57.6% ▲ +33.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.0%
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Varroville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Varroville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A much higher proportion of residents in Varroville hold degrees or finished high school compared to most similar areas. While 57.6% of people completed Year 12, the area remains slightly below the state and national figures. Roughly one in four adults holds a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 57.6%, which is much higher than most similar areas but a little below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 23.9% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Varroville, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 24.2% of the population, a figure well below the state average of 27.8%. Diploma holders are also common, accounting for 23% of the highest qualifications held here.
24.2% ▲ +31.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Varroville splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (30%), with Certificate III / IV at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most common in society and culture (21.3%) and architecture and building (19.7%). Health studies follow at 18%, while engineering and related fields make up 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Varroville has an exceptionally high number of schools, with 24 located within 3 km and 48.78 schools per 1,000 children. Most of these are government primary schools, and the average school size of 527 is much higher than most areas.
48.78
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
24
Higher than 87% 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).
527
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,019
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Varroville
24 schools — 12,639 students, average ICSEA 1,019.
By sector: Government 17 · Independent 5 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 6 · Combined 4
| St Sava College, Varroville | Independent | Primary | 1.2 km | 188 | 1,052 |
| Mount Carmel Catholic College, Varroville | Catholic | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,142 | 1,041 |
| Robert Townson High School, Raby | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 742 | 963 |
| Robert Townson Public School, Raby | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 430 | 988 |
| Kearns Public School, Kearns | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 178 | 985 |
| Denham Court Public School, Denham Court | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 826 | 1,068 |
| Eschol Park Public School, Eschol Park | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 326 | 979 |
| St Andrews Public School, St Andrews | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 761 | 995 |
| Gledswood Hills Public School, Gledswood Hills | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 976 | 1,038 |
| Odyssey College, Eagle Vale | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 86 | 929 |
| Leppington Anglican College, Leppington | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 485 | 1,101 |
| Gregory Hills Public School, Gregory Hills | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 647 | 1,028 |
| Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School, Eagle Vale | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 595 | 1,033 |
| Eagle Vale High School, Eagle Vale | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 662 | 932 |
| Gledswood Hills High School, Gledswood Hills | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 87 | 1,013 |
| Claymore Public School, Claymore | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 236 | 903 |
| Minto Public School, Minto | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 220 | 1,010 |
| St Gregory's College Campbelltown, Gregory Hills | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 1,442 | 1,057 |
| Sarah Redfern High School, Minto | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 652 | 967 |
| Sarah Redfern Public School, Minto | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 311 | 991 |
| Passfield Park School, Minto | Government | Combined | 4.7 km | 98 | 1,019 |
| The Grange Public School, Minto | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 282 | 981 |
| Al-Faisal College - Campbelltown, Minto | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 793 | 1,100 |
| Sackville Street Public School, Ingleburn | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 474 | 971 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Varroville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14088/varroville/topic/education