65.1% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 65.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Warrimoo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Warrimoo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees have become a hallmark of Warrimoo. The area stands out with 35.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well above the national average. This strong educational profile is reflected across both school completions and tertiary qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher than most areas at 65.1%. This is well above the 58.9% seen across New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Warrimoo, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical resident is well-qualified, with a bachelor degree or higher held by 35.3% of adults. This is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%.
35.3% ▲ +27.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 35.3%
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 Warrimoo, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees are spread across several fields, with society and culture being the most common at 16.1%, followed closely by management and commerce at 15.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Warrimoo has a high number of schools for its size, with 11 schools within 3 km. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,066, which is much higher than most areas.
5.77
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
325
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,066
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Warrimoo
11 schools — 3,572 students, average ICSEA 1,066.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Wycliffe Christian School, Warrimoo | Independent | Combined | 0.4 km | 586 | 1,100 |
| Wycliffe Hope School, Warrimoo | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 39 | 1,037 |
| Mount Riverview Public School, Mount Riverview | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 231 | 1,050 |
| Warrimoo Public School, Warrimoo | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 146 | 1,052 |
| Blaxland Public School, Blaxland | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 137 | 1,068 |
| Blaxland East Public School, Blaxland East | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 379 | 1,068 |
| Emu Heights Public School, Emu Plains | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 237 | 1,006 |
| Blaxland High School, Blaxland | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 998 | 1,065 |
| St Finbar's Primary School, Glenbrook | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 166 | 1,110 |
| Springwood Public School, Springwood | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 370 | 1,059 |
| Ellison Public School, Springwood | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 283 | 1,051 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Warrimoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14192/warrimoo/topic/education