77.5% ▲ +205.1%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 77.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Marsden Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Marsden Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Highly qualified professionals shape daily life in Marsden Park, where nearly 45% of adults hold a university degree. This is far above the national figure and reflects a community with very strong educational attainment across the board.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for similar areas, with 77.5% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above both the state and national figures, which sit at around 59%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Marsden Park, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a very high proportion of degree holders, with 44.8% of adults having a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the New South Wales average of 27.8%.
44.8% ▲ +503.4%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 44.8%
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 Marsden Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Certificate III / IV (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Most qualifications are in management and commerce (26.9%), followed by engineering (13.9%) and information technology (12.3%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 46 schools within 3km, there are much fewer schools per child than in most areas. The typical school here is much larger than elsewhere, with an average size of 551 students.
1.37
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
46
Higher than 91% 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).
551
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,020
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Marsden Park
46 schools — 25,355 students, average ICSEA 1,020.
By sector: Government 31 · Catholic 8 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 25 · Secondary 11 · Combined 10
| Marsden Park Public School, Marsden Park | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 242 | 1,060 |
| St Luke's Arrunga, Marsden Park | Catholic | Combined | 1.4 km | 40 | 1,046 |
| St Luke’s Catholic College (Primary), Marsden Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 827 | 1,106 |
| St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary), Marsden Park | Catholic | Secondary | 1.5 km | 940 | 1,088 |
| Northbourne Public School, Marsden Park | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 1,711 | 1,095 |
| Marsden Park Anglican College, Marsden Park | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 733 | 1,109 |
| Melonba Public School, Melonba | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 776 | 1,098 |
| Melonba High School, Melonba | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 704 | 1,073 |
| Shalvey Public School, Shalvey | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 258 | 837 |
| Bidwill Public School, Bidwill | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 410 | 825 |
| Chifley College Bidwill Campus, Bidwill | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 720 | 849 |
| St Clare's Catholic High School, Hassall Grove | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 618 | 963 |
| Hassall Grove Public School, Hassall Grove | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 623 | 959 |
| Blacktown Youth College Incorporated, Hebersham | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 101 | 832 |
| Australian Christian College - Marsden Park, Riverstone | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 2,523 | 1,101 |
| Noumea Public School, Shalvey | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 260 | 866 |
| Chifley College Shalvey Campus, Shalvey | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 391 | 828 |
| Niland School, Blackett | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 34 | 801 |
| Blackett Public School, Blackett | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 288 | 839 |
| St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Glendenning | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 480 | 1,044 |
| Willmot Public School, Willmot | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 162 | 817 |
| William Dean Public School, Dean Park | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 382 | 995 |
| Richard Johnson Anglican College, Oakhurst | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,028 | 1,072 |
| Nirimba Fields Public School, Nirimba Fields | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 210 | 1,126 |
| Glendenning Public School, Glendenning | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 440 | 1,025 |
| Lethbridge Park Public School, Lethbridge Park | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 437 | 855 |
| Dawson Public School, Dharruk | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 293 | 898 |
| Chifley College Mount Druitt Campus, Mount Druitt | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 648 | 864 |
| Schofields Public School, Schofields | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 1,119 | 1,086 |
| Hebersham Public School, Hebersham | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 515 | 904 |
| Plumpton High School, Plumpton | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,182 | 966 |
| Good Shepherd Primary School, Plumpton | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 626 | 1,039 |
| Plumpton Public School, Plumpton | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 504 | 981 |
| Western Grammar School, Plumpton | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 387 | 1,073 |
| Emerton Public School, Emerton | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 218 | 873 |
| Casuarina School, Riverstone | Government | Combined | 4.7 km | 40 | 912 |
| Galungara Public School, Schofields | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 882 | 1,106 |
| Plumpton House School, Plumpton | Government | Combined | 4.8 km | 30 | 827 |
| Riverstone Public School, Riverstone | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 599 | 986 |
| Wyndham College, Quakers Hill | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 378 | 1,003 |
| Ngarra Christian College, Riverstone | Independent | Combined | 5.1 km | 37 | 1,085 |
| Norwest Christian College, Riverstone | Independent | Combined | 5.2 km | 1,187 | 1,109 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Emerton | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 201 | 945 |
| St John's Primary School, Riverstone | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 228 | 1,113 |
| Riverstone High School, Riverstone | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 861 | 979 |
| South Creek School, Riverstone | Government | Combined | 5.4 km | 82 | 982 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Marsden Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12515/marsden-park/topic/education