61.1% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.5%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Druitt · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Druitt
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Mount Druitt have finished high school now than in previous years, with 61.1% completing Year 12. While this is higher than most similar areas, a smaller proportion of adults hold university degrees compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A little more than 6 out of 10 people here have finished Year 12, which is a little above the New South Wales and Australian figures. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Druitt, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 23.2% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the national figure of 26.3%.
23.2% ▲ +43.5%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 23.2%
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 Mount Druitt, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 21.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 55 schools within 3km, among the largest number at this level, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. Most students attend government schools, which make up 70.9% of the sector.
2.00
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
55
Higher than 93% 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).
482
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
961
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mount Druitt
55 schools — 26,522 students, average ICSEA 961.
By sector: Government 39 · Catholic 9 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 32 · Secondary 16 · Combined 7
| Mount Druitt Public School, Mount Druitt | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 565 | 961 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Mt Druitt South | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 251 | 999 |
| Bethel Christian School, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 264 | 977 |
| Colyton Public School, Mount Druitt | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 714 | 1,007 |
| Halinda School, Whalan | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | 114 | 955 |
| Madang Avenue Public School, Whalan | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 320 | 864 |
| CathWest Innovation College, Mount Druitt | Catholic | Secondary | 1.3 km | 385 | 1,013 |
| Chifley College Senior Campus, Mount Druitt | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 499 | 894 |
| St Bishoy Coptic Orthodox College, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 279 | 966 |
| Whalan Public School, Whalan | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 340 | 870 |
| Australian Islamic College of Sydney, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,289 | 1,077 |
| Colyton High School, St Marys | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 765 | 922 |
| St Aidan's Primary School, Rooty Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 391 | 1,052 |
| Rooty Hill High School, Rooty Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,110 | 958 |
| Oxley Park Public School, St Marys | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 601 | 953 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Emerton | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 201 | 945 |
| Rooty Hill Public School, Rooty Hill | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 645 | 990 |
| Hebersham Public School, Hebersham | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 515 | 904 |
| Dawson Public School, Dharruk | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 293 | 898 |
| Chifley College Mount Druitt Campus, Mount Druitt | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 648 | 864 |
| Bennett Road Public School, Colyton | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 646 | 912 |
| Emerton Public School, Emerton | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 218 | 873 |
| Good Shepherd Primary School, Plumpton | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 626 | 1,039 |
| Minchinbury Public School, Minchinbury | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 439 | 975 |
| Western Grammar School, Plumpton | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 387 | 1,073 |
| Plumpton High School, Plumpton | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,182 | 966 |
| Tregear Public School, Tregear | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 325 | 817 |
| Plumpton Public School, Plumpton | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 504 | 981 |
| St Marys North Public School, North St Marys | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 345 | 873 |
| Plumpton House School, Plumpton | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 30 | 827 |
| Blackett Public School, Blackett | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 288 | 839 |
| Richard Johnson Anglican College, Oakhurst | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,028 | 1,072 |
| Clairgate Public School, St Clair | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 409 | 982 |
| Niland School, Blackett | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 34 | 801 |
| Chifley College Dunheved Campus, North St Marys | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 586 | 870 |
| St Agnes Catholic High School, Rooty Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 926 | 1,007 |
| Lethbridge Park Public School, Lethbridge Park | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 437 | 855 |
| Blacktown Youth College Incorporated, Hebersham | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 101 | 832 |
| St Mary's Flexible School, St Marys | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 80 | 832 |
| St Marys South Public School, St Marys | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 319 | 945 |
| St Clair High School, St Clair | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 718 | 956 |
| Our Lady of The Rosary Primary School, St Marys | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 368 | 1,032 |
| Noumea Public School, Shalvey | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 260 | 866 |
| St Marys Public School, St Marys | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 258 | 954 |
| St Clair Public School, St Clair | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 325 | 975 |
| Bidwill Public School, Bidwill | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 410 | 825 |
| Chifley College Bidwill Campus, Bidwill | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 720 | 849 |
| St Marys Senior High School, St Marys | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 926 | 1,052 |
| Holy Spirit Primary School, St Clair | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 331 | 1,043 |
| Chifley College Shalvey Campus, Shalvey | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 391 | 828 |
| Eastern Creek Public School, Eastern Creek | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 246 | 976 |
| Hassall Grove Public School, Hassall Grove | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 623 | 959 |
| St Clare's Catholic High School, Hassall Grove | Catholic | Secondary | 4.5 km | 618 | 963 |
| Glendenning Public School, Glendenning | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 440 | 1,025 |
| Ropes Crossing Public School, Ropes Crossing | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 789 | 1,019 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Druitt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12767/mount-druitt/topic/education