50.9% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 49.9%
- 2016: 40.1%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Londonderry · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Londonderry
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school in Londonderry than in most other similar areas, though the number of university-educated adults is climbing. While 50.9% of residents completed Year 12, there is a growing trend toward higher qualifications and a large network of local schools to support the population.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 50.9%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and the national average. This is a slight increase from 2011, when the rate was 49.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Londonderry, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 5.1 points since 2011 to reach 19.1%. This is still well below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%, though it is around the middle for similar areas.
19.1% ▲ +36.5%
Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 19.1%
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 Londonderry, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 20.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.0% and society and culture at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Londonderry has among the largest number of enrolments and 45 schools within 3 km. However, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas, and the average school advantage score is also lower.
1.53
Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
45
Higher than 88% 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).
22,452
Higher than 92% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
499
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,004
Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Londonderry
45 schools — 22,452 students, average ICSEA 1,004.
By sector: Government 33 · Catholic 6 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 27 · Secondary 9 · Combined 9
| Llandilo Public School, Llandilo | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 155 | 941 |
| Xavier College, Llandilo | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,185 | 1,025 |
| Jordan Springs Public School, Jordan Springs | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 1,119 | 1,017 |
| St Paul's Grammar School, Cranebrook | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 824 | 1,121 |
| Ropes Crossing Public School, Ropes Crossing | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 789 | 1,019 |
| Melonba High School, Melonba | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 704 | 1,073 |
| Willmot Public School, Willmot | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 162 | 817 |
| Melonba Public School, Melonba | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 776 | 1,098 |
| Werrington County Public School, Werrington | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 319 | 961 |
| Cambridge Park Public School, Cambridge Park | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 523 | 926 |
| Cambridge Park High School, Cambridge Park | Government | Secondary | 5.9 km | 633 | 916 |
| Werrington Public School, Werrington | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 519 | 963 |
| Lethbridge Park Public School, Lethbridge Park | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 437 | 855 |
| Chifley College Dunheved Campus, North St Marys | Government | Secondary | 6.1 km | 586 | 870 |
| Londonderry Public School, Londonderry | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 235 | 939 |
| St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary), Marsden Park | Catholic | Secondary | 6.2 km | 940 | 1,088 |
| St Luke’s Catholic College (Primary), Marsden Park | Catholic | Primary | 6.2 km | 827 | 1,106 |
| St Luke's Arrunga, Marsden Park | Catholic | Combined | 6.3 km | 40 | 1,046 |
| Tregear Public School, Tregear | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 325 | 817 |
| Northbourne Public School, Marsden Park | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 1,711 | 1,095 |
| The Lakes Christian College, Castlereagh | Independent | Combined | 6.4 km | 330 | 1,022 |
| St Marys North Public School, North St Marys | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 345 | 873 |
| Emerton Public School, Emerton | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 218 | 873 |
| St Mary's Flexible School, St Marys | Independent | Secondary | 6.9 km | 80 | 832 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Emerton | Catholic | Primary | 7.0 km | 201 | 945 |
| Putland School, Werrington | Government | Secondary | 7.0 km | 65 | 871 |
| Wollemi College, Werrington | Independent | Combined | 7.0 km | 565 | 1,107 |
| St Marys Senior High School, St Marys | Government | Secondary | 7.0 km | 926 | 1,052 |
| Kurrambee School, Werrington | Government | Combined | 7.2 km | 104 | 946 |
| Penrith Valley Learning Centre, Werrington | Government | Combined | 7.3 km | 39 | 873 |
| St Marys Public School, St Marys | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 258 | 954 |
| Whalan Public School, Whalan | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 340 | 870 |
| Castlereagh Public School, Castlereagh | Government | Primary | 8.0 km | 126 | 968 |
| Claremont Meadows Public School, Claremont Meadows | Government | Primary | 8.1 km | 687 | 1,012 |
| Madang Avenue Public School, Whalan | Government | Primary | 8.1 km | 320 | 864 |
| Halinda School, Whalan | Government | Combined | 8.2 km | 114 | 955 |
| Our Lady of The Rosary Primary School, St Marys | Catholic | Primary | 8.2 km | 368 | 1,032 |
| Oxley Park Public School, St Marys | Government | Primary | 8.5 km | 601 | 953 |
| Montgrove College, Orchard Hills | Independent | Combined | 8.9 km | 675 | 1,106 |
| Mount Druitt Public School, Mount Druitt | Government | Primary | 8.9 km | 565 | 961 |
| St Marys South Public School, St Marys | Government | Primary | 9.0 km | 319 | 945 |
| Colyton High School, St Marys | Government | Secondary | 9.4 km | 765 | 922 |
| Orchard Hills Public School, Orchard Hills | Government | Primary | 9.5 km | 242 | 995 |
| Bennett Road Public School, Colyton | Government | Primary | 9.9 km | 646 | 912 |
| Penrith Christian School, Orchard Hills | Independent | Combined | 10.1 km | 744 | 1,047 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Londonderry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10047/londonderry/topic/education