Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 576 | 1,122 |
| Aspect Western Sydney School, Wetherill Park | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 167 | 1,039 |
| St Anthony's Primary School, Girraween | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 385 | 1,129 |
| Guildford West Public School, Guildford West | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 366 | 945 |
| Toongabbie Christian College, Toongabbie | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,242 | 1,106 |
| Pendle Hill High School, Wentworthville | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 692 | 1,001 |
| Toongabbie West Public School, Toongabbie | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 268 | 1,046 |
| Merrylands Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 620 | 936 |
| Fowler Road School, Merrylands | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 55 | 895 |
| Westmead Christian Grammar School, Westmead | Independent | Primary | 4.0 km | 196 | 1,117 |
| Holroyd School, Merrylands | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 189 | 983 |
| St Margaret Mary's Primary School, Merrylands | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 574 | 1,050 |
| Smithfield West Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 300 | 900 |
| Shelley Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 435 | 1,001 |
| Westmead Public School, Westmead | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 717 | 1,117 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Westmead | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 182 | 1,106 |
| William Stimson Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 459 | 973 |
| The Hills Sports High School, Seven Hills | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 913 | 967 |
| Mother Teresa Primary School, Westmead | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 389 | 1,121 |
| The Meadows Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 335 | 984 |
| Catherine McAuley Westmead, Westmead | Catholic | Secondary | 4.7 km | 1,210 | 1,087 |
| Parramatta Marist High School, Westmead | Catholic | Secondary | 4.7 km | 1,043 | 1,086 |
| Toongabbie East Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 107 | 898 |
| Parramatta West Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 949 | 1,029 |
| Toongabbie Public School, Toongabbie | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 381 | 1,063 |
| Mitchell High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 876 | 978 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Guildford | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 342 | 1,028 |
| Merrylands East Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 347 | 955 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Seven Hills | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 389 | 1,076 |
| Fairfield West Public School, Fairfield West | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 545 | 914 |
| Palm Avenue School, Westmead | Government | Combined | 5.1 km | — | — |
| Redbank School, Westmead | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 46 | 1,001 |
| Prairiewood High School, Prairiewood | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 1,288 | 978 |
| Westfields Sports High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 1,538 | 967 |
| Parramatta High School, Parramatta | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 1,128 | 1,132 |
| Guildford Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 623 | 943 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic College, Wakeley | Catholic | Secondary | 5.4 km | 843 | 935 |
| The Childrens Hospital School, Westmead | Government | Combined | 5.4 km | — | — |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Greystanes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11787/greystanes/topic/education