62.3% ▲ +78.7%
Higher than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Macquarie Fields · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Macquarie Fields
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification rates than most similar areas mark Macquarie Fields, where a strong trend toward further education is evident. Over the last decade, the proportion of people finishing Year 12 has jumped by 27 points to 62.3%, while university degrees have also become much more common.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people in Macquarie Fields finished Year 12 than in most similar areas, reaching 62.3%. This is well above both the state and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Macquarie Fields, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is about the same as the national average. This figure rose by 15 points since 2011, with the most common high-level qualification being a bachelor degree at 28.5%.
26.4% ▲ +134.5%
Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 26.4%
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 Macquarie Fields, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 23.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Macquarie Fields has a very large number of enrolments at 19,580 and 38 schools within 3km. However, there are only 1.47 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most areas.
1.47
Lower than 76% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
38
Higher than 86% 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).
19,580
Higher than 90% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
515
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,030
Higher 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 Macquarie Fields
38 schools — 19,580 students, average ICSEA 1,030.
By sector: Government 30 · Independent 5 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 10 · Combined 6
| Sackville Street Public School, Ingleburn | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 474 | 971 |
| Ingleburn Public School, Ingleburn | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 424 | 985 |
| Ingleburn High School, Ingleburn | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 782 | 957 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingleburn | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 397 | 1,066 |
| The Grange Public School, Minto | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 282 | 981 |
| Al-Faisal College - Campbelltown, Minto | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 793 | 1,100 |
| Sarah Redfern High School, Minto | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 652 | 967 |
| Passfield Park School, Minto | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 98 | 1,019 |
| Mount Carmel Catholic College, Varroville | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,142 | 1,041 |
| Sarah Redfern Public School, Minto | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 311 | 991 |
| St Andrews Public School, St Andrews | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 761 | 995 |
| Minto Public School, Minto | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 220 | 1,010 |
| Macquarie Fields Public School, Macquarie Fields | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 828 | 1,048 |
| Robert Townson Public School, Raby | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 430 | 988 |
| Robert Townson High School, Raby | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 742 | 963 |
| Macquarie Fields High School, Macquarie Fields | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,091 | 1,081 |
| Bardia Public School, Bardia | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 953 | 1,070 |
| Campbellfield Public School, Minto | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 351 | 992 |
| Macarthur Adventist College, Macquarie Fields | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 695 | 1,051 |
| St Sava College, Varroville | Independent | Primary | 4.0 km | 188 | 1,052 |
| Denham Court Public School, Denham Court | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 826 | 1,068 |
| EDEN College, Macquarie Fields | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 61 | 901 |
| James Meehan High School, Macquarie Fields | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 395 | 884 |
| Edmondson Park Public School, Edmondson Park | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 897 | 1,077 |
| Zahra Grammar School, Minto | Independent | Primary | 4.4 km | 225 | 1,069 |
| Eschol Park Public School, Eschol Park | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 326 | 979 |
| Guise Public School, Macquarie Fields | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 221 | 880 |
| Curran Public School, Macquarie Fields | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 275 | 883 |
| Ajuga School, Glenfield | Government | Combined | 4.6 km | 53 | 900 |
| St Francis Catholic College, Edmondson Park | Catholic | Combined | 4.7 km | 1,559 | 1,088 |
| Kearns Public School, Kearns | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 178 | 985 |
| Glenfield Park School, Glenfield | Government | Combined | 4.8 km | 63 | 896 |
| Campbell House School, Glenfield | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 60 | 890 |
| Leumeah Public School, Leumeah | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 516 | 1,034 |
| Hurlstone Agricultural High School, Glenfield | Government | Secondary | 5.5 km | 934 | 1,147 |
| Leumeah High School, Leumeah | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 691 | 972 |
| Glenfield Public School, Glenfield | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 470 | 1,070 |
| Glenwood Public School, Glenfield | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 216 | 988 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Macquarie Fields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10048/macquarie-fields/topic/education