56.9% ▲ +29.3%
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 44.0%
- 2016: 47.9%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Camden · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Camden
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A jump in university degrees from 8.2% to 21.3% since 2011 shows how education levels have climbed rapidly in Camden. This shift is mirrored in high school completion, which rose by 13 points over the same decade. While the area is improving, it still trails the state and national averages for higher qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures. This represents a significant increase from 2011, when only 44% had completed their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Camden, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 21.3%, which is well below the state figure of 27.8%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 32.6% of the population.
21.3% ▲ +158.7%
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 21.3%
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 Camden, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study at 21.6%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 15.2% and society and culture at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Camden has some of the largest schools in the region, with an average size of 745 students and 31,309 total enrolments. Despite the high number of students, there are 1.29 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most areas.
1.29
Lower than 85% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
42
Higher than 87% 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).
31,309
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
745
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,031
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Camden
42 schools — 31,309 students, average ICSEA 1,031.
By sector: Government 27 · Independent 9 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 24 · Secondary 9 · Combined 9
| Oran Park Public School, Oran Park | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 1,407 | 1,027 |
| Oran Park High School, Oran Park | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,579 | 1,002 |
| Oran Park Anglican College, Oran Park | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,191 | 1,086 |
| Macarthur Anglican School, Cobbitty | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,177 | 1,125 |
| Barramurra Public School, Oran Park | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 1,182 | 1,044 |
| St Justin's Catholic Primary School, Oran Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 831 | 1,051 |
| St Benedict's Catholic College, Oran Park | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,074 | 1,040 |
| Harrington Park Public School, Harrington Park | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 731 | 1,035 |
| Mater Dei School, Camden | Independent | Secondary | 5.0 km | 129 | 993 |
| Cobbitty Public School, Cobbitty | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 360 | 1,021 |
| Gledswood Hills Public School, Gledswood Hills | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 976 | 1,038 |
| Aspect Macarthur School, Cobbitty | Independent | Primary | 5.1 km | 135 | 1,032 |
| Gledswood Hills High School, Gledswood Hills | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 87 | 1,013 |
| Bringelly Public School, Bringelly | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 114 | 929 |
| Rossmore Public School, Rossmore | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 113 | 937 |
| Narellan Public School, Narellan | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 291 | 969 |
| Bellfield College, Rossmore | Independent | Combined | 6.1 km | 704 | 984 |
| Yandelora School, Narellan | Government | Combined | 6.2 km | 118 | 1,017 |
| Gregory Hills Public School, Gregory Hills | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 647 | 1,028 |
| Magdalene Catholic College, Smeaton Grange | Catholic | Secondary | 6.6 km | 1,137 | 1,039 |
| St Clare's Catholic Primary School, Narellan Vale | Catholic | Primary | 6.8 km | 685 | 1,052 |
| Elderslie High School, Elderslie | Government | Secondary | 7.3 km | 857 | 988 |
| Leppington Anglican College, Leppington | Independent | Combined | 7.4 km | 485 | 1,101 |
| Elderslie Public School, Elderslie | Government | Primary | 7.4 km | 539 | 1,011 |
| Currans Hill Public School, Currans Hill | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 545 | 981 |
| Narellan Vale Public School, Narellan Vale | Government | Primary | 7.7 km | 619 | 1,006 |
| Elizabeth Macarthur High School, Narellan | Government | Secondary | 7.7 km | 1,400 | 1,014 |
| Camden Public School, Camden | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 313 | 1,041 |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Camden | Catholic | Primary | 7.9 km | 622 | 1,047 |
| St Gregory's College Campbelltown, Gregory Hills | Independent | Combined | 7.9 km | 1,442 | 1,057 |
| Mount Annan Christian College, Mount Annan | Independent | Combined | 8.0 km | 1,059 | 1,050 |
| Leppington Public School, Leppington | Government | Primary | 8.1 km | 507 | 1,032 |
| Mount Annan High School, Mount Annan | Government | Secondary | 8.2 km | 876 | 980 |
| Mawarra Public School, Camden | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 386 | 1,017 |
| Unity Grammar College, Austral | Independent | Combined | 8.3 km | 1,428 | 1,059 |
| Mount Annan Public School, Mount Annan | Government | Primary | 8.7 km | 653 | 1,005 |
| Spring Farm Public School, Spring Farm | Government | Primary | 9.2 km | 866 | 1,009 |
| Camden South Public School, Camden | Government | Primary | 9.6 km | 712 | 1,021 |
| Austral Public School, Austral | Government | Primary | 9.8 km | 846 | 1,032 |
| St Anthony of Padua Catholic College, Austral | Catholic | Combined | 9.9 km | 1,539 | 1,037 |
| Camden High School, Camden | Government | Secondary | 11.3 km | 912 | 976 |
| Luddenham Public School, Luddenham | Government | Primary | 12.4 km | 35 | 911 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Camden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10013/camden/topic/education