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Education & Qualifications in Guildford

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Far fewer people in Guildford have university degrees than the national figure, though the area sees more people finishing school than in many similar places. Only 17.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the Australian average.

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📍 Guildford, Suburb / Locality

Where Guildford sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

17.5% ▲ +49.7%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Guildford — higher than 60% of areas.

Guildford17.5%
2161, NSW 16.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 53.9% of residents completed Year 12. While this is higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.

Completed Year 12

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53.9% ▲ +17.4%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Guildford, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 9 or below is next at 18%.

Year 12 53.9% Year 9 or below 16.5% Year 10 14.9% Year 11 4.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are less common here, with the 17.5% rate for bachelor degrees sitting far below the state average. A typical qualification is more likely to be a bachelor degree (24.3%) or a Certificate III or IV (19.9%).

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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17.5% ▲ +49.7%

Higher than 60% 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

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In Guildford, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 33%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).

Bachelor degree 24.3% Certificate III / IV 19.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.0% Postgraduate degree 8.2% Certificate I / II 2.0% Graduate diploma / certificate 1.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 20.3%, followed by society and culture at 12.1% and engineering at 10.9%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Schools in the area are often larger than in other similar places, with an average size of 522 students. Government schools make up the majority of the sector at 64.2%.

Schools within 3 km

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67

Higher than 95% 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).

Average school ICSEA

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980

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Guildford

67 schools — 34,992 students, average ICSEA 980.

By sector: Government 43 · Catholic 15 · Independent 9

By type: Primary 40 · Secondary 16 · Combined 11
Guildford Public School, Guildford Government Primary 0.7 km 623 943
Granville South Creative and Performing Arts High School, Guildford Government Secondary 0.8 km 733 855
Old Guildford Public School, Guildford Government Primary 1.0 km 411 903
Rowland Hassall School, Chester Hill Government Combined 1.0 km 63 889
St Patrick's Primary School, Guildford Catholic Primary 1.2 km 342 1,028
Granville South Public School, Guildford Government Primary 1.3 km 323 933
Blaxcell Street Public School, Granville Government Primary 1.6 km 948 957
Merrylands East Public School, Merrylands Government Primary 1.8 km 347 955
Chester Hill North Public School, Chester Hill Government Primary 1.9 km 400 950
Yennora Public School, Yennora Government Primary 1.9 km 244 933
Chester Hill High School, Chester Hill Government Secondary 1.9 km 1,056 912
Verona School, Fairfield East Government Combined 2.0 km 89 889
Granville East Public School, Granville Government Primary 2.3 km 259 923
Fowler Road School, Merrylands Government Combined 2.3 km 55 895
Merrylands Public School, Merrylands Government Primary 2.4 km 620 936
Holy Family Primary School, Granville East Catholic Primary 2.4 km 235 1,004
Guildford West Public School, Guildford West Government Primary 2.4 km 366 945
Salamah College, Chester Hill Independent Combined 2.5 km 1,353 989
Villawood North Public School, Fairfield East Government Primary 2.6 km 250 937
St Margaret Mary's Primary School, Merrylands Catholic Primary 2.6 km 574 1,050
Merrylands High School, Merrylands Government Secondary 2.7 km 855 915
Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield, Fairfield Catholic Secondary 2.8 km 1,144 969
Auburn West Public School, Auburn Government Primary 2.9 km 572 928
Fairfield High School, Fairfield Government Secondary 2.9 km 1,123 878
Delany College, Granville Catholic Secondary 2.9 km 348 996
Sefton High School, Sefton Government Secondary 2.9 km 1,121 1,033
Cerdon College, Merrylands Catholic Secondary 3.0 km 1,001 1,041
Granville Public School, Granville Government Primary 3.1 km 590 973
Holy Trinity Primary School, Granville Catholic Primary 3.1 km 200 1,047
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Fairfield Catholic Primary 3.2 km 691 997
Chester Hill Public School, Chester Hill Government Primary 3.2 km 578 958
Fairfield Public School, Fairfield Government Primary 3.2 km 386 901
Granville Boys High School, Granville Government Secondary 3.3 km 836 961
Muslim Girls Grammar School, Granville Independent Secondary 3.3 km 304 994
St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School, Auburn South Catholic Primary 3.4 km 113 1,043
Holroyd School, Merrylands Government Combined 3.4 km 189 983
Carramar Public School, Carramar Government Primary 3.5 km 227 931
Villawood East Public School, Villawood Government Primary 3.5 km 301 898
Fairfield Heights Public School, Fairfield Government Primary 3.6 km 642 893
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Villawood Catholic Primary 3.6 km 226 1,053
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, Sefton Catholic Primary 3.6 km 337 1,046
Sherwood Grange Public School, Merrylands Government Primary 3.6 km 246 992
Warakirri College, Fairfield Independent Secondary 3.6 km 548 902
Parramatta West Public School, Parramatta Government Primary 3.8 km 949 1,029
Berala Public School, Berala Government Primary 3.8 km 656 980
Trinity Catholic College, Auburn Catholic Secondary 3.9 km 1,313 1,016
Sefton Infants School, Sefton Government Primary 3.9 km 93 1,027
Hilltop Road Public School, Merrylands Government Primary 3.9 km 762 971
Al-Faisal College, Auburn Independent Combined 4.0 km 2,282 1,077
Alpha Omega Senior College, Auburn Independent Secondary 4.0 km 822 1,111
St John's Catholic Primary School, Auburn Catholic Primary 4.0 km 353 1,032
My Dream Australian Academy, Auburn Independent Combined 4.0 km 140 991
Auburn Public School, Auburn Government Primary 4.1 km 486 983
St Oliver's Primary School, Harris Park Catholic Primary 4.2 km 167 1,100
St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School, Regents Park Catholic Primary 4.2 km 383 1,048
Sydney Adventist School - Auburn, Auburn Independent Primary 4.3 km 148 950
Regents Park Christian School, Regents Park Independent Combined 4.3 km 731 1,039
Karningul School, Regents Park Government Combined 4.3 km 20 919
Regents Park Public School, Regents Park Government Primary 4.4 km 268 968
International Maarif Schools of Australia - Gallipoli Campus, Auburn Independent Combined 4.5 km 362 1,043
George Bass School, Bass Hill Government Combined 4.5 km 102 979
Auburn Girls High School, Auburn Government Secondary 4.5 km 854 966
Holroyd High School, Greystanes Government Secondary 4.5 km 547 919
Birrong Girls High School, Birrong Government Secondary 4.8 km 726 956
Birrong Public School, Birrong Government Primary 5.0 km 451 967
Ringrose Public School, Greystanes Government Primary 5.1 km 339 1,002
Widemere Public School, Greystanes Government Primary 5.3 km 169 1,036

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Guildford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11796/guildford/topic/education