66.9% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 66.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Plumpton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Plumpton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the national figure, 66.9% of people in Plumpton have finished Year 12. This high rate of school completion sets the area apart from many other places. Most residents hold a qualification, with a strong focus on higher education and vocational certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is common here, with 66.9% of people completing their final year. This is well above the 58.9% seen across New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Plumpton, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is about the same as the national figure. This high level of qualification is much higher than in most similar areas.
26.2% ▲ +46.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 26.2%
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 Plumpton, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 21.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Plumpton has 45 schools within 3km, among the largest number for an area of this size. Most are government schools (64.4%), though the average school size is higher than most areas.
2.22
Lower than 68% 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).
477
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
964
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Plumpton
45 schools — 21,466 students, average ICSEA 964.
By sector: Government 29 · Catholic 9 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 25 · Secondary 12 · Combined 8
| Western Grammar School, Plumpton | Independent | Combined | 0.3 km | 387 | 1,073 |
| Plumpton Public School, Plumpton | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 504 | 981 |
| Plumpton House School, Plumpton | Government | Combined | 0.4 km | 30 | 827 |
| Plumpton High School, Plumpton | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 1,182 | 966 |
| Good Shepherd Primary School, Plumpton | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 626 | 1,039 |
| Australian Islamic College of Sydney, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 1,289 | 1,077 |
| Richard Johnson Anglican College, Oakhurst | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 1,028 | 1,072 |
| Hebersham Public School, Hebersham | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 515 | 904 |
| St Bishoy Coptic Orthodox College, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 279 | 966 |
| St Aidan's Primary School, Rooty Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 391 | 1,052 |
| Hassall Grove Public School, Hassall Grove | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 623 | 959 |
| Glendenning Public School, Glendenning | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 440 | 1,025 |
| Blacktown Youth College Incorporated, Hebersham | Independent | Secondary | 1.9 km | 101 | 832 |
| Rooty Hill Public School, Rooty Hill | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 645 | 990 |
| St Clare's Catholic High School, Hassall Grove | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 618 | 963 |
| Chifley College Senior Campus, Mount Druitt | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 499 | 894 |
| Dawson Public School, Dharruk | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 293 | 898 |
| Rooty Hill High School, Rooty Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,110 | 958 |
| CathWest Innovation College, Mount Druitt | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 385 | 1,013 |
| Chifley College Mount Druitt Campus, Mount Druitt | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 648 | 864 |
| Chifley College Bidwill Campus, Bidwill | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 720 | 849 |
| St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Glendenning | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 480 | 1,044 |
| Bidwill Public School, Bidwill | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 410 | 825 |
| Blackett Public School, Blackett | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 288 | 839 |
| Whalan Public School, Whalan | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 340 | 870 |
| Mount Druitt Public School, Mount Druitt | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 565 | 961 |
| Niland School, Blackett | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 34 | 801 |
| Halinda School, Whalan | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 114 | 955 |
| William Dean Public School, Dean Park | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 382 | 995 |
| Emerton Public School, Emerton | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 218 | 873 |
| Crawford Public School, Doonside | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 387 | 914 |
| Madang Avenue Public School, Whalan | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 320 | 864 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Emerton | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 201 | 945 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Mt Druitt South | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 251 | 999 |
| St John Vianney's Primary School, Doonside | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 348 | 1,083 |
| Noumea Public School, Shalvey | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 260 | 866 |
| Bethel Christian School, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 264 | 977 |
| St Agnes Catholic High School, Rooty Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 926 | 1,007 |
| Doonside High School, Doonside | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 715 | 917 |
| Colyton Public School, Mount Druitt | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 714 | 1,007 |
| Doonside Public School, Doonside | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 258 | 900 |
| Chifley College Shalvey Campus, Shalvey | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 391 | 828 |
| Lethbridge Park Public School, Lethbridge Park | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 437 | 855 |
| Mountain View Adventist College, Doonside | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 592 | 1,041 |
| Shalvey Public School, Shalvey | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 258 | 837 |
Sources
More for Plumpton
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Plumpton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13242/plumpton/topic/education