48.1% ▲ +35.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 48.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
St Marys · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in St Marys
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Middle-of-the-road results for similar areas define the education profile of St Marys. While the community sits comfortably among its peers, it falls far below state and national figures for high school and university completion. Only 48.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is 11 points lower than the New South Wales average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Around 22% of the population finished Year 10, while 12.3% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In St Marys, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here than in the wider state, with only 15.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. The most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 28.7% of adults.
15.8% ▲ +85.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 15.8%
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 Marys, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in management and commerce (18.8%) or engineering and related fields (13.8%). Society and culture studies make up 10.4% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
St Marys has 48 schools within 3km, one of the highest counts for its level, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and they tend to be larger than those in other areas.
1.42
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
48
Higher than 91% 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).
413
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
950
Lower than 73% 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 Marys
48 schools — 19,846 students, average ICSEA 950.
By sector: Government 41 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 33 · Secondary 10 · Combined 5
| St Marys Senior High School, St Marys | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 926 | 1,052 |
| St Mary's Flexible School, St Marys | Independent | Secondary | 0.5 km | 80 | 832 |
| St Marys Public School, St Marys | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 258 | 954 |
| St Marys North Public School, North St Marys | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 345 | 873 |
| Kurrambee School, Werrington | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | 104 | 946 |
| Penrith Valley Learning Centre, Werrington | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | 39 | 873 |
| Wollemi College, Werrington | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 565 | 1,107 |
| Our Lady of The Rosary Primary School, St Marys | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 368 | 1,032 |
| Chifley College Dunheved Campus, North St Marys | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 586 | 870 |
| Putland School, Werrington | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 65 | 871 |
| Oxley Park Public School, St Marys | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 601 | 953 |
| St Marys South Public School, St Marys | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 319 | 945 |
| Werrington Public School, Werrington | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 519 | 963 |
| Tregear Public School, Tregear | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 325 | 817 |
| Werrington County Public School, Werrington | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 319 | 961 |
| Claremont Meadows Public School, Claremont Meadows | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 687 | 1,012 |
| Ropes Crossing Public School, Ropes Crossing | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 789 | 1,019 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Emerton | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 201 | 945 |
| Madang Avenue Public School, Whalan | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 320 | 864 |
| Colyton High School, St Marys | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 765 | 922 |
| Bennett Road Public School, Colyton | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 646 | 912 |
| Halinda School, Whalan | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 114 | 955 |
| Emerton Public School, Emerton | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 218 | 873 |
| Cambridge Park High School, Cambridge Park | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 633 | 916 |
| Lethbridge Park Public School, Lethbridge Park | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 437 | 855 |
| Whalan Public School, Whalan | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 340 | 870 |
| Banks Public School, St Clair | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 417 | 971 |
| Mount Druitt Public School, Mount Druitt | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 565 | 961 |
| Holy Spirit Primary School, St Clair | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 331 | 1,043 |
| Bethel Christian School, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 264 | 977 |
| St Clair High School, St Clair | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 718 | 956 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Mt Druitt South | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 251 | 999 |
| Chifley College Mount Druitt Campus, Mount Druitt | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 648 | 864 |
| Willmot Public School, Willmot | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 162 | 817 |
| St Clair Public School, St Clair | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 325 | 975 |
| Colyton Public School, Mount Druitt | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 714 | 1,007 |
| Cambridge Park Public School, Cambridge Park | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 523 | 926 |
| Dawson Public School, Dharruk | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 293 | 898 |
| Chifley College Shalvey Campus, Shalvey | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 391 | 828 |
| Niland School, Blackett | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 34 | 801 |
| Noumea Public School, Shalvey | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 260 | 866 |
| Blackett Public School, Blackett | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 288 | 839 |
| Clairgate Public School, St Clair | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 409 | 982 |
| Shalvey Public School, Shalvey | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 258 | 837 |
| Cambridge Gardens Public School, Cambridge Park | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 341 | 965 |
| Blackwell Public School, St Clair | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 480 | 980 |
| Jordan Springs Public School, Jordan Springs | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 1,119 | 1,017 |
| James Erskine Public School, Erskine Park | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 486 | 980 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in St Marys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13658/st-marys/topic/education