33.6% ▲ +40.8%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Willmot · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Willmot
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults in Willmot have finished high school or university than in most other areas. Only 33.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap in formal schooling is mirrored in high-level qualifications, where only 5.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is much less common here than in most areas, with only 33.6% of people reaching that milestone. This is far below the New South Wales rate of 58.9%, while 25.6% of residents peaked at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Willmot, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare in the area, as the 5.4% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Instead, trade-based learning is more common, with 31.3% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
5.4% ▲ +111.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 Willmot, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 14.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 10.6%. Other typical studies include society and culture and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 20 schools within 3km, the area has fewer schools per 1,000 children than most other places. The local schools are overwhelmingly government-run (90%) and have an average advantage score of 914, which is much lower than most areas.
1.91
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
Higher than 87% 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).
397
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
914
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Willmot
20 schools — 7,941 students, average ICSEA 914.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 7
| Willmot Public School, Willmot | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 162 | 817 |
| Ropes Crossing Public School, Ropes Crossing | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 789 | 1,019 |
| Chifley College Shalvey Campus, Shalvey | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 391 | 828 |
| Lethbridge Park Public School, Lethbridge Park | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 437 | 855 |
| Shalvey Public School, Shalvey | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 258 | 837 |
| Noumea Public School, Shalvey | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 260 | 866 |
| Tregear Public School, Tregear | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 325 | 817 |
| Niland School, Blackett | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 34 | 801 |
| Emerton Public School, Emerton | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 218 | 873 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Emerton | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 201 | 945 |
| Blackett Public School, Blackett | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 288 | 839 |
| Chifley College Dunheved Campus, North St Marys | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 586 | 870 |
| Melonba High School, Melonba | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 704 | 1,073 |
| Melonba Public School, Melonba | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 776 | 1,098 |
| Chifley College Mount Druitt Campus, Mount Druitt | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 648 | 864 |
| Dawson Public School, Dharruk | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 293 | 898 |
| Bidwill Public School, Bidwill | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 410 | 825 |
| Chifley College Bidwill Campus, Bidwill | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 720 | 849 |
| Blacktown Youth College Incorporated, Hebersham | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 101 | 832 |
| Whalan Public School, Whalan | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 340 | 870 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Willmot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14319/willmot/topic/education