62.3% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 52.1%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Blacktown · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Blacktown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the national figure, 62.3% of Blacktown residents have finished Year 12. This reflects a significant shift in the area's educational profile, with school completion and university degrees both rising sharply since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people here have finished Year 12 than in most other areas, a figure that has risen by 10 points since 2011. This rate is well above both the state and national averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Blacktown, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications have grown quickly, with the share of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher rising 9.4 points since 2011 to reach 27%. This is now about the same as the state and national figures.
27.0% ▲ +53.1%
Higher than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 27.0%
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 Blacktown, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for local residents are management and commerce at 22.7%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Blacktown has some of the largest school enrolments at this level, with 16,229 students. While there are 30 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than in most areas.
1.66
Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
30
Higher than 77% of state electorate 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).
16,229
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
541
Higher than 62% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,018
Lower than 51% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Blacktown
30 schools — 16,229 students, average ICSEA 1,018.
By sector: Government 22 · Catholic 6 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 19 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| Marayong Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 557 | 981 |
| Blacktown West Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 443 | 992 |
| Marayong South Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 286 | 1,010 |
| Blacktown Girls High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,080 | 1,046 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Blacktown | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 295 | 1,058 |
| Blacktown Boys High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 898 | 1,053 |
| Blacktown North Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 354 | 1,042 |
| St Andrews Primary School, Marayong | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 796 | 1,074 |
| Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown, Blacktown | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,014 | 1,016 |
| Coreen School, Blacktown | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 56 | 845 |
| Marayong Heights Public School, Marayong | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 283 | 975 |
| Blacktown South Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 936 | 1,042 |
| Doonside High School, Doonside | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 715 | 917 |
| Seven Hills West Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 324 | 1,001 |
| Doonside Public School, Doonside | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 258 | 900 |
| St Andrews College, Marayong | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,327 | 1,059 |
| Mountain View Adventist College, Doonside | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 592 | 1,041 |
| St John Vianney's Primary School, Doonside | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 348 | 1,083 |
| Walters Road Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 523 | 997 |
| Tyndale Christian School, Blacktown | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 816 | 1,066 |
| St Bernadette's Primary School, Lalor Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 226 | 1,036 |
| Crawford Public School, Doonside | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 387 | 914 |
| Evans High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 815 | 935 |
| Lynwood Park Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 223 | 988 |
| Quakers Hill Public School, Quakers Hill | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 962 | 1,097 |
| Mitchell High School, Blacktown | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 876 | 978 |
| Lalor Park Public School, Lalor Park | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 187 | 916 |
| Shelley Public School, Blacktown | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 435 | 1,001 |
| William Rose School, Seven Hills | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 86 | 1,009 |
| Seven Hills Public School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 131 | 1,033 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Blacktown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10010/blacktown/topic/education