38.4% ▲ +35.9%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Whalan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Whalan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 38.4% of adults in Whalan finished Year 12, a figure that is far below the national average. This trend is reflected in the local qualification rates, where university degrees are much less common than in other similar areas. The suburb's educational profile is shaped by a higher proportion of residents holding vocational certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people in Whalan finished Year 12 compared to the rest of Australia, with only 38.4% completing the year. This is 20 points below the national figure, and about 23.5% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Whalan, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 9 or below (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 7.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales rate of 27.8%, while the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV held by 31.6% of people.
7.9% ▲ +86.5%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 7.9%
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 Whalan, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (19%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 16.6%, followed by society and culture at 12.9%. Engineering and related subjects are also common, accounting for 12.1% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Whalan has 48 schools within 3 km, though it has fewer schools per 1,000 children than most areas. Local schools are typically larger than those in similar areas, and most are government-run at 72.9%.
2.08
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
48
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).
469
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
953
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Whalan
48 schools — 22,490 students, average ICSEA 953.
By sector: Government 35 · Independent 7 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 13 · Combined 7
| Madang Avenue Public School, Whalan | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 320 | 864 |
| Halinda School, Whalan | Government | Combined | 0.5 km | 114 | 955 |
| Whalan Public School, Whalan | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 340 | 870 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Emerton | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 201 | 945 |
| Mount Druitt Public School, Mount Druitt | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 565 | 961 |
| Emerton Public School, Emerton | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 218 | 873 |
| Tregear Public School, Tregear | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 325 | 817 |
| Chifley College Mount Druitt Campus, Mount Druitt | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 648 | 864 |
| Dawson Public School, Dharruk | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 293 | 898 |
| St Marys North Public School, North St Marys | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 345 | 873 |
| Lethbridge Park Public School, Lethbridge Park | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 437 | 855 |
| Chifley College Dunheved Campus, North St Marys | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 586 | 870 |
| Blackett Public School, Blackett | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 288 | 839 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Mt Druitt South | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 251 | 999 |
| Oxley Park Public School, St Marys | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 601 | 953 |
| Hebersham Public School, Hebersham | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 515 | 904 |
| Bethel Christian School, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 264 | 977 |
| Niland School, Blackett | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 34 | 801 |
| Australian Islamic College of Sydney, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,289 | 1,077 |
| St Bishoy Coptic Orthodox College, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 279 | 966 |
| Colyton High School, St Marys | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 765 | 922 |
| Colyton Public School, Mount Druitt | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 714 | 1,007 |
| Noumea Public School, Shalvey | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 260 | 866 |
| St Mary's Flexible School, St Marys | Independent | Secondary | 2.6 km | 80 | 832 |
| CathWest Innovation College, Mount Druitt | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 385 | 1,013 |
| Chifley College Shalvey Campus, Shalvey | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 391 | 828 |
| Chifley College Senior Campus, Mount Druitt | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 499 | 894 |
| Good Shepherd Primary School, Plumpton | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 626 | 1,039 |
| Blacktown Youth College Incorporated, Hebersham | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 101 | 832 |
| Western Grammar School, Plumpton | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 387 | 1,073 |
| Plumpton High School, Plumpton | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,182 | 966 |
| Ropes Crossing Public School, Ropes Crossing | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 789 | 1,019 |
| Bidwill Public School, Bidwill | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 410 | 825 |
| St Marys Senior High School, St Marys | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 926 | 1,052 |
| Bennett Road Public School, Colyton | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 646 | 912 |
| Richard Johnson Anglican College, Oakhurst | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,028 | 1,072 |
| Chifley College Bidwill Campus, Bidwill | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 720 | 849 |
| Shalvey Public School, Shalvey | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 258 | 837 |
| St Aidan's Primary School, Rooty Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 391 | 1,052 |
| Plumpton Public School, Plumpton | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 504 | 981 |
| St Marys Public School, St Marys | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 258 | 954 |
| Plumpton House School, Plumpton | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 30 | 827 |
| Willmot Public School, Willmot | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 162 | 817 |
| Our Lady of The Rosary Primary School, St Marys | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 368 | 1,032 |
| Rooty Hill High School, Rooty Hill | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,110 | 958 |
| St Marys South Public School, St Marys | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 319 | 945 |
| Rooty Hill Public School, Rooty Hill | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 645 | 990 |
| Hassall Grove Public School, Hassall Grove | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 623 | 959 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Whalan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14283/whalan/topic/education