47.2% ▲ +30.5%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 43.7%
- 2021: 47.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Regentville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Regentville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 40% of qualified adults in Regentville hold a Certificate III or IV, making trade and vocational skills common here. The area generally has lower levels of formal education than the state and national averages, with fewer people finishing high school or university.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents, 47.2%, finished Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures, which both sit around 59%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Regentville, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 34%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here than in the rest of the country. Only 14.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
14.5% ▲ +20.4%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.5%
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 Regentville, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce is the most popular field of study at 24.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Regentville has more schools per child and larger average school sizes than most similar areas. There are 18 schools within 3km, and nearly 78% of them are government run.
6.21
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Higher than 86% 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).
509
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,007
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 Regentville
18 schools — 9,157 students, average ICSEA 1,007.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 5 · Combined 1
| Regentville Public School, Regentville | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 523 | 1,003 |
| Leonay Public School, Emu Plains | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 191 | 1,049 |
| Jamisontown Public School, South Penrith | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 317 | 980 |
| Emu Plains Public School, Emu Plains | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 406 | 993 |
| Our Lady of The Way Primary School, Emu Plains | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 328 | 1,047 |
| Caroline Chisholm College, Glenmore Park | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,011 | 1,054 |
| Bethany Catholic Primary School, Glenmore Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 540 | 1,058 |
| Glenmore Park Public School, Glenmore Park | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 455 | 994 |
| Glenmore Park High School, Glenmore Park | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 956 | 976 |
| Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School, Emu Plains | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 807 | 994 |
| Surveyors Creek Public School, Glenmore Park | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 424 | 1,007 |
| Fernhill School, Glenmore Park | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 129 | 956 |
| Lapstone Public School, Glenbrook | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 158 | 1,113 |
| York Public School, South Penrith | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 515 | 973 |
| Jamison High School, South Penrith | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 834 | 964 |
| Penola Catholic College Emu Plains, Emu Plains | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 709 | 1,024 |
| Penrith South Public School, Penrith | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 441 | 958 |
| Nangamay Public School, Glenmore Park | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 413 | 1,050 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Regentville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13359/regentville/topic/education