36.5% ▲ +22.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 36.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Shalvey · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Shalvey
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Shalvey have completed high school or university compared to other areas, which shapes the local skill set. Only 36.5% of people have finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%, sitting at just 36.5%. About 24.2% of residents left school after Year 10, while 17% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Shalvey, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is much less common here than in most areas. Only 6.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31% of residents.
6.7% ▲ +102.2%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Shalvey, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most popular fields are management and commerce at 16%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.5% and society and culture at 9.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Shalvey has a lower school advantage score and fewer schools per 1,000 children than most areas. Most local schools are government run (72.7%) and the typical school is larger than those in similar areas, with 470 students.
2.30
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
33
Higher than 89% 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).
470
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
960
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Shalvey
33 schools — 15,506 students, average ICSEA 960.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 6 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 10 · Combined 4
| Shalvey Public School, Shalvey | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 258 | 837 |
| Chifley College Shalvey Campus, Shalvey | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 391 | 828 |
| Noumea Public School, Shalvey | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 260 | 866 |
| Willmot Public School, Willmot | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 162 | 817 |
| Niland School, Blackett | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 34 | 801 |
| Lethbridge Park Public School, Lethbridge Park | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 437 | 855 |
| Blackett Public School, Blackett | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 288 | 839 |
| Emerton Public School, Emerton | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 218 | 873 |
| Bidwill Public School, Bidwill | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 410 | 825 |
| Chifley College Bidwill Campus, Bidwill | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 720 | 849 |
| Chifley College Mount Druitt Campus, Mount Druitt | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 648 | 864 |
| Blacktown Youth College Incorporated, Hebersham | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 101 | 832 |
| Dawson Public School, Dharruk | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 293 | 898 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Emerton | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 201 | 945 |
| Tregear Public School, Tregear | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 325 | 817 |
| Ropes Crossing Public School, Ropes Crossing | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 789 | 1,019 |
| Whalan Public School, Whalan | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 340 | 870 |
| Hebersham Public School, Hebersham | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 515 | 904 |
| Hassall Grove Public School, Hassall Grove | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 623 | 959 |
| Melonba Public School, Melonba | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 776 | 1,098 |
| Melonba High School, Melonba | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 704 | 1,073 |
| Richard Johnson Anglican College, Oakhurst | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,028 | 1,072 |
| St Clare's Catholic High School, Hassall Grove | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 618 | 963 |
| Chifley College Dunheved Campus, North St Marys | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 586 | 870 |
| Good Shepherd Primary School, Plumpton | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 626 | 1,039 |
| St Luke's Arrunga, Marsden Park | Catholic | Combined | 3.4 km | 40 | 1,046 |
| St Luke’s Catholic College (Primary), Marsden Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 827 | 1,106 |
| Halinda School, Whalan | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 114 | 955 |
| Plumpton High School, Plumpton | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,182 | 966 |
| St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary), Marsden Park | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 940 | 1,088 |
| Madang Avenue Public School, Whalan | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 320 | 864 |
| Western Grammar School, Plumpton | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 387 | 1,073 |
| St Marys North Public School, North St Marys | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 345 | 873 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Shalvey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13538/shalvey/topic/education