79.0% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.0%
- 2016: 74.8%
- 2021: 79.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Westmead · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Westmead
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A highly educated workforce defines Westmead, where over half of all adults hold a university degree. This creates a professional atmosphere in the area, with 79% of residents finishing Year 12, which is far above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for similar areas, with 79% of people completing Year 12. This is 20 points higher than the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Westmead, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is far above the state and national averages for higher education, with 56.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This includes 39.1% with a bachelor degree and 28.8% with a postgraduate qualification.
56.1% ▲ +26.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.2%
- 2016: 51.6%
- 2021: 56.1%
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 Westmead, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (33%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (10%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Professional fields dominate local qualifications, led by management and commerce at 23.2%. Information technology (17.4%) and engineering (14.9%) are also common areas of study.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger and have higher advantage scores than most areas. While there are 61 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than in most other places.
2.59
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
61
Higher than 94% 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).
610
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,071
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Westmead
61 schools — 35,982 students, average ICSEA 1,071.
By sector: Government 38 · Catholic 16 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 36 · Secondary 16 · Combined 9
| Westmead Public School, Westmead | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 717 | 1,117 |
| Parramatta Marist High School, Westmead | Catholic | Secondary | 0.4 km | 1,043 | 1,086 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Westmead | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 182 | 1,106 |
| Catherine McAuley Westmead, Westmead | Catholic | Secondary | 0.6 km | 1,210 | 1,087 |
| Mother Teresa Primary School, Westmead | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 389 | 1,121 |
| The Childrens Hospital School, Westmead | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | — | — |
| Redbank School, Westmead | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 46 | 1,001 |
| Palm Avenue School, Westmead | Government | Combined | 1.0 km | — | — |
| Westmead Christian Grammar School, Westmead | Independent | Primary | 1.0 km | 196 | 1,117 |
| Parramatta High School, Parramatta | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,128 | 1,132 |
| Bayanami Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 663 | 1,108 |
| Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta, Parramatta | Independent | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,097 | 1,144 |
| Toongabbie East Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 107 | 898 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Parramatta | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 408 | 1,094 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School, Wentworthville | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 392 | 1,089 |
| Parramatta North Public School, North Parramatta | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 253 | 1,077 |
| Parramatta West Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 949 | 1,029 |
| Wentworthville Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 863 | 1,111 |
| Arthur Phillip High School, Parramatta | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,636 | 994 |
| Parramatta Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 671 | 1,134 |
| Darcy Road Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 576 | 1,122 |
| St Monica's Primary School, North Parramatta | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 195 | 1,127 |
| Holroyd School, Merrylands | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 189 | 983 |
| Hilltop Road Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 762 | 971 |
| Macarthur Girls High School, Parramatta | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 997 | 1,071 |
| Northmead Public School, Northmead | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 614 | 1,082 |
| Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School, Northmead | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,239 | 1,069 |
| St Oliver's Primary School, Harris Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 167 | 1,100 |
| Pendle Hill High School, Wentworthville | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 692 | 1,001 |
| Ringrose Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 339 | 1,002 |
| Parramatta East Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 465 | 1,091 |
| Maronite College of the Holy Family - Parramatta, Harris Park | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,282 | 1,023 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Granville | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 200 | 1,047 |
| St Margaret Mary's Primary School, Merrylands | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 574 | 1,050 |
| Toongabbie Public School, Toongabbie | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 381 | 1,063 |
| Delany College, Granville | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 348 | 996 |
| Pendle Hill Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 309 | 1,032 |
| Granville Public School, Granville | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 590 | 973 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Primary School, Greystanes | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 802 | 1,064 |
| Redeemer Baptist School, North Parramatta | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 549 | 1,141 |
| Toongabbie West Public School, Toongabbie | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 268 | 1,046 |
| Rosehill Public School, Rosehill | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 550 | 1,067 |
| Burnside Public School, North Parramatta | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 218 | 1,124 |
| Granville Boys High School, Granville | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 836 | 961 |
| Oatlands Public School, Oatlands | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 159 | 1,072 |
| St Paul's Catholic College, Greystanes | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 800 | 1,055 |
| Girraween Public School, Girraween | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 1,072 | 1,132 |
| Tara Anglican School for Girls, North Parramatta | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 979 | 1,175 |
| Muslim Girls Grammar School, Granville | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 304 | 994 |
| Cerdon College, Merrylands | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,001 | 1,041 |
| Merrylands Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 620 | 936 |
| The Hills School, Northmead | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 112 | 1,046 |
| Merrylands East Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 347 | 955 |
| St Paul the Apostle Primary School, Winston Hills | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 385 | 1,100 |
| Fowler Road School, Merrylands | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 55 | 895 |
| St Anthony's Primary School, Girraween | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 385 | 1,129 |
| Merrylands High School, Merrylands | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 855 | 915 |
| Sherwood Grange Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 246 | 992 |
| Winston Hills Public School, Winston Hills | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 636 | 1,104 |
| Girraween High School, Girraween | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 784 | 1,199 |
| The King's School, North Parramatta | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 2,150 | 1,163 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Westmead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14278/westmead/topic/education