42.2% ▲ +42.8%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 42.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Horsley Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Horsley Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Horsley Park have completed high school or university than in the rest of the state. Only 42.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This trend continues into higher education, where university degrees are much less common than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
While 42.2% of people completed Year 12, a larger portion of the population finished at Year 10 (25.3%) or Year 9 and below (20.7%). This completion rate is far below both the state and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Horsley Park, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 9 or below (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 12.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.3% of residents.
12.3% ▲ +69.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 12.3%
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 Horsley Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 21.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.8% and architecture and building at 9.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Horsley Park has a high number of schools, with 22 located within 3km and 10.2 schools per 1,000 children. These schools are much larger than those in most similar areas, and over half are government-run.
10.20
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
22
Higher than 87% 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).
645
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
986
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Horsley Park
22 schools — 14,180 students, average ICSEA 986.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 6 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 7 · Combined 2
| Marion Catholic Primary School, Horsley Park | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 186 | 1,037 |
| Horsley Park Public School, Horsley Park | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 84 | 932 |
| St Narsai Assyrian Christian College, Horsley Park | Independent | Secondary | 1.7 km | 713 | 923 |
| Bossley Park Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 265 | 934 |
| Bossley Park High School, Bossley Park | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,106 | 961 |
| Irfan College, Cecil Park | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 382 | 1,035 |
| Governor Philip King Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 568 | 979 |
| Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School, Bossley Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 641 | 1,009 |
| Prairievale Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 419 | 894 |
| Freeman Catholic College, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Secondary | 5.1 km | 1,411 | 1,038 |
| Edensor Park Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 286 | 963 |
| St Hurmizd Assyrian Primary School, Greenfield Park | Independent | Primary | 5.1 km | 691 | 954 |
| John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 843 | 1,059 |
| Emmaus Catholic College, Kemps Creek | Catholic | Secondary | 5.2 km | 674 | 996 |
| Cecil Hills Public School, Cecil Hills | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 721 | 1,017 |
| St Johns Park High School, St Johns Park | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 923 | 927 |
| Prairiewood High School, Prairiewood | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 1,288 | 978 |
| Bonnyrigg Heights Public School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 769 | 989 |
| Trinity Catholic Primary School, Kemps Creek | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 263 | 1,012 |
| Erskine Park High School, Erskine Park | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 835 | 962 |
| James Erskine Public School, Erskine Park | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 486 | 980 |
| Mamre Anglican School, Kemps Creek | Independent | Combined | 5.9 km | 626 | 1,039 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Horsley Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11950/horsley-park/topic/education