81.1% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.8%
- 2016: 76.7%
- 2021: 81.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
The Ponds · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in The Ponds
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all adults in The Ponds hold a university degree, making it one of the most qualified areas in the region. This high level of achievement is reflected in the local schools, which have a much higher advantage score than most other areas. It is a community where a very high proportion of residents have finished their secondary schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the national figure, with 81.1% of people finishing Year 12. This is 22 percentage points higher than the average for both New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In The Ponds, Year 12 is the majority at 84%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 48.2% of the population, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. This includes 39.7% with a bachelor degree and 22.5% with a postgraduate degree.
48.2% ▲ +30.8%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.9%
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 48.2%
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 The Ponds, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 28.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.5% and information technology at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are typically larger than those in most areas, with an average size of 809 students. While there are 37 schools within 3km, there are only 0.83 schools per 1,000 children, which is among the lowest for similar areas.
0.83
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
37
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).
809
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,094
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving The Ponds
37 schools — 29,926 students, average ICSEA 1,094.
By sector: Government 27 · Catholic 7 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 24 · Secondary 8 · Combined 5
| John Palmer Public School, The Ponds | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 950 | 1,125 |
| Riverbank Public School, The Ponds | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 2,030 | 1,141 |
| The Ponds High School, The Ponds | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 2,321 | 1,118 |
| The Ponds School, The Ponds | Government | Combined | 1.0 km | 120 | 1,038 |
| St John Paul II Catholic College (Schofields), Schofields | Catholic | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,159 | 1,074 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Schofields | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 724 | 1,108 |
| Barnier Public School, Quakers Hill | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 788 | 1,078 |
| Mary Immaculate Primary School, Quakers Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 598 | 1,098 |
| Kellyville Ridge Public School, Kellyville Ridge | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 671 | 1,107 |
| St John XXIII Catholic College (Primary), Stanhope Gardens | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 799 | 1,112 |
| Hambledon Public School, Quakers Hill | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 633 | 1,072 |
| St John XXIII Catholic College (Secondary), Stanhope Gardens | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,166 | 1,097 |
| Tallawong Public School, Rouse Hill | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 121 | 1,083 |
| Galungara Public School, Schofields | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 882 | 1,106 |
| Rouse Hill Anglican College, Rouse Hill | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,578 | 1,137 |
| Quakers Hill High School, Quakers Hill | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 925 | 1,025 |
| Quakers Hill East Public School, Acacia Gardens | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 655 | 1,101 |
| Rouse Hill Public School, Rouse Hill | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 1,058 | 1,093 |
| Schofields Public School, Schofields | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 1,119 | 1,086 |
| Nirimba Fields Public School, Nirimba Fields | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 210 | 1,126 |
| Ironbark Ridge Public School, Rouse Hill | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 754 | 1,156 |
| Rouse Hill High School, Rouse Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,316 | 1,067 |
| Wyndham College, Quakers Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 378 | 1,003 |
| Parklea Public School, Glenwood | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 566 | 1,083 |
| Our Lady of the Angels Primary School, Kellyville | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 600 | 1,105 |
| Holy Cross Primary School, Glenwood | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 386 | 1,119 |
| Beaumont Hills Public School, Beaumont Hills | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 466 | 1,107 |
| Caddies Creek Public School, Glenwood | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 868 | 1,120 |
| Quakers Hill Public School, Quakers Hill | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 962 | 1,097 |
| Riverstone High School, Riverstone | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 861 | 979 |
| Glenwood High School, Glenwood | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,507 | 1,090 |
| Marayong Heights Public School, Marayong | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 283 | 975 |
| South Creek School, Riverstone | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 82 | 982 |
| Ngarra Christian College, Riverstone | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 37 | 1,085 |
| Norwest Christian College, Riverstone | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 1,187 | 1,109 |
| Riverstone Public School, Riverstone | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 599 | 986 |
| Kings Langley Public School, Kings Langley | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 567 | 1,081 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in The Ponds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13851/the-ponds/topic/education