53.2% ▲ +25.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.6%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Guildford West · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Guildford West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Guildford West hold university degrees than in most similar areas. While over half the population finished Year 12, this is well below the national figure. The area's education profile is shaped by a strong preference for vocational certificates and diplomas over higher degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 53.2% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales average. Other common outcomes include 18% who finished Year 10 and 15.3% who left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Guildford West, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 14.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 25.8% of residents.
14.5% ▲ +61.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.5%
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 Guildford West, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 34%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (24%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 19.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.2%. Society and culture qualifications make up 11.3% of the total.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Schools here are much larger than in most similar areas, with an average size of 526 students. Government schools are the most common, making up 74.3% of the sector, while primary schools account for 65.7% of all types.
0.70
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
35
Higher than 89% 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).
526
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
966
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Guildford West
35 schools — 18,425 students, average ICSEA 966.
By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 8 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 8 · Combined 4
| Guildford West Public School, Guildford West | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 366 | 945 |
| Merrylands High School, Merrylands | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 855 | 915 |
| Cerdon College, Merrylands | Catholic | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,001 | 1,041 |
| Fowler Road School, Merrylands | Government | Combined | 1.3 km | 55 | 895 |
| Sherwood Grange Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 246 | 992 |
| Merrylands Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 620 | 936 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Guildford | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 342 | 1,028 |
| Guildford Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 623 | 943 |
| Fairfield High School, Fairfield | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,123 | 878 |
| Holroyd High School, Greystanes | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 547 | 919 |
| St Margaret Mary's Primary School, Merrylands | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 574 | 1,050 |
| Yennora Public School, Yennora | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 244 | 933 |
| Fairfield Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 386 | 901 |
| Verona School, Fairfield East | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 89 | 889 |
| Merrylands East Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 347 | 955 |
| Fairfield Heights Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 642 | 893 |
| St Gertrude's Catholic Primary School, Smithfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 632 | 992 |
| Hilltop Road Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 762 | 971 |
| Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield, Fairfield | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,144 | 969 |
| Holroyd School, Merrylands | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 189 | 983 |
| Widemere Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 169 | 1,036 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Fairfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 691 | 997 |
| Smithfield Public School, Smithfield | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 517 | 948 |
| Warakirri College, Fairfield | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 548 | 902 |
| Old Guildford Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 411 | 903 |
| Granville South Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 323 | 933 |
| Greystanes Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 540 | 1,081 |
| Rowland Hassall School, Chester Hill | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 63 | 889 |
| Ringrose Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 339 | 1,002 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Primary School, Greystanes | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 802 | 1,064 |
| Villawood North Public School, Fairfield East | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 250 | 937 |
| Granville South Creative and Performing Arts High School, Guildford | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 733 | 855 |
| St Paul's Catholic College, Greystanes | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 800 | 1,055 |
| Parramatta West Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 949 | 1,029 |
| Fairvale Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 503 | 919 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Guildford West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11797/guildford-west/topic/education