46.8% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.7%
- 2016: 40.8%
- 2021: 46.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Minto Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Minto Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Minto Heights have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 46.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is 12 percentage points lower than the New South Wales and national figures. This creates a notable gap in educational attainment for the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 46.8%, which is far below the state and national figures. About 31.5% of residents finished Year 10, while 14.6% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Minto Heights, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.7% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.5% of residents.
14.7% ▼ -21.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 14.7%
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 Minto Heights, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 20% and engineering and related fields at 18.2%. Education, architecture, and health each account for about 10% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Minto Heights has 18 schools within 3km, which is more than 88% of similar areas. These schools are generally larger than most, and the vast majority (83.3%) are government run.
18
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).
485
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,017
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Minto Heights
18 schools — 8,738 students, average ICSEA 1,017.
By sector: Government 15 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Al-Faisal College - Campbelltown, Minto | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 793 | 1,100 |
| The Grange Public School, Minto | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 282 | 981 |
| Passfield Park School, Minto | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 98 | 1,019 |
| Sarah Redfern Public School, Minto | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 311 | 991 |
| Sarah Redfern High School, Minto | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 652 | 967 |
| Campbellfield Public School, Minto | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 351 | 992 |
| Minto Public School, Minto | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 220 | 1,010 |
| Zahra Grammar School, Minto | Independent | Primary | 2.6 km | 225 | 1,069 |
| Sackville Street Public School, Ingleburn | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 474 | 971 |
| Ingleburn High School, Ingleburn | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 782 | 957 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingleburn | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 397 | 1,066 |
| Leumeah High School, Leumeah | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 691 | 972 |
| Leumeah Public School, Leumeah | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 516 | 1,034 |
| Ingleburn Public School, Ingleburn | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 424 | 985 |
| Macquarie Fields High School, Macquarie Fields | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,091 | 1,081 |
| Macquarie Fields Public School, Macquarie Fields | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 828 | 1,048 |
| Kentlyn Public School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 120 | 990 |
| Ruse Public School, Ruse | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 483 | 973 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Minto Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12654/minto-heights/topic/education