48.6% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.4%
- 2016: 45.0%
- 2021: 48.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Windsor Downs · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Windsor Downs
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high school advantage score of 1,064 marks Windsor Downs as much more advantaged than most similar areas. While the area has a strong education support system, the typical resident is less likely to have completed Year 12 compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 48.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and the national average of 58.8%. About 35.1% of the population had Year 10 as their highest year of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Windsor Downs, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 36%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.2% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.4% of residents.
18.2% ▲ +32.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 18.2%
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 Windsor Downs, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Engineering and related fields lead the way at 22.1%, followed by Management and Commerce at 20.1%. Other common fields include Education at 11.4% and Architecture and Building at 11.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is well served by 14 schools within 3km, which is more than 85% of similar areas. Most of these are government schools (57.1%) and the typical school is quite large with 730 students.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
730
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,064
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Windsor Downs
14 schools — 10,219 students, average ICSEA 1,064.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 5 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Windsor Park Public School, South Windsor | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 231 | 949 |
| Bligh Park Public School, Bligh Park | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 283 | 933 |
| Chisholm Catholic Primary School, Bligh Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 411 | 1,005 |
| Bede Polding College, South Windsor | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,101 | 1,007 |
| Northbourne Public School, Marsden Park | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 1,711 | 1,095 |
| Australian Christian College - Marsden Park, Riverstone | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 2,523 | 1,101 |
| St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary), Marsden Park | Catholic | Secondary | 4.5 km | 940 | 1,088 |
| Windsor South Public School, South Windsor | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 333 | 858 |
| St Luke’s Catholic College (Primary), Marsden Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 827 | 1,106 |
| Melonba Public School, Melonba | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 776 | 1,098 |
| Melonba High School, Melonba | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 704 | 1,073 |
| St Luke's Arrunga, Marsden Park | Catholic | Combined | 4.6 km | 40 | 1,046 |
| Vineyard Public School, Vineyard | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 97 | 955 |
| Marsden Park Public School, Marsden Park | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 242 | 1,060 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Windsor Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14344/windsor-downs/topic/education