85.7% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Melonba · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Melonba
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A staggering 55% of adults in Melonba hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This highly educated community also sees a huge proportion of residents finishing their secondary schooling, making it one of the most qualified areas in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is very high at 85.7%, which is far above the 58.9% seen across New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Melonba, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 10 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The level of higher education is among the highest for similar areas, with 45.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree and 19.1% with a postgraduate degree.
55.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Melonba, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 49%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 27.4%, followed by engineering and information technology.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an average advantage score of 1,067, which is much higher than most areas. There are 13 schools within 3km, and the typical school is quite large with 736 students.
4.74
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
736
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,067
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Melonba
13 schools — 9,567 students, average ICSEA 1,067.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 3 · Combined 3
| Melonba Public School, Melonba | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 776 | 1,098 |
| Melonba High School, Melonba | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 704 | 1,073 |
| Northbourne Public School, Marsden Park | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 1,711 | 1,095 |
| St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary), Marsden Park | Catholic | Secondary | 1.5 km | 940 | 1,088 |
| St Luke’s Catholic College (Primary), Marsden Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 827 | 1,106 |
| St Luke's Arrunga, Marsden Park | Catholic | Combined | 1.6 km | 40 | 1,046 |
| Marsden Park Public School, Marsden Park | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 242 | 1,060 |
| Australian Christian College - Marsden Park, Riverstone | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 2,523 | 1,101 |
| Marsden Park Anglican College, Marsden Park | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 733 | 1,109 |
| Willmot Public School, Willmot | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 162 | 817 |
| Shalvey Public School, Shalvey | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 258 | 837 |
| Chifley College Shalvey Campus, Shalvey | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 391 | 828 |
| Noumea Public School, Shalvey | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 260 | 866 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Melonba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12573/melonba/topic/education