80.8% ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.2%
- 2016: 77.3%
- 2021: 80.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
West Pennant Hills · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in West Pennant Hills
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have become a defining feature of West Pennant Hills, with nearly half of all adults now holding a university degree. This makes the area one of the most qualified places in the region, far exceeding both state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 80.8% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In West Pennant Hills, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is highly qualified, as 46.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
46.8% ▲ +28.2%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 46.8%
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 West Pennant Hills, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in management and commerce, which account for 31.0% of degrees, followed by engineering at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are among the largest and most advantaged at their level, though there are few schools per 1,000 children. Most students attend government schools, which make up 63.0% of the sector.
0.66
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
46
Higher than 91% 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).
818
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,134
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving West Pennant Hills
46 schools — 37,648 students, average ICSEA 1,134.
By sector: Government 29 · Independent 10 · Catholic 7
By type: Primary 26 · Secondary 13 · Combined 7
| Hills Montessori School, West Pennant Hills | Independent | Primary | 0.9 km | 16 | 1,141 |
| Tangara School for Girls, Cherrybrook | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 771 | 1,141 |
| West Pennant Hills Public School, West Pennant Hills | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 510 | 1,134 |
| Cherrybrook Public School, Cherrybrook | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 886 | 1,164 |
| Muirfield High School, North Rocks | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 836 | 1,082 |
| Murray Farm Public School, Carlingford | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 787 | 1,142 |
| North Rocks Public School, North Rocks | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 861 | 1,137 |
| Mount St Benedict College, Pennant Hills | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,331 | 1,147 |
| St Bernadette's Primary School, Castle Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 479 | 1,145 |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary School, Carlingford | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 262 | 1,140 |
| Carlingford High School, Carlingford | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,772 | 1,111 |
| Roselea Public School, Carlingford | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 306 | 1,112 |
| Oakhill College, Castle Hill | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 2,242 | 1,124 |
| Arden Anglican School, Beecroft | Independent | Primary | 2.9 km | 997 | 1,173 |
| Beecroft Public School, Beecroft | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 837 | 1,187 |
| Pennant Hills High School, Pennant Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,131 | 1,109 |
| Oakhill Drive Public School, Castle Hill | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 756 | 1,152 |
| Baulkham Hills North Public School, Baulkham Hills | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 876 | 1,130 |
| Cherrybrook Technology High School, Cherrybrook | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 2,098 | 1,146 |
| St Gabriel's School for students with special needs, Castle Hill | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 207 | 1,069 |
| Christ The King Primary School, North Rocks | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 279 | 1,102 |
| John Purchase Public School, Cherrybrook | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 550 | 1,168 |
| St Agatha's Catholic Primary School, Pennant Hills | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 217 | 1,147 |
| Castle Hill Public School, Castle Hill | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 970 | 1,128 |
| Gilroy Catholic College, Castle Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,307 | 1,096 |
| Pennant Hills Public School, Pennant Hills | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 490 | 1,143 |
| Karonga School, Epping | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 89 | 1,030 |
| James Ruse Agricultural High School, Carlingford | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 857 | 1,222 |
| Baulkham Hills High School, Baulkham Hills | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,223 | 1,203 |
| Cheltenham Girls High School, Beecroft | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,436 | 1,142 |
| Carlingford West Public School, Carlingford | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 1,636 | 1,119 |
| Castle Hill High School, Castle Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,845 | 1,121 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Baulkham Hills South | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 403 | 1,119 |
| Excelsior Public School, Castle Hill | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 561 | 1,150 |
| Carlingford Public School, Carlingford | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 644 | 1,109 |
| Epping Heights Public School, Epping | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 396 | 1,152 |
| Cumberland High School, Carlingford | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,173 | 1,060 |
| Gateway Community High, Carlingford | Independent | Secondary | 4.3 km | 74 | 1,070 |
| Epping West Public School, Epping | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 994 | 1,131 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Sydney, Oatlands | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 283 | 980 |
| The Hills School, Northmead | Government | Combined | 4.5 km | 112 | 1,046 |
| Thornleigh West Public School, Thornleigh | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 477 | 1,142 |
| The King's School, North Parramatta | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 2,150 | 1,163 |
| St Michael's Primary School, Baulkham Hills | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 696 | 1,113 |
| Jasper Road Public School, Baulkham Hills | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 803 | 1,132 |
| Woodbury, Baulkham Hills | Independent | Combined | 5.1 km | 22 | 1,112 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in West Pennant Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14266/west-pennant-hills/topic/education