55.6% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.9%
- 2016: 51.8%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Merrylands West · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Merrylands West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher rates of school and university completion than most similar areas define Merrylands West, though it still trails state and national figures. While 55.6% of residents finished Year 12, this is well below the New South Wales average. The area has a strong mix of qualifications, with 18.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people here have finished Year 12 than in most similar areas, though at 55.6% the figure remains well below the 58.8% national average. About 16% of residents left school at Year 10, and 14.9% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Merrylands West, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 18.4% of adults, which is higher than in most similar areas but well below the 27.8% seen across New South Wales. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees at 25.1% and Certificate III or IVs at 21.2%.
18.4% ▲ +46.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 18.4%
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 Merrylands West, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 21.2% and society and culture at 12.2%. Engineering and related fields are also prominent at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Merrylands West has 42 schools within 3km, one of the largest numbers for this level. While the typical school is much larger than those in most similar areas, there are fewer schools available per 1,000 children.
2.14
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
42
Higher than 90% 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).
526
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
999
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Merrylands West
42 schools — 22,078 students, average ICSEA 999.
By sector: Government 31 · Catholic 10 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 10 · Combined 4
| Cerdon College, Merrylands | Catholic | Secondary | 0.1 km | 1,001 | 1,041 |
| Merrylands High School, Merrylands | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 855 | 915 |
| Sherwood Grange Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 246 | 992 |
| Merrylands Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 620 | 936 |
| Fowler Road School, Merrylands | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 55 | 895 |
| Guildford West Public School, Guildford West | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 366 | 945 |
| St Margaret Mary's Primary School, Merrylands | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 574 | 1,050 |
| Hilltop Road Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 762 | 971 |
| Holroyd High School, Greystanes | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 547 | 919 |
| Holroyd School, Merrylands | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 189 | 983 |
| Merrylands East Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 347 | 955 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Guildford | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 342 | 1,028 |
| Ringrose Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 339 | 1,002 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Primary School, Greystanes | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 802 | 1,064 |
| Guildford Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 623 | 943 |
| Widemere Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 169 | 1,036 |
| Parramatta West Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 949 | 1,029 |
| St Paul's Catholic College, Greystanes | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 800 | 1,055 |
| Wentworthville Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 863 | 1,111 |
| Westmead Christian Grammar School, Westmead | Independent | Primary | 2.7 km | 196 | 1,117 |
| Greystanes Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 540 | 1,081 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School, Wentworthville | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 392 | 1,089 |
| Granville South Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 323 | 933 |
| Delany College, Granville | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 348 | 996 |
| Fairfield High School, Fairfield | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,123 | 878 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Granville | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 200 | 1,047 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Westmead | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 182 | 1,106 |
| Yennora Public School, Yennora | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 244 | 933 |
| St Gertrude's Catholic Primary School, Smithfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 632 | 992 |
| Pendle Hill Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 309 | 1,032 |
| Verona School, Fairfield East | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 89 | 889 |
| Parramatta High School, Parramatta | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,128 | 1,132 |
| Fairfield Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 386 | 901 |
| Granville Public School, Granville | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 590 | 973 |
| Beresford Road Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 580 | 1,033 |
| Westmead Public School, Westmead | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 717 | 1,117 |
| Smithfield Public School, Smithfield | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 517 | 948 |
| Old Guildford Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 411 | 903 |
| Greystanes High School, Greystanes | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,090 | 1,003 |
| Granville South Creative and Performing Arts High School, Guildford | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 733 | 855 |
| Granville Boys High School, Granville | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 836 | 961 |
| Rowland Hassall School, Chester Hill | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 63 | 889 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Merrylands West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12600/merrylands-west/topic/education