46.2% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.5%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 46.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Smithfield · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Smithfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of qualification for those in Smithfield. Education levels here are generally lower than the state average, with only 11.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents have finished Year 12, at 46.2%. This is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures, which both sit around 59%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Smithfield, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 9 or below is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 11.7% of adults, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 27.8% of residents.
11.7% ▲ +58.4%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 11.7%
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 Smithfield, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Common fields of study in Smithfield include management and commerce at 16.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.8%. Society and culture is also common at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Government schools make up 72% of the sector. While there are 50 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas, and the typical school size is much larger.
1.16
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
50
Higher than 92% 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).
621
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
969
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Smithfield
50 schools — 31,050 students, average ICSEA 969.
By sector: Government 36 · Catholic 10 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 31 · Secondary 14 · Combined 5
| St Gertrude's Catholic Primary School, Smithfield | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 632 | 992 |
| Smithfield Public School, Smithfield | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 517 | 948 |
| Widemere Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 169 | 1,036 |
| Holroyd High School, Greystanes | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 547 | 919 |
| Smithfield West Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 300 | 900 |
| Aspect Western Sydney School, Wetherill Park | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 167 | 1,039 |
| Greystanes Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 540 | 1,081 |
| Sherwood Grange Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 246 | 992 |
| Fairfield Heights Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 642 | 893 |
| Fairfield West Public School, Fairfield West | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 545 | 914 |
| Fairfield Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 386 | 901 |
| Guildford West Public School, Guildford West | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 366 | 945 |
| Fairfield High School, Fairfield | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,123 | 878 |
| Westfields Sports High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,538 | 967 |
| Fairvale High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,320 | 912 |
| Merrylands High School, Merrylands | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 855 | 915 |
| Cerdon College, Merrylands | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,001 | 1,041 |
| William Stimson Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 459 | 973 |
| Fairvale Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 503 | 919 |
| Warakirri College, Fairfield | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 548 | 902 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic College, Wakeley | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 843 | 935 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Fairfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 691 | 997 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Primary School, Greystanes | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 802 | 1,064 |
| St Paul's Catholic College, Greystanes | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 800 | 1,055 |
| Fowler Road School, Merrylands | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 55 | 895 |
| Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield, Fairfield | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,144 | 969 |
| Merrylands Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 620 | 936 |
| Yennora Public School, Yennora | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 244 | 933 |
| Prairiewood High School, Prairiewood | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,288 | 978 |
| Ringrose Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 339 | 1,002 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Guildford | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 342 | 1,028 |
| Verona School, Fairfield East | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 89 | 889 |
| Beresford Road Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 580 | 1,033 |
| Greystanes High School, Greystanes | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,090 | 1,003 |
| Hilltop Road Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 762 | 971 |
| Guildford Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 623 | 943 |
| Canley Vale High School, Canley Vale | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,651 | 954 |
| St Margaret Mary's Primary School, Merrylands | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 574 | 1,050 |
| Canley Vale Public School, Canley Vale | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 752 | 973 |
| King Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 396 | 985 |
| Canley Heights Public School, Canley Heights | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 529 | 935 |
| Pal Buddhist School, Canley Vale | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 109 | 1,032 |
| Villawood North Public School, Fairfield East | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 250 | 937 |
| Holroyd School, Merrylands | Government | Combined | 4.5 km | 189 | 983 |
| Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School, Bossley Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 641 | 1,009 |
| Merrylands East Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 347 | 955 |
| Wentworthville Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 863 | 1,111 |
| Prairievale Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 419 | 894 |
| St Hurmizd Assyrian Primary School, Greenfield Park | Independent | Primary | 4.9 km | 691 | 954 |
| St Johns Park High School, St Johns Park | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 923 | 927 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Smithfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13575/smithfield/topic/education