76.6% ▲ +101.3%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 76.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Schofields · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Schofields
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more people in Schofields hold high-level degrees than in most similar areas. Nearly half of all adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This creates a highly educated profile for the suburb.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are very high here, with 76.6% of residents completing Year 12. This is 18 percentage points above both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Schofields, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 47.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the 26.3% seen across Australia. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees at 39.1% and postgraduate degrees at 21.2%.
47.1% ▲ +288.2%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 47.1%
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 Schofields, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (24%) and Certificate III / IV (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study are management and commerce at 25.6%, followed by information technology at 15.2% and engineering at 14.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,080, which is much higher than most areas. While there are 40 schools within 3km, there are only 0.93 schools per 1,000 children, which is among the lowest for similar areas.
0.93
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
40
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).
780
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,080
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Schofields
40 schools — 31,195 students, average ICSEA 1,080.
By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 9 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 23 · Combined 9 · Secondary 8
| Galungara Public School, Schofields | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 882 | 1,106 |
| Schofields Public School, Schofields | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 1,119 | 1,086 |
| Nirimba Fields Public School, Nirimba Fields | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 210 | 1,126 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Schofields | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 724 | 1,108 |
| St John Paul II Catholic College (Schofields), Schofields | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,159 | 1,074 |
| Hambledon Public School, Quakers Hill | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 633 | 1,072 |
| The Ponds High School, The Ponds | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 2,321 | 1,118 |
| Marsden Park Anglican College, Marsden Park | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 733 | 1,109 |
| Riverstone High School, Riverstone | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 861 | 979 |
| Riverstone Public School, Riverstone | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 599 | 986 |
| Ngarra Christian College, Riverstone | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 37 | 1,085 |
| Riverbank Public School, The Ponds | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 2,030 | 1,141 |
| Wyndham College, Quakers Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 378 | 1,003 |
| Norwest Christian College, Riverstone | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,187 | 1,109 |
| Casuarina School, Riverstone | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 40 | 912 |
| South Creek School, Riverstone | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 82 | 982 |
| St John's Primary School, Riverstone | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 228 | 1,113 |
| Tallawong Public School, Rouse Hill | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 121 | 1,083 |
| Marsden Park Public School, Marsden Park | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 242 | 1,060 |
| Barnier Public School, Quakers Hill | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 788 | 1,078 |
| William Dean Public School, Dean Park | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 382 | 995 |
| Mary Immaculate Primary School, Quakers Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 598 | 1,098 |
| John Palmer Public School, The Ponds | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 950 | 1,125 |
| The Ponds School, The Ponds | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 120 | 1,038 |
| Quakers Hill High School, Quakers Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 925 | 1,025 |
| Australian Christian College - Marsden Park, Riverstone | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 2,523 | 1,101 |
| Quakers Hill Public School, Quakers Hill | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 962 | 1,097 |
| St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Glendenning | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 480 | 1,044 |
| Rouse Hill Anglican College, Rouse Hill | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 1,578 | 1,137 |
| St Clare's Catholic High School, Hassall Grove | Catholic | Secondary | 4.5 km | 618 | 963 |
| Hassall Grove Public School, Hassall Grove | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 623 | 959 |
| Glendenning Public School, Glendenning | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 440 | 1,025 |
| St Luke's Arrunga, Marsden Park | Catholic | Combined | 4.7 km | 40 | 1,046 |
| St Luke’s Catholic College (Primary), Marsden Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 827 | 1,106 |
| St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary), Marsden Park | Catholic | Secondary | 4.8 km | 940 | 1,088 |
| Northbourne Public School, Marsden Park | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 1,711 | 1,095 |
| Kellyville Ridge Public School, Kellyville Ridge | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 671 | 1,107 |
| Rouse Hill Public School, Rouse Hill | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 1,058 | 1,093 |
| Chifley College Bidwill Campus, Bidwill | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 720 | 849 |
| Quakers Hill East Public School, Acacia Gardens | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 655 | 1,101 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Schofields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13517/schofields/topic/education