CensusAtlas

Rye Park · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Rye Park

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Rye Park sits around the middle of similar areas for school completion, though it has far fewer university degrees than the state average. Only 11.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.

Open map →
📍 Rye Park, Suburb / Locality

Where Rye Park sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.7% ▲ +49.4%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Rye Park — lower than 62% of areas.

Rye Park11.7%
2586, NSW 12.7%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Less than half the population, 45.5%, finished Year 12. This is far below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales and the national figure of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

View on map →

45.5% ▲ +4.0%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

View on map →

In Rye Park, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 24%.

Year 12 45.5% Year 10 20.9% Year 9 or below 12.3% Year 11 9.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Trade and vocational certificates are common, with 32.8% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why bachelor degrees are far less common here than in most other areas.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

View on map →

11.7% ▲ +49.4%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Rye Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).

Certificate III / IV 32.8% Bachelor degree 15.6% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.9% Certificate I / II 5.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across various fields, with Agriculture and Environment being the most common at 18.9%. Engineering and related fields follow at 13.9%, while Management and Commerce make up 11.5%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places in this regard.

Schools within 3 km

View on map →

0

Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Rye Park — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Rye Park

Full area profile →

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rye Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13470/rye-park/topic/education