68.3% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 68.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Stanwell Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Stanwell Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in Stanwell Park hold university degrees than the national average, with 39.6% having a bachelor degree or higher. This reflects a highly educated community where school completion rates are also well above the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Nearly 70% of residents have completed Year 12, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Only 2.6% of the population finished their schooling at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Stanwell Park, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The level of higher education is among the highest for similar areas, with 32% of adults holding a bachelor degree. Combined with postgraduate degrees, this puts the area far above the Australian average.
39.6% ▲ +26.6%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 39.6%
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 Stanwell Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Postgraduate degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 16.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14% and society and culture at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much smaller than most, with an average size of 119 students. These schools have a much higher average advantage score than most areas, with two-thirds being government run.
3.82
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
119
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,049
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Stanwell Park
3 schools — 357 students, average ICSEA 1,049.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Stanwell Park Public School, Stanwell Park | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 150 | 1,112 |
| Otford Public School, Otford | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 48 | 1,104 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Illawarra, Maddens Plains | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 159 | 973 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Stanwell Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13668/stanwell-park/topic/education