78.8% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.4%
- 2016: 74.6%
- 2021: 78.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Harris Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Harris Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of education than most similar areas define Harris Park, where nearly half of all adults hold a university degree. This creates a highly qualified local population, with school completion rates far exceeding those seen across the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 78.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far above the New South Wales and national figures of around 59%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Harris Park, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common here, with 49.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%.
49.2% ▲ +35.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 49.2%
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 Harris Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 26.3%, followed by information technology at 15.8% and engineering at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 43 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas. Local schools are typically much larger and have a much higher advantage score than most other areas.
2.73
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
43
Higher than 91% 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).
538
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,055
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Harris Park
43 schools — 22,067 students, average ICSEA 1,055.
By sector: Government 25 · Catholic 13 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 27 · Secondary 11 · Combined 5
| Maronite College of the Holy Family - Parramatta, Harris Park | Independent | Combined | 0.3 km | 1,282 | 1,023 |
| St Oliver's Primary School, Harris Park | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 167 | 1,100 |
| Rosehill Public School, Rosehill | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 550 | 1,067 |
| Parramatta Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 671 | 1,134 |
| Arthur Phillip High School, Parramatta | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,636 | 994 |
| Macarthur Girls High School, Parramatta | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 997 | 1,071 |
| Granville Boys High School, Granville | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 836 | 961 |
| Muslim Girls Grammar School, Granville | Independent | Secondary | 1.4 km | 304 | 994 |
| Granville Public School, Granville | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 590 | 973 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Granville | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 200 | 1,047 |
| Parramatta High School, Parramatta | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,128 | 1,132 |
| Delany College, Granville | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 348 | 996 |
| Bayanami Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 663 | 1,108 |
| Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta, Parramatta | Independent | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,097 | 1,144 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Parramatta | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 408 | 1,094 |
| Parramatta East Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 465 | 1,091 |
| Parramatta West Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 949 | 1,029 |
| Parramatta North Public School, North Parramatta | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 253 | 1,077 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Westmead | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 182 | 1,106 |
| Oatlands Public School, Oatlands | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 159 | 1,072 |
| Westmead Public School, Westmead | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 717 | 1,117 |
| Granville East Public School, Granville | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 259 | 923 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Granville East | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 235 | 1,004 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Rydalmere | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 377 | 1,079 |
| Holroyd School, Merrylands | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 189 | 983 |
| The Childrens Hospital School, Westmead | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | — | — |
| Westmead Christian Grammar School, Westmead | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 196 | 1,117 |
| Dundas Public School, Dundas | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 312 | 1,070 |
| Auburn Girls High School, Auburn | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 854 | 966 |
| Parramatta Marist High School, Westmead | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,043 | 1,086 |
| Merrylands East Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 347 | 955 |
| Rydalmere Public School, Rydalmere | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 151 | 1,018 |
| St Margaret Mary's Primary School, Merrylands | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 574 | 1,050 |
| Catherine McAuley Westmead, Westmead | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,210 | 1,087 |
| Redeemer Baptist School, North Parramatta | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 549 | 1,141 |
| Auburn North Public School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 645 | 1,015 |
| Granville South Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 323 | 933 |
| Redbank School, Westmead | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 46 | 1,001 |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Auburn | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 353 | 1,032 |
| St Monica's Primary School, North Parramatta | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 195 | 1,127 |
| Burnside Public School, North Parramatta | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 218 | 1,124 |
| Palm Avenue School, Westmead | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | — | — |
| Mother Teresa Primary School, Westmead | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 389 | 1,121 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Harris Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11867/harris-park/topic/education