63.1% ▲ +29.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.6%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Old Toongabbie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Old Toongabbie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Old Toongabbie hold high school and university qualifications than in most similar areas. Roughly 63% of people have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This strong educational background is reflected in a high number of adults holding degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is high here, with 63.1% of people finishing Year 12. This is well above both the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Old Toongabbie, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 27.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national average. The most common top qualification is a bachelor degree at 29.7%.
27.7% ▲ +72.1%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 27.7%
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 Toongabbie, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in management and commerce are the most common, held by 23.1% of qualified residents. Engineering and related fields follow at 15%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger and have much higher advantage scores than those in most similar areas. While there are 45 schools within 3km, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual.
1.47
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
45
Higher than 91% 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).
570
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,082
Higher than 87% 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 Toongabbie
45 schools — 24,503 students, average ICSEA 1,082.
By sector: Government 31 · Catholic 11 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 29 · Secondary 11 · Combined 5
| Toongabbie Public School, Toongabbie | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 381 | 1,063 |
| Pendle Hill High School, Wentworthville | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 692 | 1,001 |
| Toongabbie East Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 107 | 898 |
| St Paul the Apostle Primary School, Winston Hills | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 385 | 1,100 |
| Toongabbie West Public School, Toongabbie | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 268 | 1,046 |
| Darcy Road Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 576 | 1,122 |
| Winston Heights Public School, Winston Hills | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 304 | 1,103 |
| Northmead Public School, Northmead | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 614 | 1,082 |
| Palm Avenue School, Westmead | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | — | — |
| Mother Teresa Primary School, Westmead | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 389 | 1,121 |
| St Anthony's Primary School, Girraween | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 385 | 1,129 |
| Redbank School, Westmead | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 46 | 1,001 |
| Winston Hills Public School, Winston Hills | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 636 | 1,104 |
| Catherine McAuley Westmead, Westmead | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,210 | 1,087 |
| Parramatta Marist High School, Westmead | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,043 | 1,086 |
| Girraween Public School, Girraween | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 1,072 | 1,132 |
| Model Farms High School, Baulkham Hills | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,021 | 1,073 |
| The Childrens Hospital School, Westmead | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | — | — |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School, Wentworthville | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 392 | 1,089 |
| Toongabbie Christian College, Toongabbie | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,242 | 1,106 |
| Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School, Northmead | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,239 | 1,069 |
| Westmead Public School, Westmead | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 717 | 1,117 |
| Girraween High School, Girraween | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 784 | 1,199 |
| Wentworthville Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 863 | 1,111 |
| The Meadows Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 335 | 984 |
| St Monica's Primary School, North Parramatta | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 195 | 1,127 |
| Pendle Hill Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 309 | 1,032 |
| Woodbury, Baulkham Hills | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 22 | 1,112 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Westmead | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 182 | 1,106 |
| The Hills Sports High School, Seven Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 913 | 967 |
| Westmead Christian Grammar School, Westmead | Independent | Primary | 3.1 km | 196 | 1,117 |
| The Hills School, Northmead | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 112 | 1,046 |
| Jasper Road Public School, Baulkham Hills | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 803 | 1,132 |
| Metella Road Public School, Toongabbie | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 676 | 1,072 |
| Parramatta North Public School, North Parramatta | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 253 | 1,077 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Baulkham Hills South | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 403 | 1,119 |
| Matthew Pearce Public School, Baulkham Hills | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 1,270 | 1,177 |
| Ringrose Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 339 | 1,002 |
| Seven Hills North Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 246 | 1,066 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Primary School, Greystanes | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 802 | 1,064 |
| St Paul's Catholic College, Greystanes | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 800 | 1,055 |
| Seven Hills Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 131 | 1,033 |
| Greystanes High School, Greystanes | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,090 | 1,003 |
| Seven Hills High School, Seven Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 480 | 969 |
| Beresford Road Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 580 | 1,033 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Old Toongabbie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13092/old-toongabbie/topic/education