60.0% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.5%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Minchinbury · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Minchinbury
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Minchinbury have climbed over the last decade, with 60% of residents now having finished Year 12. This is a little above the national figure and significantly higher than in most similar areas. While school completion is strong, the number of residents with university degrees remains well below the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60% of residents have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. Other common highest levels of schooling include Year 10 at 22.4% and Year 9 or below at 8.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Minchinbury, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical qualifications include Certificate III or IV for 29.5% of adults and bachelor degrees for 27.4%. However, the 20.3% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is well below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
20.3% ▲ +45.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Minchinbury splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 24.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16%. Society and culture, health, and education are also frequent choices.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Minchinbury has schools that are much larger than most areas, with an average size of 527 students. While there are 31 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for its level.
0.83
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
31
Higher than 89% 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).
527
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
981
Lower 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 Minchinbury
31 schools — 16,333 students, average ICSEA 981.
By sector: Government 20 · Catholic 6 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 7 · Combined 6
| Minchinbury Public School, Minchinbury | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 439 | 975 |
| Colyton Public School, Mount Druitt | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 714 | 1,007 |
| CathWest Innovation College, Mount Druitt | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 385 | 1,013 |
| St Agnes Catholic High School, Rooty Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 926 | 1,007 |
| Chifley College Senior Campus, Mount Druitt | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 499 | 894 |
| Rooty Hill High School, Rooty Hill | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,110 | 958 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Mt Druitt South | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 251 | 999 |
| Bethel Christian School, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 264 | 977 |
| Rooty Hill Public School, Rooty Hill | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 645 | 990 |
| Eastern Creek Public School, Eastern Creek | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 246 | 976 |
| St Aidan's Primary School, Rooty Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 391 | 1,052 |
| St Bishoy Coptic Orthodox College, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 279 | 966 |
| Mount Druitt Public School, Mount Druitt | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 565 | 961 |
| Clairgate Public School, St Clair | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 409 | 982 |
| Australian Islamic College of Sydney, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,289 | 1,077 |
| Colyton High School, St Marys | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 765 | 922 |
| James Erskine Public School, Erskine Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 486 | 980 |
| Erskine Park High School, Erskine Park | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 835 | 962 |
| Bennett Road Public School, Colyton | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 646 | 912 |
| Halinda School, Whalan | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 114 | 955 |
| Madang Avenue Public School, Whalan | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 320 | 864 |
| St Clair High School, St Clair | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 718 | 956 |
| St Clair Public School, St Clair | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 325 | 975 |
| Oxley Park Public School, St Marys | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 601 | 953 |
| Whalan Public School, Whalan | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 340 | 870 |
| Mountain View Adventist College, Doonside | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 592 | 1,041 |
| Holy Spirit Primary School, St Clair | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 331 | 1,043 |
| St Marys South Public School, St Marys | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 319 | 945 |
| Tyndale Christian School, Blacktown | Independent | Combined | 5.2 km | 816 | 1,066 |
| St Marys North Public School, North St Marys | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 345 | 873 |
| Our Lady of The Rosary Primary School, St Marys | Catholic | Primary | 5.5 km | 368 | 1,032 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Minchinbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12644/minchinbury/topic/education