60.6% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.1%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Springwood · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Springwood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high proportion of adults in Springwood hold university degrees, with 31.9% having a bachelor degree or higher. This level of qualification is well above the national figure, reflecting a highly educated local population. This trend is seen in the schools too, where students have a much higher advantage score than most areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is higher than in most areas, with 60.6% of residents finishing Year 12. This is a little above both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Springwood, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Qualifications are notably high here, as the bachelor degree rate is well above the state and national averages. Many residents hold these degrees, while 22.8% have a Certificate III or IV.
31.9% ▲ +29.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Springwood splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (27%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 16.2%, followed by society and culture at 15.0% and education at 14.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Springwood has 12 schools within 3km, which is more than about 84% of similar areas. These schools are generally larger than most, with the average size being 419 students.
2.88
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12
Higher than 82% 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).
419
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,065
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Springwood
12 schools — 5,032 students, average ICSEA 1,065.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 2 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Ellison Public School, Springwood | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 283 | 1,051 |
| Springwood Public School, Springwood | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 370 | 1,059 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Primary School, Springwood | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 368 | 1,095 |
| Springwood High School, Springwood | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 566 | 1,027 |
| St Columba's Catholic College, Springwood | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,112 | 1,088 |
| Faulconbridge Public School, Faulconbridge | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 368 | 1,063 |
| Winmalee Public School, Winmalee | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 359 | 1,043 |
| Winmalee High School, Winmalee | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 698 | 1,040 |
| Warrimoo Public School, Warrimoo | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 146 | 1,052 |
| Wycliffe Hope School, Warrimoo | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 39 | 1,037 |
| Wycliffe Christian School, Warrimoo | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 586 | 1,100 |
| Blaxland Public School, Blaxland | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 137 | 1,068 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Springwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13644/springwood/topic/education