34.7% ▲ +57.3%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Menangle Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Menangle Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Menangle Park finished high school than in the rest of the state, with only 34.7% completing Year 12. This significant gap in schooling is reflected in the low number of adults with university degrees. Most residents here hold trade certificates instead.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.7% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10 at 35.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Menangle Park splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare here, with only 4.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 36.7% of people.
4.9% ▲ +36.9%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Menangle Park, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Bachelor degree is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 17.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.3% and health at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 15 schools within 3km, which is more than about 86% of similar areas. These schools are typically large, with 80% being government-run and over half being primary schools.
31.25
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
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).
714
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
998
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Menangle Park
15 schools — 9,999 students, average ICSEA 998.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Broughton Anglican College, Menangle Park | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 1,381 | 1,086 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Primary School, Rosemeadow | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 202 | 1,045 |
| John Therry Catholic College, Rosemeadow | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,057 | 1,002 |
| Thomas Acres Public School, Ambarvale | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 495 | 942 |
| Mary Brooksbank School, Rosemeadow | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 123 | 1,000 |
| Rosemeadow Public School, Rosemeadow | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 724 | 945 |
| Ambarvale High School, Rosemeadow | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 807 | 925 |
| Ambarvale Public School, Ambarvale | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 433 | 944 |
| Mount Annan Public School, Mount Annan | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 653 | 1,005 |
| St Helens Park Public School, St Helens Park | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 363 | 968 |
| Mount Annan High School, Mount Annan | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 876 | 980 |
| Camden Park Environmental Education Centre, Menangle | Government | Combined | 4.9 km | — | — |
| Narellan Vale Public School, Narellan Vale | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 619 | 1,006 |
| Elizabeth Macarthur High School, Narellan | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 1,400 | 1,014 |
| Spring Farm Public School, Spring Farm | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 866 | 1,009 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Menangle Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12580/menangle-park/topic/education