55.6% ▲ +34.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.3%
- 2016: 46.8%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Werrington · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Werrington
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A higher-than-usual share of residents in Werrington hold degrees or diplomas compared to similar areas. While 21.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, this remains well below the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.6% of people here finished Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas but well below the New South Wales average of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Werrington, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Certificates III and IV are the most common qualification at 28.3%, followed by bachelor degrees at 23.4%. The proportion of adults with a degree or higher is well below the New South Wales figure.
21.7% ▲ +83.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 21.7%
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 Werrington, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 21.7%, followed by society and culture at 12.9% and engineering at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Werrington has 33 schools within 3km, among the largest number at this level, with most being government primary schools. The average school size is higher than most areas.
4.10
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
33
Higher than 89% 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).
481
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Werrington
33 schools — 15,885 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 27 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 9 · Combined 4
| Putland School, Werrington | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 65 | 871 |
| Werrington Public School, Werrington | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 519 | 963 |
| Wollemi College, Werrington | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 565 | 1,107 |
| Kurrambee School, Werrington | Government | Combined | 1.1 km | 104 | 946 |
| Penrith Valley Learning Centre, Werrington | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | 39 | 873 |
| Werrington County Public School, Werrington | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 319 | 961 |
| Claremont Meadows Public School, Claremont Meadows | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 687 | 1,012 |
| Cambridge Park High School, Cambridge Park | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 633 | 916 |
| St Marys Senior High School, St Marys | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 926 | 1,052 |
| St Marys Public School, St Marys | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 258 | 954 |
| St Mary's Flexible School, St Marys | Independent | Secondary | 2.3 km | 80 | 832 |
| Kingswood Public School, Kingswood | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 499 | 1,048 |
| Our Lady of The Rosary Primary School, St Marys | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 368 | 1,032 |
| Cambridge Park Public School, Cambridge Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 523 | 926 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Kingswood | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 310 | 1,019 |
| St Marys North Public School, North St Marys | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 345 | 873 |
| Chifley College Dunheved Campus, North St Marys | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 586 | 870 |
| St Dominic's College, Kingswood | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,010 | 1,008 |
| St Marys South Public School, St Marys | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 319 | 945 |
| Kingswood High School, Kingswood | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,005 | 955 |
| Cambridge Gardens Public School, Cambridge Park | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 341 | 965 |
| Kingswood South Public School, Kingswood | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 304 | 956 |
| Montgrove College, Orchard Hills | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 675 | 1,106 |
| Oxley Park Public School, St Marys | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 601 | 953 |
| Orchard Hills Public School, Orchard Hills | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 242 | 995 |
| Ropes Crossing Public School, Ropes Crossing | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 789 | 1,019 |
| Penrith High School, Penrith | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 930 | 1,186 |
| Kingswood Park Public School, Penrith | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 166 | 810 |
| Penrith Public School, Penrith | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 524 | 986 |
| Tregear Public School, Tregear | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 325 | 817 |
| Banks Public School, St Clair | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 417 | 971 |
| Bennett Road Public School, Colyton | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 646 | 912 |
| Colyton High School, St Marys | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 765 | 922 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Werrington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14252/werrington/topic/education