73.9% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.4%
- 2016: 75.2%
- 2021: 73.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pemulwuy · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pemulwuy
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher share of people in Pemulwuy have finished high school compared to the state and national averages. About 74% of residents completed Year 12, which is 15 percentage points above the New South Wales and Australian figures. This high level of schooling is matched by strong university achievement across the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the highest for areas of this type at 73.9%. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pemulwuy, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, with 38% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the New South Wales rate of 27.8% and the national figure of 26.3%.
38.0% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 37.4%
- 2021: 38.0%
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 Pemulwuy, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (18%) and Certificate III / IV (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 28.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 11.8% and society and culture at 10%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Pemulwuy has 37 schools within 3km, among the largest number for its size. These schools are generally larger than most other areas, with an average size of 585 students and a higher than typical advantage score.
37
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).
585
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,032
Higher 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 Pemulwuy
37 schools — 21,632 students, average ICSEA 1,032.
By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 7 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 10 · Combined 4
| Ebenezer Christian College, Prospect | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 140 | 995 |
| Nagle College, Blacktown | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 532 | 1,048 |
| St Michael's Primary School, Blacktown South | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 631 | 1,065 |
| Aspect Western Sydney School, Wetherill Park | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 167 | 1,039 |
| Greystanes High School, Greystanes | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,090 | 1,003 |
| Shelley Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 435 | 1,001 |
| Beresford Road Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 580 | 1,033 |
| Greystanes Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 540 | 1,081 |
| Evans High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 815 | 935 |
| Widemere Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 169 | 1,036 |
| Walters Road Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 523 | 997 |
| Mitchell High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 876 | 978 |
| Metella Road Public School, Toongabbie | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 676 | 1,072 |
| William Stimson Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 459 | 973 |
| Tyndale Christian School, Blacktown | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 816 | 1,066 |
| Blacktown South Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 936 | 1,042 |
| Girraween High School, Girraween | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 784 | 1,199 |
| St Paul's Catholic College, Greystanes | Catholic | Secondary | 4.5 km | 800 | 1,055 |
| Prairiewood High School, Prairiewood | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,288 | 978 |
| Smithfield West Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 300 | 900 |
| Bossley Park Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 265 | 934 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Primary School, Greystanes | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 802 | 1,064 |
| Holroyd High School, Greystanes | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 547 | 919 |
| Pendle Hill Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 309 | 1,032 |
| Smithfield Public School, Smithfield | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 517 | 948 |
| Girraween Public School, Girraween | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 1,072 | 1,132 |
| Toongabbie Christian College, Toongabbie | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 1,242 | 1,106 |
| St Gertrude's Catholic Primary School, Smithfield | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 632 | 992 |
| Ringrose Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 339 | 1,002 |
| The Hills Sports High School, Seven Hills | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 913 | 967 |
| Horsley Park Public School, Horsley Park | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 84 | 932 |
| St Anthony's Primary School, Girraween | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 385 | 1,129 |
| Marion Catholic Primary School, Horsley Park | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 186 | 1,037 |
| Sherwood Grange Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 246 | 992 |
| Toongabbie West Public School, Toongabbie | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 268 | 1,046 |
| Pendle Hill High School, Wentworthville | Government | Secondary | 6.1 km | 692 | 1,001 |
| Darcy Road Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 576 | 1,122 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pemulwuy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13192/pemulwuy/topic/education