57.9% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 50.4%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Druitt · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Mount Druitt
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 17,600 students attend the local schools in Mount Druitt, which is among the highest enrolments for an area of this size. High school completion has climbed steadily here, with 57.9% of residents now finishing Year 12. This is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 7.6 percentage points since 2011 to reach 57.9%. Other residents have reached different milestones, with 17.8% finishing Year 10 and 11.2% finishing Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Druitt, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 21.0%, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. This figure has risen 2.2 percentage points since 2011, and the most common qualification is a bachelor degree at 27.8%.
21.0% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 50% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Mount Druitt splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (35%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 21.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.2% and society and culture at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 35 schools within 3 kilometres, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas. Government schools make up 62.9% of the sector, with a typical school size of 504 students.
1.62
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
35
Higher than 85% 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).
17,656
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
504
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
971
Lower than 78% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mount Druitt
35 schools — 17,656 students, average ICSEA 971.
By sector: Government 22 · Catholic 7 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 11 · Combined 6
| Australian Islamic College of Sydney, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 1,289 | 1,077 |
| Western Grammar School, Plumpton | Independent | Combined | 0.7 km | 387 | 1,073 |
| Plumpton House School, Plumpton | Government | Combined | 0.8 km | 30 | 827 |
| Good Shepherd Primary School, Plumpton | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 626 | 1,039 |
| Plumpton Public School, Plumpton | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 504 | 981 |
| Plumpton High School, Plumpton | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,182 | 966 |
| St Bishoy Coptic Orthodox College, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 279 | 966 |
| St Aidan's Primary School, Rooty Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 391 | 1,052 |
| Hebersham Public School, Hebersham | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 515 | 904 |
| Richard Johnson Anglican College, Oakhurst | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,028 | 1,072 |
| Rooty Hill Public School, Rooty Hill | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 645 | 990 |
| Chifley College Senior Campus, Mount Druitt | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 499 | 894 |
| Rooty Hill High School, Rooty Hill | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,110 | 958 |
| CathWest Innovation College, Mount Druitt | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 385 | 1,013 |
| Dawson Public School, Dharruk | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 293 | 898 |
| Blacktown Youth College Incorporated, Hebersham | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 101 | 832 |
| Glendenning Public School, Glendenning | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 440 | 1,025 |
| Chifley College Mount Druitt Campus, Mount Druitt | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 648 | 864 |
| Hassall Grove Public School, Hassall Grove | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 623 | 959 |
| St Clare's Catholic High School, Hassall Grove | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 618 | 963 |
| Blackett Public School, Blackett | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 288 | 839 |
| Chifley College Bidwill Campus, Bidwill | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 720 | 849 |
| St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Glendenning | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 480 | 1,044 |
| Bidwill Public School, Bidwill | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 410 | 825 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Mt Druitt South | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 251 | 999 |
| Niland School, Blackett | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 34 | 801 |
| Bethel Christian School, Mount Druitt | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 264 | 977 |
| Colyton Public School, Mount Druitt | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 714 | 1,007 |
| St Agnes Catholic High School, Rooty Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 926 | 1,007 |
| William Dean Public School, Dean Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 382 | 995 |
| Noumea Public School, Shalvey | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 260 | 866 |
| Minchinbury Public School, Minchinbury | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 439 | 975 |
| Eastern Creek Public School, Eastern Creek | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 246 | 976 |
| Chifley College Shalvey Campus, Shalvey | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 391 | 828 |
| Shalvey Public School, Shalvey | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 258 | 837 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Druitt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10054/mount-druitt/topic/education