70.2% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 70.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
North Parramatta · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in North Parramatta
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more people in North Parramatta have finished high school and earned university degrees than in the rest of Australia. This is a highly educated area where 37.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well above the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far above the national figure, with 70.2% of residents completing Year 12. This is 11 percentage points higher than both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In North Parramatta, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, as 37.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This standing is among the highest for similar areas and sits far above the Australian average.
37.6% ▲ +40.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 37.6%
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 North Parramatta, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Certificate III / IV (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 23.2%, followed by society and culture at 12.5% and engineering at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a very high number of schools within 3km, with 62 options. Local schools are larger than most and have a much higher advantage score than those in similar areas.
3.38
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
62
Higher than 94% 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).
629
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,092
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving North Parramatta
62 schools — 37,760 students, average ICSEA 1,092.
By sector: Government 36 · Catholic 17 · Independent 9
By type: Primary 37 · Secondary 17 · Combined 8
| Redeemer Baptist School, North Parramatta | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 549 | 1,141 |
| Burnside Public School, North Parramatta | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 218 | 1,124 |
| Tara Anglican School for Girls, North Parramatta | Independent | Combined | 0.7 km | 979 | 1,175 |
| St Monica's Primary School, North Parramatta | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 195 | 1,127 |
| Oatlands Public School, Oatlands | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 159 | 1,072 |
| Parramatta North Public School, North Parramatta | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 253 | 1,077 |
| Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School, Northmead | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,239 | 1,069 |
| Parramatta East Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 465 | 1,091 |
| The King's School, North Parramatta | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 2,150 | 1,163 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Parramatta | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 408 | 1,094 |
| The Hills School, Northmead | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 112 | 1,046 |
| Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta, Parramatta | Independent | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,097 | 1,144 |
| Bayanami Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 663 | 1,108 |
| The Childrens Hospital School, Westmead | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | — | — |
| Macarthur Girls High School, Parramatta | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 997 | 1,071 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Sydney, Oatlands | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 283 | 980 |
| Northmead Public School, Northmead | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 614 | 1,082 |
| Christ The King Primary School, North Rocks | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 279 | 1,102 |
| Redbank School, Westmead | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 46 | 1,001 |
| Arthur Phillip High School, Parramatta | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,636 | 994 |
| Palm Avenue School, Westmead | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | — | — |
| Parramatta Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 671 | 1,134 |
| Cumberland High School, Carlingford | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,173 | 1,060 |
| Dundas Public School, Dundas | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 312 | 1,070 |
| Carlingford West Public School, Carlingford | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 1,636 | 1,119 |
| Parramatta Marist High School, Westmead | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,043 | 1,086 |
| Catherine McAuley Westmead, Westmead | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,210 | 1,087 |
| Mother Teresa Primary School, Westmead | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 389 | 1,121 |
| Telopea Public School, Telopea | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 139 | 991 |
| Parramatta High School, Parramatta | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,128 | 1,132 |
| Westmead Public School, Westmead | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 717 | 1,117 |
| Toongabbie East Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 107 | 898 |
| Maronite College of the Holy Family - Parramatta, Harris Park | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,282 | 1,023 |
| North Rocks Public School, North Rocks | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 861 | 1,137 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Westmead | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 182 | 1,106 |
| James Ruse Agricultural High School, Carlingford | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 857 | 1,222 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Baulkham Hills South | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 403 | 1,119 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Rydalmere | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 377 | 1,079 |
| St Patrick's Marist College, Dundas | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,070 | 1,089 |
| Rosehill Public School, Rosehill | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 550 | 1,067 |
| Muirfield High School, North Rocks | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 836 | 1,082 |
| St Oliver's Primary School, Harris Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 167 | 1,100 |
| St Bernadette's Primary School, Dundas Valley | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 188 | 1,083 |
| Winston Hills Public School, Winston Hills | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 636 | 1,104 |
| Westmead Christian Grammar School, Westmead | Independent | Primary | 3.8 km | 196 | 1,117 |
| Rydalmere Public School, Rydalmere | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 151 | 1,018 |
| Parramatta West Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 949 | 1,029 |
| St Paul the Apostle Primary School, Winston Hills | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 385 | 1,100 |
| Murray Farm Public School, Carlingford | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 787 | 1,142 |
| Gateway Community High, Carlingford | Independent | Secondary | 4.3 km | 74 | 1,070 |
| Carlingford Public School, Carlingford | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 644 | 1,109 |
| Yates Avenue Public School, Dundas Valley | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 155 | 1,040 |
| Darcy Road Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 576 | 1,122 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School, Wentworthville | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 392 | 1,089 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Granville | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 200 | 1,047 |
| Granville Boys High School, Granville | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 836 | 961 |
| Granville Public School, Granville | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 590 | 973 |
| Muslim Girls Grammar School, Granville | Independent | Secondary | 4.5 km | 304 | 994 |
| Wentworthville Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 863 | 1,111 |
| Delany College, Granville | Catholic | Secondary | 4.6 km | 348 | 996 |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary School, Carlingford | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 262 | 1,140 |
| Carlingford High School, Carlingford | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,772 | 1,111 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in North Parramatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13011/north-parramatta/topic/education