74.4% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 72.8%
- 2021: 74.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Holroyd · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Holroyd
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of learning define daily life in Holroyd, where 74.4% of people have finished Year 12. This is far above the national figure, contributing to a well-educated population that is much more likely to hold advanced degrees than those in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 74.4% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 16 percentage points higher than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Holroyd, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Almost 39% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the New South Wales figure. Roughly 19% of the population have gone even further to earn a postgraduate degree.
38.6% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 38.6%
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 Holroyd, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 25.9%, followed by society and culture at 12.7% and engineering at 10.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Holroyd is surrounded by 44 schools, among the largest number for any area of this size. These schools are typically much larger than most other areas and have a higher average advantage score.
44
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).
600
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,034
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Holroyd
44 schools — 25,814 students, average ICSEA 1,034.
By sector: Government 27 · Catholic 13 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 27 · Secondary 13 · Combined 4
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Granville | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 200 | 1,047 |
| Delany College, Granville | Catholic | Secondary | 0.5 km | 348 | 996 |
| Granville Public School, Granville | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 590 | 973 |
| Parramatta West Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 949 | 1,029 |
| Granville Boys High School, Granville | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 836 | 961 |
| St Oliver's Primary School, Harris Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 167 | 1,100 |
| Muslim Girls Grammar School, Granville | Independent | Secondary | 1.2 km | 304 | 994 |
| Parramatta High School, Parramatta | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,128 | 1,132 |
| Holroyd School, Merrylands | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 189 | 983 |
| Merrylands East Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 347 | 955 |
| St Margaret Mary's Primary School, Merrylands | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 574 | 1,050 |
| Parramatta Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 671 | 1,134 |
| Maronite College of the Holy Family - Parramatta, Harris Park | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,282 | 1,023 |
| Arthur Phillip High School, Parramatta | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,636 | 994 |
| Rosehill Public School, Rosehill | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 550 | 1,067 |
| Granville South Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 323 | 933 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Westmead | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 182 | 1,106 |
| Westmead Christian Grammar School, Westmead | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 196 | 1,117 |
| Granville East Public School, Granville | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 259 | 923 |
| Macarthur Girls High School, Parramatta | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 997 | 1,071 |
| Bayanami Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 663 | 1,108 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Granville East | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 235 | 1,004 |
| Hilltop Road Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 762 | 971 |
| Merrylands Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 620 | 936 |
| Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta, Parramatta | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,097 | 1,144 |
| Fowler Road School, Merrylands | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 55 | 895 |
| Westmead Public School, Westmead | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 717 | 1,117 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Parramatta | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 408 | 1,094 |
| Cerdon College, Merrylands | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,001 | 1,041 |
| Merrylands High School, Merrylands | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 855 | 915 |
| Parramatta North Public School, North Parramatta | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 253 | 1,077 |
| Parramatta Marist High School, Westmead | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,043 | 1,086 |
| Catherine McAuley Westmead, Westmead | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,210 | 1,087 |
| Blaxcell Street Public School, Granville | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 948 | 957 |
| The Childrens Hospital School, Westmead | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | — | — |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Guildford | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 342 | 1,028 |
| Parramatta East Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 465 | 1,091 |
| Guildford Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 623 | 943 |
| Mother Teresa Primary School, Westmead | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 389 | 1,121 |
| Wentworthville Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 863 | 1,111 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School, Wentworthville | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 392 | 1,089 |
| Granville South Creative and Performing Arts High School, Guildford | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 733 | 855 |
| Redbank School, Westmead | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 46 | 1,001 |
| Guildford West Public School, Guildford West | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 366 | 945 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Holroyd [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11932/holroyd/topic/education