63.2% ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 51.8%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 63.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Granville · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Granville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 63% of residents in Granville finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This reflects a growing trend in education for the area, with both high school completion and university degrees seeing a significant jump over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion has risen 11 points since 2011, meaning 63.2% of people finished Year 12. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Granville, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 11 points since 2011 to reach 28.3%. This is a little above the Australian average, with bachelor degrees being the most common high-level qualification at 30.1%.
28.3% ▲ +64.3%
Higher than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 28.3%
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 Granville, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 23%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Granville has 14,002 school enrolments, which is larger than about 84% of similar areas. Most students attend government schools (59.3%), and the majority of the 27 schools within 3km are primary schools.
1.27
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
Higher than 71% 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).
14,002
Higher than 84% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
519
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,011
Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Granville
27 schools — 14,002 students, average ICSEA 1,011.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 9 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 7 · Combined 2
| St Margaret Mary's Primary School, Merrylands | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 574 | 1,050 |
| Merrylands East Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 347 | 955 |
| Holroyd School, Merrylands | Government | Combined | 1.0 km | 189 | 983 |
| Delany College, Granville | Catholic | Secondary | 1.1 km | 348 | 996 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School, Granville | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 200 | 1,047 |
| Parramatta West Public School, Parramatta | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 949 | 1,029 |
| Merrylands Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 620 | 936 |
| Granville Public School, Granville | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 590 | 973 |
| Fowler Road School, Merrylands | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 55 | 895 |
| Granville South Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 323 | 933 |
| Hilltop Road Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 762 | 971 |
| Granville Boys High School, Granville | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 836 | 961 |
| Muslim Girls Grammar School, Granville | Independent | Secondary | 1.9 km | 304 | 994 |
| Merrylands High School, Merrylands | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 855 | 915 |
| Cerdon College, Merrylands | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,001 | 1,041 |
| Westmead Christian Grammar School, Westmead | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 196 | 1,117 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Guildford | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 342 | 1,028 |
| Guildford Public School, Guildford | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 623 | 943 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Westmead | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 182 | 1,106 |
| Sherwood Grange Public School, Merrylands | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 246 | 992 |
| Westmead Public School, Westmead | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 717 | 1,117 |
| Wentworthville Public School, Wentworthville | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 863 | 1,111 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School, Wentworthville | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 392 | 1,089 |
| Ringrose Public School, Greystanes | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 339 | 1,002 |
| Holroyd High School, Greystanes | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 547 | 919 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Primary School, Greystanes | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 802 | 1,064 |
| St Paul's Catholic College, Greystanes | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 800 | 1,055 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Granville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10032/granville/topic/education