76.0% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.1%
- 2016: 71.7%
- 2021: 76.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Stanhope Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Stanhope Gardens
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A huge gap in education levels separates Stanhope Gardens from the rest of the country, with far more residents holding high-level degrees. The area is among the most highly qualified in the region, with 42.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the state and national figures, with 76% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 17 percentage points higher than the New South Wales average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Stanhope Gardens, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common here, with 42.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian average of 26.3%.
42.1% ▲ +31.0%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 42.1%
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 Stanhope Gardens, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Certificate III / IV (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 27.9%, followed by engineering at 14.2% and society and culture at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 32 schools within 3km, there are among the lowest number of schools per 1,000 children. Local schools are typically large and have advantage scores among the highest for similar areas.
0.94
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
32
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).
877
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,106
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Stanhope Gardens
32 schools — 28,063 students, average ICSEA 1,106.
By sector: Government 22 · Catholic 8 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 6 · Combined 4
| St John XXIII Catholic College (Secondary), Stanhope Gardens | Catholic | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,166 | 1,097 |
| St John XXIII Catholic College (Primary), Stanhope Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 799 | 1,112 |
| Kellyville Ridge Public School, Kellyville Ridge | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 671 | 1,107 |
| Parklea Public School, Glenwood | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 566 | 1,083 |
| John Palmer Public School, The Ponds | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 950 | 1,125 |
| Glenwood High School, Glenwood | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,507 | 1,090 |
| Holy Cross Primary School, Glenwood | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 386 | 1,119 |
| Quakers Hill East Public School, Acacia Gardens | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 655 | 1,101 |
| Caddies Creek Public School, Glenwood | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 868 | 1,120 |
| Mary Immaculate Primary School, Quakers Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 598 | 1,098 |
| Barnier Public School, Quakers Hill | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 788 | 1,078 |
| The Ponds School, The Ponds | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 120 | 1,038 |
| Tallowood School, Kellyville | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 98 | 1,034 |
| Beaumont Hills Public School, Beaumont Hills | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 466 | 1,107 |
| Bella Vista Public School, Bella Vista | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 1,104 | 1,147 |
| Our Lady of The Rosary Primary School, Kellyville | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 627 | 1,116 |
| Riverbank Public School, The Ponds | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 2,030 | 1,141 |
| Kellyville Public School, Kellyville | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 855 | 1,136 |
| The Ponds High School, The Ponds | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 2,321 | 1,118 |
| Ironbark Ridge Public School, Rouse Hill | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 754 | 1,156 |
| Quakers Hill High School, Quakers Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 925 | 1,025 |
| Kings Langley Public School, Kings Langley | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 567 | 1,081 |
| Rouse Hill High School, Rouse Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,316 | 1,067 |
| Hills Adventist College, North Kellyville | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 823 | 1,150 |
| St John Paul II Catholic College (Schofields), Schofields | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,159 | 1,074 |
| Our Lady of the Angels Primary School, Kellyville | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 600 | 1,105 |
| North Kellyville Public School, North Kellyville | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 1,068 | 1,112 |
| Hambledon Public School, Quakers Hill | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 633 | 1,072 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Schofields | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 724 | 1,108 |
| Rouse Hill Anglican College, Rouse Hill | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,578 | 1,137 |
| Rouse Hill Public School, Rouse Hill | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 1,058 | 1,093 |
| Marayong Heights Public School, Marayong | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 283 | 975 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Stanhope Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13664/stanhope-gardens/topic/education