8
Higher than 77% 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).
Maddens Plains · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Maddens Plains
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher school advantage scores than most similar areas define the education landscape in Maddens Plains. This reflects a strong starting point for local students, despite the area having a small number of educational facilities compared to the wider region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 12 at 0%, ahead of Year 11 (0%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common highest qualification level is Postgraduate degree at 0%, ahead of Graduate diploma / certificate (0%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Natural & physical sciences at 0%, ahead of Information technology (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 8 schools within 3km, which is more than 80% of similar areas. While these schools are smaller than most, they are predominantly government primary schools, making up 75% of the total.
199
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,095
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Maddens Plains
8 schools — 1,593 students, average ICSEA 1,095.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 1
| Coledale Public School, Coledale | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 135 | 1,118 |
| Scarborough Public School, Scarborough | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 54 | 1,080 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Illawarra, Maddens Plains | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 159 | 973 |
| Austinmer Public School, Austinmer | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 227 | 1,132 |
| Thirroul Public School, Thirroul | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 367 | 1,119 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Thirroul | Catholic | Primary | 5.7 km | 183 | 1,130 |
| Stanwell Park Public School, Stanwell Park | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 150 | 1,112 |
| Bulli Public School, Bulli | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 318 | 1,069 |
Sources
- Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Maddens Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12448/maddens-plains/topic/education