49.7% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.1%
- 2016: 47.1%
- 2021: 49.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Long Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Long Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Long Point. While these figures are higher than in many similar areas, they remain well below the state and national averages for higher education. This creates a local profile where trade and vocational skills are more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents have finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the New South Wales and national figures by about 9 percentage points.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Long Point, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 33%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are held by 18.8% of adults, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.5% of people.
18.8% ▲ +81.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 18.8%
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 Long Point, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are Engineering (19.2%) and Management and Commerce (17.3%). Architecture, building, and education each account for 9.6% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Long Point has more schools within 3km than 83% of similar areas, with 11 facilities nearby. These schools are generally larger than most, and nearly 73% are government-run.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
513
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,005
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Long Point
11 schools — 5,643 students, average ICSEA 1,005.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| Macquarie Fields High School, Macquarie Fields | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,091 | 1,081 |
| Curran Public School, Macquarie Fields | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 275 | 883 |
| Macquarie Fields Public School, Macquarie Fields | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 828 | 1,048 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingleburn | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 397 | 1,066 |
| Ingleburn High School, Ingleburn | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 782 | 957 |
| EDEN College, Macquarie Fields | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 61 | 901 |
| James Meehan High School, Macquarie Fields | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 395 | 884 |
| Guise Public School, Macquarie Fields | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 221 | 880 |
| Ingleburn Public School, Ingleburn | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 424 | 985 |
| Sackville Street Public School, Ingleburn | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 474 | 971 |
| Macarthur Adventist College, Macquarie Fields | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 695 | 1,051 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Long Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12390/long-point/topic/education