64.5% ▲ +124.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 64.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Leppington · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Leppington
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 65% of Leppington residents have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This high level of secondary schooling helps explain why the area is also much more qualified than most similar places, with nearly 30% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is high at 64.5%, a figure well above both the New South Wales and Australian averages. Other common outcomes include 16.4% finishing Year 10 and 10.2% finishing Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Leppington, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 28.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees at 30.7%, followed by Certificate III or IVs at 23.2%.
28.2% ▲ +269.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 28.2%
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 Leppington, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study at 24.9%. Engineering and related fields follow at 13.6%, while society and culture qualifications make up 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Leppington has 24 schools within 3km, which is more than about 91% of similar areas. The average school is large, with 804 students, and the typical school advantage score is much higher than most other areas.
0.83
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
24
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).
804
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,043
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Leppington
24 schools — 19,293 students, average ICSEA 1,043.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 6 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 14 · Combined 6 · Secondary 4
| Leppington Anglican College, Leppington | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 485 | 1,101 |
| Denham Court Public School, Denham Court | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 826 | 1,068 |
| St Sava College, Varroville | Independent | Primary | 2.1 km | 188 | 1,052 |
| Leppington Public School, Leppington | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 507 | 1,032 |
| Unity Grammar College, Austral | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,428 | 1,059 |
| Rossmore Public School, Rossmore | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 113 | 937 |
| Mount Carmel Catholic College, Varroville | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,142 | 1,041 |
| Gledswood Hills Public School, Gledswood Hills | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 976 | 1,038 |
| Robert Townson High School, Raby | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 742 | 963 |
| Austral Public School, Austral | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 846 | 1,032 |
| Robert Townson Public School, Raby | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 430 | 988 |
| Bellfield College, Rossmore | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 704 | 984 |
| Kearns Public School, Kearns | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 178 | 985 |
| Edmondson Park Public School, Edmondson Park | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 897 | 1,077 |
| St Anthony of Padua Catholic College, Austral | Catholic | Combined | 5.2 km | 1,539 | 1,037 |
| John Edmondson High School, Horningsea Park | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 1,084 | 982 |
| St Francis Catholic College, Edmondson Park | Catholic | Combined | 5.3 km | 1,559 | 1,088 |
| Greenway Park Public School, Carnes Hill | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 620 | 1,011 |
| William Carey Christian School, Prestons | Independent | Combined | 5.7 km | 1,325 | 1,105 |
| Gregory Hills Public School, Gregory Hills | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 647 | 1,028 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, Carnes Hill | Catholic | Primary | 5.8 km | 669 | 1,059 |
| Clancy Catholic College, West Hoxton | Catholic | Secondary | 6.0 km | 1,211 | 1,054 |
| Hoxton Park Public School, Hoxton Park | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 531 | 985 |
| St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School, Prestons | Catholic | Primary | 6.9 km | 646 | 1,088 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Leppington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12314/leppington/topic/education