34.8% ▲ +20.4%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
North St Marys · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in North St Marys
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in North St Marys have finished high school or university than in most other areas. Only 34.8% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This means a high number of local adults rely on trade certificates or school-leaving certificates for their work.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national averages, with only 34.8% of people finishing their final school year. About 28.2% of residents stopped after Year 10, and 15% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In North St Marys, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are much lower here than in most areas, with only 8.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31% of the population.
8.4% ▲ +76.9%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 North St Marys, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 14.8%, followed by society and culture at 11% and engineering at 10%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
North St Marys has a high number of schools nearby, but the average school advantage score is much lower than in most areas. Nearly 80% of the local schools are government-run, with primary schools making up the majority at 61.5%.
3.41
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
39
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).
378
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
943
Lower than 77% 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 St Marys
39 schools — 14,728 students, average ICSEA 943.
By sector: Government 31 · Independent 4 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 24 · Secondary 9 · Combined 6
| St Marys North Public School, North St Marys | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 345 | 873 |
| Chifley College Dunheved Campus, North St Marys | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 586 | 870 |
| Tregear Public School, Tregear | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 325 | 817 |
| St Mary's Flexible School, St Marys | Independent | Secondary | 1.3 km | 80 | 832 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Emerton | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 201 | 945 |
| St Marys Senior High School, St Marys | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 926 | 1,052 |
| Madang Avenue Public School, Whalan | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 320 | 864 |
| Emerton Public School, Emerton | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 218 | 873 |
| Oxley Park Public School, St Marys | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 601 | 953 |
| Halinda School, Whalan | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 114 | 955 |
| Ropes Crossing Public School, Ropes Crossing | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 789 | 1,019 |
| Lethbridge Park Public School, Lethbridge Park | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 437 | 855 |
| Whalan Public School, Whalan | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 340 | 870 |
| St Marys Public School, St Marys | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 258 | 954 |
| Our Lady of The Rosary Primary School, St Marys | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 368 | 1,032 |
| Mount Druitt Public School, Mount Druitt | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 565 | 961 |
| Chifley College Mount Druitt Campus, Mount Druitt | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 648 | 864 |
| Colyton High School, St Marys | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 765 | 922 |
| Dawson Public School, Dharruk | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 293 | 898 |
| Kurrambee School, Werrington | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 104 | 946 |
| Penrith Valley Learning Centre, Werrington | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 39 | 873 |
| Wollemi College, Werrington | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 565 | 1,107 |
| Chifley College Shalvey Campus, Shalvey | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 391 | 828 |
| St Marys South Public School, St Marys | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 319 | 945 |
| Niland School, Blackett | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 34 | 801 |
| Blackett Public School, Blackett | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 288 | 839 |
| Willmot Public School, Willmot | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 162 | 817 |
| Noumea Public School, Shalvey | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 260 | 866 |
| Bethel Christian School, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 264 | 977 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Mt Druitt South | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 251 | 999 |
| Bennett Road Public School, Colyton | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 646 | 912 |
| Putland School, Werrington | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 65 | 871 |
| Colyton Public School, Mount Druitt | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 714 | 1,007 |
| Shalvey Public School, Shalvey | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 258 | 837 |
| Werrington County Public School, Werrington | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 319 | 961 |
| Werrington Public School, Werrington | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 519 | 963 |
| St Bishoy Coptic Orthodox College, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 279 | 966 |
| CathWest Innovation College, Mount Druitt | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 385 | 1,013 |
| Claremont Meadows Public School, Claremont Meadows | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 687 | 1,012 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in North St Marys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13017/north-st-marys/topic/education