50.0% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.5%
- 2016: 50.9%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Old Guildford · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Old Guildford
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Few adults in Old Guildford have a university degree, with only 11.7% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure and reflects a local workforce more likely to hold vocational certificates. While half of residents have finished Year 12, this is well below the New South Wales average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 50% of people here completed Year 12, which is higher than in many similar areas but well below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. Roughly 17% of residents finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Old Guildford, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 9 or below is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The number of people with a university degree is far below the Australian average, but many residents hold vocational qualifications. Certificate III or IV is the most common top qualification at 23.8%, followed by diplomas at 18.1%.
11.7% ▲ +39.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.7%
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 Old Guildford, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 34%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (26%) and Bachelor degree (25%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 18.6% and engineering at 12.7%. Other common areas of study include society and culture and architecture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger than in most areas, though there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children. Most of the 35 schools within 3km are government-run primary schools.
1.35
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
35
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).
544
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
953
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Old Guildford
35 schools — 19,043 students, average ICSEA 953.
By sector: Government 25 · Catholic 8 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 8 · Combined 4
| Old Guildford Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 411 | 903 |
| Rowland Hassall School, Chester Hill | Government | Combined | 0.6 km | 63 | 889 |
| Guildford Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 623 | 943 |
| Granville South Creative and Performing Arts High School, Guildford | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 733 | 855 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Guildford | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 342 | 1,028 |
| Yennora Public School, Yennora | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 244 | 933 |
| Verona School, Fairfield East | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | 89 | 889 |
| Chester Hill High School, Chester Hill | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,056 | 912 |
| Chester Hill North Public School, Chester Hill | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 400 | 950 |
| Villawood North Public School, Fairfield East | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 250 | 937 |
| Granville South Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 323 | 933 |
| Blaxcell Street Public School, Granville | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 948 | 957 |
| Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield, Fairfield | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,144 | 969 |
| Salamah College, Chester Hill | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,353 | 989 |
| Fairfield High School, Fairfield | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,123 | 878 |
| Merrylands East Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 347 | 955 |
| Guildford West Public School, Guildford West | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 366 | 945 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Fairfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 691 | 997 |
| Fowler Road School, Merrylands | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 55 | 895 |
| Merrylands Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 620 | 936 |
| Fairfield Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 386 | 901 |
| Carramar Public School, Carramar | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 227 | 931 |
| Sefton High School, Sefton | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,121 | 1,033 |
| Chester Hill Public School, Chester Hill | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 578 | 958 |
| Merrylands High School, Merrylands | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 855 | 915 |
| Granville East Public School, Granville | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 259 | 923 |
| Villawood East Public School, Villawood | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 301 | 898 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Villawood | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 226 | 1,053 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Granville East | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 235 | 1,004 |
| Warakirri College, Fairfield | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 548 | 902 |
| Fairfield Heights Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 642 | 893 |
| St Margaret Mary's Primary School, Merrylands | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 574 | 1,050 |
| Auburn West Public School, Auburn | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 572 | 928 |
| Cerdon College, Merrylands | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,001 | 1,041 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, Sefton | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 337 | 1,046 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Old Guildford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13088/old-guildford/topic/education