58.0% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.2%
- 2016: 53.0%
- 2021: 58.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woodpark · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Woodpark
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More residents in Woodpark have finished high school than in most similar areas. While high school completion is steady, the proportion of adults with a university degree is well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58% of people here completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the state and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Woodpark, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Degrees are less common here than across Australia, with 18.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is higher than most similar areas, but well below the New South Wales average of 27.8%.
18.9% ▲ +69.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Woodpark splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (36%) and Certificate III / IV (33%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Common qualifications in the area are in management and commerce at 21.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 18.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Woodpark has access to 30 schools within 3km, one of the largest counts for its level. The typical school size of 524 students is much higher than in most similar areas.
30
Higher than 88% 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).
524
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
988
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Woodpark
30 schools — 15,721 students, average ICSEA 988.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 6 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Sherwood Grange Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 246 | 992 |
| Cerdon College, Merrylands | Catholic | Secondary | 0.8 km | 1,001 | 1,041 |
| Merrylands High School, Merrylands | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 855 | 915 |
| Guildford West Public School, Guildford West | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 366 | 945 |
| Holroyd High School, Greystanes | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 547 | 919 |
| Fowler Road School, Merrylands | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | 55 | 895 |
| Merrylands Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 620 | 936 |
| St Margaret Mary's Primary School, Merrylands | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 574 | 1,050 |
| Hilltop Road Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 762 | 971 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Guildford | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 342 | 1,028 |
| Widemere Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 169 | 1,036 |
| Greystanes Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 540 | 1,081 |
| Holroyd School, Merrylands | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 189 | 983 |
| Ringrose Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 339 | 1,002 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Primary School, Greystanes | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 802 | 1,064 |
| Guildford Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 623 | 943 |
| Merrylands East Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 347 | 955 |
| St Gertrude's Catholic Primary School, Smithfield | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 632 | 992 |
| Fairfield High School, Fairfield | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,123 | 878 |
| St Paul's Catholic College, Greystanes | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 800 | 1,055 |
| Smithfield Public School, Smithfield | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 517 | 948 |
| Fairfield Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 386 | 901 |
| Yennora Public School, Yennora | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 244 | 933 |
| Fairfield Heights Public School, Fairfield | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 642 | 893 |
| Wentworthville Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 863 | 1,111 |
| Verona School, Fairfield East | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 89 | 889 |
| Westmead Christian Grammar School, Westmead | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 196 | 1,117 |
| Parramatta West Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 949 | 1,029 |
| Granville South Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 323 | 933 |
| Beresford Road Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 580 | 1,033 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woodpark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14408/woodpark/topic/education