59.6% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.9%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Leonay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Leonay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees shape daily life in Leonay, where nearly 60% of residents have finished Year 12. This is much higher than in most similar areas, though the suburb still trails the state and national figures for university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.6% of people in Leonay completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and roughly the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Leonay, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 24.0% of adults, which is much higher than in similar areas, though this is still a little below the national figure.
24.0% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 24.0%
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 Leonay, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in management and commerce at 22.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Leonay has 16 schools within 3km, more than 87% of similar areas, and its schools are generally larger and have higher advantage scores than most.
1.89
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Higher than 86% 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).
470
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,026
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Leonay
16 schools — 7,521 students, average ICSEA 1,026.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 4
| Leonay Public School, Emu Plains | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 191 | 1,049 |
| Our Lady of The Way Primary School, Emu Plains | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 328 | 1,047 |
| Emu Plains Public School, Emu Plains | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 406 | 993 |
| Lapstone Public School, Glenbrook | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 158 | 1,113 |
| Regentville Public School, Regentville | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 523 | 1,003 |
| Glenbrook Public School, Glenbrook | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 338 | 1,120 |
| Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School, Emu Plains | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 807 | 994 |
| Bethany Catholic Primary School, Glenmore Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 540 | 1,058 |
| St Finbar's Primary School, Glenbrook | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 166 | 1,110 |
| Caroline Chisholm College, Glenmore Park | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,011 | 1,054 |
| Jamisontown Public School, South Penrith | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 317 | 980 |
| Glenmore Park High School, Glenmore Park | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 956 | 976 |
| Glenmore Park Public School, Glenmore Park | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 455 | 994 |
| Blaxland East Public School, Blaxland East | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 379 | 1,068 |
| Emu Heights Public School, Emu Plains | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 237 | 1,006 |
| Penola Catholic College Emu Plains, Emu Plains | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 709 | 1,024 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Leonay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12313/leonay/topic/education