51.5% ▲ +38.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lalor Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lalor Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of over 7 percentage points separates Lalor Park from the national average in Year 12 completion. While more residents here finish school than in many similar areas, the community still trails significantly behind New South Wales and Australia in overall educational attainment.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents (51.5%) have finished Year 12. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lalor Park, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 18.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than in most similar areas but well below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.3% of adults.
18.4% ▲ +81.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 18.4%
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 Lalor Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce (19.4%) and engineering (13.7%), followed by society and culture at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Lalor Park has a few large schools, with an average size of 565 students and an advantage score much higher than most areas. Most of these are government primary schools, though there are 37 schools within 3 km.
1.96
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
37
Higher than 90% 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).
565
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,057
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lalor Park
37 schools — 20,893 students, average ICSEA 1,057.
By sector: Government 30 · Catholic 6 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 26 · Secondary 8 · Combined 3
| Lalor Park Public School, Lalor Park | Government | Primary | 0.0 km | 187 | 916 |
| St Bernadette's Primary School, Lalor Park | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 226 | 1,036 |
| Lynwood Park Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 223 | 988 |
| Seven Hills West Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 324 | 1,001 |
| William Rose School, Seven Hills | Government | Combined | 1.1 km | 86 | 1,009 |
| Vardys Road Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 437 | 1,038 |
| Seven Hills Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 131 | 1,033 |
| Seven Hills High School, Seven Hills | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 480 | 969 |
| Blacktown North Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 354 | 1,042 |
| Blacktown Boys High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 898 | 1,053 |
| Kings Langley Public School, Kings Langley | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 567 | 1,081 |
| Blacktown Girls High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,080 | 1,046 |
| Bert Oldfield Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 175 | 1,015 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Seven Hills | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 389 | 1,076 |
| Seven Hills North Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 246 | 1,066 |
| Coreen School, Blacktown | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 56 | 845 |
| The Hills Sports High School, Seven Hills | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 913 | 967 |
| The Meadows Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 335 | 984 |
| Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown, Blacktown | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,014 | 1,016 |
| Caddies Creek Public School, Glenwood | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 868 | 1,120 |
| Holy Cross Primary School, Glenwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 386 | 1,119 |
| Matthew Pearce Public School, Baulkham Hills | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 1,270 | 1,177 |
| Mitchell High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 876 | 978 |
| Glenwood High School, Glenwood | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,507 | 1,090 |
| Blacktown South Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 936 | 1,042 |
| Marayong Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 557 | 981 |
| Toongabbie Christian College, Toongabbie | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,242 | 1,106 |
| Shelley Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 435 | 1,001 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Blacktown | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 295 | 1,058 |
| Quakers Hill East Public School, Acacia Gardens | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 655 | 1,101 |
| Blacktown West Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 443 | 992 |
| Metella Road Public School, Toongabbie | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 676 | 1,072 |
| Winston Heights Public School, Winston Hills | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 304 | 1,103 |
| Marayong Heights Public School, Marayong | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 283 | 975 |
| Model Farms High School, Baulkham Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,021 | 1,073 |
| St Anthony's Primary School, Girraween | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 385 | 1,129 |
| Crestwood Public School, Baulkham Hills | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 633 | 1,139 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lalor Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12270/lalor-park/topic/education