67.9% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 67.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ropes Crossing · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ropes Crossing
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 68% of people in Ropes Crossing have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure of 58.8%. This high level of schooling is matched by a strong proportion of university-educated adults. The area stands out for its high rate of qualification compared to most other similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher than in most areas, sitting at 67.9%. This is well above both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ropes Crossing, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 29.9% of the population. This is a little above the state average and well above the national figure.
29.9% ▲ +31.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 29.9%
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 Ropes Crossing, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, 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 25.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than those in most areas, with an average size of 434 students. However, the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest at this level.
0.45
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
30
Higher than 88% 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).
434
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
944
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ropes Crossing
30 schools — 13,023 students, average ICSEA 944.
By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 2 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 10 · Combined 1
| Ropes Crossing Public School, Ropes Crossing | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 789 | 1,019 |
| Willmot Public School, Willmot | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 162 | 817 |
| Lethbridge Park Public School, Lethbridge Park | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 437 | 855 |
| Chifley College Dunheved Campus, North St Marys | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 586 | 870 |
| Tregear Public School, Tregear | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 325 | 817 |
| Chifley College Shalvey Campus, Shalvey | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 391 | 828 |
| Shalvey Public School, Shalvey | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 258 | 837 |
| Noumea Public School, Shalvey | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 260 | 866 |
| Emerton Public School, Emerton | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 218 | 873 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Emerton | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 201 | 945 |
| St Marys North Public School, North St Marys | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 345 | 873 |
| Llandilo Public School, Llandilo | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 155 | 941 |
| Niland School, Blackett | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 34 | 801 |
| Werrington County Public School, Werrington | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 319 | 961 |
| St Mary's Flexible School, St Marys | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 80 | 832 |
| Blackett Public School, Blackett | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 288 | 839 |
| Melonba High School, Melonba | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 704 | 1,073 |
| Chifley College Mount Druitt Campus, Mount Druitt | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 648 | 864 |
| Melonba Public School, Melonba | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 776 | 1,098 |
| Dawson Public School, Dharruk | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 293 | 898 |
| St Marys Senior High School, St Marys | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 926 | 1,052 |
| Whalan Public School, Whalan | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 340 | 870 |
| Werrington Public School, Werrington | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 519 | 963 |
| Madang Avenue Public School, Whalan | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 320 | 864 |
| Halinda School, Whalan | Government | Combined | 4.4 km | 114 | 955 |
| Bidwill Public School, Bidwill | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 410 | 825 |
| Xavier College, Llandilo | Catholic | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,185 | 1,025 |
| Blacktown Youth College Incorporated, Hebersham | Independent | Secondary | 4.6 km | 101 | 832 |
| Chifley College Bidwill Campus, Bidwill | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 720 | 849 |
| Jordan Springs Public School, Jordan Springs | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 1,119 | 1,017 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ropes Crossing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13411/ropes-crossing/topic/education