63.4% ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.9%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kings Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kings Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Kings Park have finished high school than in most similar areas. This is a well-educated community where 63.4% of residents completed Year 12, a figure well above the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is high at 63.4%, which is well above both the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kings Park, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas, though a little below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.9% of residents.
25.0% ▲ +46.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 25.0%
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 Kings Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in management and commerce are the most common, making up 24.3% of qualifications, followed by engineering at 15.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 35 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number at this level. These schools are typically much larger than those in similar areas and have a much higher average advantage score.
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).
559
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,049
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kings Park
35 schools — 19,554 students, average ICSEA 1,049.
By sector: Government 27 · Catholic 8
By type: Primary 24 · Secondary 9 · Combined 2
| Marayong Heights Public School, Marayong | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 283 | 975 |
| Quakers Hill East Public School, Acacia Gardens | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 655 | 1,101 |
| St Andrews Primary School, Marayong | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 796 | 1,074 |
| Kings Langley Public School, Kings Langley | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 567 | 1,081 |
| Marayong Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 557 | 981 |
| Quakers Hill High School, Quakers Hill | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 925 | 1,025 |
| St Andrews College, Marayong | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,327 | 1,059 |
| Blacktown North Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 354 | 1,042 |
| Holy Cross Primary School, Glenwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 386 | 1,119 |
| Quakers Hill Public School, Quakers Hill | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 962 | 1,097 |
| Caddies Creek Public School, Glenwood | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 868 | 1,120 |
| Blacktown Girls High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,080 | 1,046 |
| Blacktown Boys High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 898 | 1,053 |
| Lynwood Park Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 223 | 988 |
| Mary Immaculate Primary School, Quakers Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 598 | 1,098 |
| Barnier Public School, Quakers Hill | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 788 | 1,078 |
| Marayong South Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 286 | 1,010 |
| St Bernadette's Primary School, Lalor Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 226 | 1,036 |
| Seven Hills West Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 324 | 1,001 |
| Lalor Park Public School, Lalor Park | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 187 | 916 |
| Wyndham College, Quakers Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 378 | 1,003 |
| Glenwood High School, Glenwood | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,507 | 1,090 |
| Doonside High School, Doonside | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 715 | 917 |
| Blacktown West Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 443 | 992 |
| Coreen School, Blacktown | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 56 | 845 |
| Parklea Public School, Glenwood | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 566 | 1,083 |
| Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown, Blacktown | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,014 | 1,016 |
| Hambledon Public School, Quakers Hill | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 633 | 1,072 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Blacktown | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 295 | 1,058 |
| St John Vianney's Primary School, Doonside | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 348 | 1,083 |
| Vardys Road Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 437 | 1,038 |
| William Rose School, Seven Hills | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 86 | 1,009 |
| Bert Oldfield Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 175 | 1,015 |
| Seven Hills Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 131 | 1,033 |
| Seven Hills High School, Seven Hills | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 480 | 969 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kings Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12158/kings-park/topic/education