70.0% ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 66.3%
- 2021: 70.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Telopea · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Telopea
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Telopea hold high-level qualifications compared to most similar areas. Roughly 35% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. This educational trend is reflected in the high number of residents who finished high school.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the state and national figures, with 70% of residents finishing Year 12. This is much higher than most other areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Telopea, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A high proportion of adults hold university degrees, with 33.1% having a bachelor degree and 16.5% holding a postgraduate qualification. These figures are well above those for New South Wales and Australia.
34.7% ▲ +34.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 34.7%
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 Telopea, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Certificate III / IV (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 25.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.4% and society and culture at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Telopea has some of the largest schools and a very high school advantage score. There are 41 schools within 3km, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
1.04
Lower than 92% 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).
627
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,101
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Telopea
41 schools — 25,705 students, average ICSEA 1,101.
By sector: Government 28 · Catholic 7 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 25 · Secondary 9 · Combined 7
| Telopea Public School, Telopea | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 139 | 991 |
| St Bernadette's Primary School, Dundas Valley | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 188 | 1,083 |
| St Patrick's Marist College, Dundas | Catholic | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,070 | 1,089 |
| Cumberland High School, Carlingford | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,173 | 1,060 |
| Dundas Public School, Dundas | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 312 | 1,070 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Sydney, Oatlands | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 283 | 980 |
| Carlingford West Public School, Carlingford | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 1,636 | 1,119 |
| Yates Avenue Public School, Dundas Valley | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 155 | 1,040 |
| James Ruse Agricultural High School, Carlingford | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 857 | 1,222 |
| The King's School, North Parramatta | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 2,150 | 1,163 |
| Oatlands Public School, Oatlands | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 159 | 1,072 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Rydalmere | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 377 | 1,079 |
| Ermington West Public School, Ermington | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 104 | 1,022 |
| Gateway Community High, Carlingford | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 74 | 1,070 |
| Carlingford Public School, Carlingford | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 644 | 1,109 |
| Rydalmere Public School, Rydalmere | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 151 | 1,018 |
| Burnside Public School, North Parramatta | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 218 | 1,124 |
| Redeemer Baptist School, North Parramatta | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 549 | 1,141 |
| Tara Anglican School for Girls, North Parramatta | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 979 | 1,175 |
| Parramatta East Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 465 | 1,091 |
| Christ The King Primary School, North Rocks | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 279 | 1,102 |
| Ermington Public School, West Ryde | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 472 | 1,117 |
| Rydalmere East Public School, Ermington | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 104 | 1,007 |
| Ngarala Public School, Epping | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 380 | 1,118 |
| Karonga School, Epping | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 89 | 1,030 |
| Murray Farm Public School, Carlingford | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 787 | 1,142 |
| North Rocks Public School, North Rocks | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 861 | 1,137 |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary School, Carlingford | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 262 | 1,140 |
| Carlingford High School, Carlingford | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,772 | 1,111 |
| Marist College Eastwood, Eastwood | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 976 | 1,119 |
| Macarthur Girls High School, Parramatta | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 997 | 1,071 |
| Eastwood Public School, Eastwood | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 701 | 1,108 |
| Epping West Public School, Epping | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 994 | 1,131 |
| Roselea Public School, Carlingford | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 306 | 1,112 |
| St Kevin's Catholic Primary School, Eastwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 373 | 1,115 |
| Parramatta North Public School, North Parramatta | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 253 | 1,077 |
| Muirfield High School, North Rocks | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 836 | 1,082 |
| Maronite College of the Holy Family - Parramatta, Harris Park | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,282 | 1,023 |
| The Hills School, Northmead | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 112 | 1,046 |
| Rosehill Public School, Rosehill | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 550 | 1,067 |
| Arthur Phillip High School, Parramatta | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,636 | 994 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Telopea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13797/telopea/topic/education