45.8% ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.0%
- 2016: 42.6%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Orchard Hills · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Orchard Hills
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Orchard Hills, held by 37.4% of adults. The area generally has lower levels of formal schooling and degrees than the state and national averages. This is reflected in the fact that only 45.8% of residents completed Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people in Orchard Hills finished Year 12 compared to the state and national figures, with a gap of 13 percentage points. While 45.8% completed Year 12, about 31% of residents stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Orchard Hills, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.9% of the population, which is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. This level of higher education is also far below the New South Wales average.
16.9% ▲ +27.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 16.9%
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 Orchard Hills, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 22.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 18%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Orchard Hills has a very high number of schools for its population, with 52 schools within 3km. These schools are larger than most others in similar areas and have a higher average advantage score.
15.94
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
52
Higher than 92% 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).
516
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,008
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Orchard Hills
52 schools — 26,842 students, average ICSEA 1,008.
By sector: Government 35 · Catholic 9 · Independent 8
By type: Primary 29 · Secondary 14 · Combined 9
| Penrith Anglican College, Orchard Hills | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,214 | 1,101 |
| Orchard Hills Public School, Orchard Hills | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 242 | 995 |
| Penrith Christian School, Orchard Hills | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 744 | 1,047 |
| Montgrove College, Orchard Hills | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 675 | 1,106 |
| St Mary MacKillop Primary School, South Penrith | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 398 | 1,040 |
| Claremont Meadows Public School, Claremont Meadows | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 687 | 1,012 |
| Kingswood High School, Kingswood | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,005 | 955 |
| Banks Public School, St Clair | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 417 | 971 |
| Surveyors Creek Public School, Glenmore Park | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 424 | 1,007 |
| York Public School, South Penrith | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 515 | 973 |
| Kingswood South Public School, Kingswood | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 304 | 956 |
| Kingswood Public School, Kingswood | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 499 | 1,048 |
| Nangamay Public School, Glenmore Park | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 413 | 1,050 |
| Jamison High School, South Penrith | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 834 | 964 |
| Blackwell Public School, St Clair | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 480 | 980 |
| Holy Spirit Primary School, St Clair | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 331 | 1,043 |
| Fernhill School, Glenmore Park | Government | Combined | 5.0 km | 129 | 956 |
| Putland School, Werrington | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 65 | 871 |
| St Marys South Public School, St Marys | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 319 | 945 |
| Penrith Valley Learning Centre, Werrington | Government | Combined | 5.2 km | 39 | 873 |
| Kurrambee School, Werrington | Government | Combined | 5.2 km | 104 | 946 |
| Wollemi College, Werrington | Independent | Combined | 5.2 km | 565 | 1,107 |
| Glenmore Park Public School, Glenmore Park | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 455 | 994 |
| Our Lady of The Rosary Primary School, St Marys | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 368 | 1,032 |
| St Clair Public School, St Clair | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 325 | 975 |
| St Clair High School, St Clair | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 718 | 956 |
| Penrith South Public School, Penrith | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 441 | 958 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Kingswood | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 310 | 1,019 |
| Caroline Chisholm College, Glenmore Park | Catholic | Secondary | 5.6 km | 1,011 | 1,054 |
| St Marys Public School, St Marys | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 258 | 954 |
| Glenmore Park High School, Glenmore Park | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 956 | 976 |
| Bethany Catholic Primary School, Glenmore Park | Catholic | Primary | 5.8 km | 540 | 1,058 |
| Jamisontown Public School, South Penrith | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 317 | 980 |
| Mamre Anglican School, Kemps Creek | Independent | Combined | 5.8 km | 626 | 1,039 |
| Werrington Public School, Werrington | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 519 | 963 |
| Penrith High School, Penrith | Government | Secondary | 6.0 km | 930 | 1,186 |
| St Marys Senior High School, St Marys | Government | Secondary | 6.1 km | 926 | 1,052 |
| Cambridge Park High School, Cambridge Park | Government | Secondary | 6.1 km | 633 | 916 |
| Trinity Catholic Primary School, Kemps Creek | Catholic | Primary | 6.1 km | 263 | 1,012 |
| Penrith Public School, Penrith | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 524 | 986 |
| St Dominic's College, Kingswood | Independent | Secondary | 6.1 km | 1,010 | 1,008 |
| Bennett Road Public School, Colyton | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 646 | 912 |
| Clairgate Public School, St Clair | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 409 | 982 |
| St Nicholas of Myra Primary School, Penrith | Catholic | Primary | 6.4 km | 169 | 1,068 |
| Emmaus Catholic College, Kemps Creek | Catholic | Secondary | 6.5 km | 674 | 996 |
| St Mary's Flexible School, St Marys | Independent | Secondary | 6.6 km | 80 | 832 |
| Oxley Park Public School, St Marys | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 601 | 953 |
| Erskine Park High School, Erskine Park | Government | Secondary | 6.7 km | 835 | 962 |
| James Erskine Public School, Erskine Park | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 486 | 980 |
| Colyton High School, St Marys | Government | Secondary | 7.0 km | 765 | 922 |
| Nepean Christian School, Mulgoa | Independent | Combined | 7.4 km | 541 | 1,049 |
| Mulgoa Public School, Mulgoa | Government | Primary | 8.1 km | 103 | 980 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Orchard Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13106/orchard-hills/topic/education