54.0% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.5%
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
St Johns Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in St Johns Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study for qualified residents in St Johns Park. While more than half of the population has finished Year 12, the area's overall level of higher education is significantly lower than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54% of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the New South Wales and national figures by nearly 5 percentage points.
Highest year of school
View on map →In St Johns Park, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 9 or below is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education levels are far below the state and national averages, with only 15.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Roughly 31% of the community holds a bachelor degree as their top qualification.
15.5% ▲ +48.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 15.5%
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 St Johns Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (32%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular qualifications are in management and commerce at 20.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.1%. Society and culture degrees make up 11.2% of the totals.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Schools here are much larger than most areas, though the average school advantage score is lower than usual. There are 41 schools within 3km, and 78% of these are government-run.
0.99
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
41
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).
667
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
967
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving St Johns Park
41 schools — 27,365 students, average ICSEA 967.
By sector: Government 32 · Catholic 6 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 29 · Secondary 9 · Combined 3
| St Johns Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 673 | 1,023 |
| King Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 396 | 985 |
| Harrington Street Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 740 | 1,000 |
| Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount Pritchard, Bonnyrigg | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 819 | 1,053 |
| Bonnyrigg Public School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 238 | 900 |
| St Johns Park High School, St Johns Park | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 923 | 927 |
| St Hurmizd Assyrian Primary School, Greenfield Park | Independent | Primary | 1.6 km | 691 | 954 |
| Bonnyrigg High School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,642 | 962 |
| Canley Heights Public School, Canley Heights | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 529 | 935 |
| Mount Pritchard Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 368 | 951 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic College, Wakeley | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 843 | 935 |
| Prairievale Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 419 | 894 |
| Westfields Sports High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,538 | 967 |
| Governor Philip King Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 568 | 979 |
| Edensor Park Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 286 | 963 |
| Cabramatta West Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 477 | 950 |
| Prairiewood High School, Prairiewood | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,288 | 978 |
| Les Powell School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 76 | 956 |
| Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School, Bossley Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 641 | 1,009 |
| Fairfield West Public School, Fairfield West | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 545 | 914 |
| Mount Pritchard East Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 214 | 943 |
| Fairvale High School, Fairfield West | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,320 | 912 |
| Bossley Park High School, Bossley Park | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,106 | 961 |
| Heckenberg Public School, Heckenberg | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 209 | 848 |
| William Stimson Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 459 | 973 |
| Smithfield West Public School, Wetherill Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 300 | 900 |
| Cabramatta High School, Cabramatta | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,624 | 934 |
| Bonnyrigg Heights Public School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 769 | 989 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Cabramatta, Cabramatta | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 622 | 1,012 |
| Canley Vale Public School, Canley Vale | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 752 | 973 |
| Bossley Park Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 265 | 934 |
| John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 843 | 1,059 |
| Fairvale Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 503 | 919 |
| Freeman Catholic College, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,411 | 1,038 |
| Busby West Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 304 | 895 |
| Minarah College, Green Valley | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,129 | 1,014 |
| Green Valley Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 365 | 973 |
| Ashcroft Public School, Ashcroft | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 284 | 887 |
| Sadleir Public School, Sadleir | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 351 | 883 |
| Marsden Road Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 726 | 977 |
| Pal Buddhist School, Canley Vale | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 109 | 1,032 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in St Johns Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13656/st-johns-park/topic/education