54.6% ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.7%
- 2016: 48.9%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Macquarie Fields · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Macquarie Fields
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people have finished high school and university in Macquarie Fields than in most similar areas. However, the area still lags behind the wider state and national figures. About 20.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A little over half of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. Despite this, the 54.6% rate remains well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Macquarie Fields, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical qualifications include Certificate III or IV and bachelor degrees, which are held by 24.5% and 24.1% of adults respectively. While these rates are higher than in most similar areas, the proportion of university graduates is well below the Australian average.
20.8% ▲ +83.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Macquarie Fields splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (31%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.9% and society and culture at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 19 schools within 3 km, a number larger than about 89% of similar areas. Most are government schools (84.2%), and the average school size of 509 is higher than in most similar areas.
2.18
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
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).
509
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,019
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Macquarie Fields
19 schools — 9,673 students, average ICSEA 1,019.
By sector: Government 16 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 7 · Combined 3
| EDEN College, Macquarie Fields | Independent | Secondary | 0.2 km | 61 | 901 |
| James Meehan High School, Macquarie Fields | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 395 | 884 |
| Guise Public School, Macquarie Fields | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 221 | 880 |
| Curran Public School, Macquarie Fields | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 275 | 883 |
| Macquarie Fields High School, Macquarie Fields | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,091 | 1,081 |
| Macquarie Fields Public School, Macquarie Fields | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 828 | 1,048 |
| Macarthur Adventist College, Macquarie Fields | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 695 | 1,051 |
| Glenwood Public School, Glenfield | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 216 | 988 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingleburn | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 397 | 1,066 |
| Glenfield Public School, Glenfield | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 470 | 1,070 |
| Hurlstone Agricultural High School, Glenfield | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 934 | 1,147 |
| Ingleburn High School, Ingleburn | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 782 | 957 |
| Ingleburn Public School, Ingleburn | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 424 | 985 |
| Campbell House School, Glenfield | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 60 | 890 |
| Ajuga School, Glenfield | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 53 | 900 |
| Glenfield Park School, Glenfield | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 63 | 896 |
| Sackville Street Public School, Ingleburn | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 474 | 971 |
| Bardia Public School, Bardia | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 953 | 1,070 |
| Casula High School, Casula | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,281 | 957 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Macquarie Fields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12442/macquarie-fields/topic/education