54.2% ▲ +68.7%
Lower than 57% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 51.1%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fowler · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Fowler
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A 22 percentage point jump in Year 12 completions since 2011 shows a major shift in schooling for Fowler. While educational attainment is climbing, it remains well below the state and national figures. Only about 16% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.2% of residents finished Year 12, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average. This is a significant improvement from 2011, when only 32.1% had completed their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fowler, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 9 or below is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.6% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This level of higher education has risen slightly since 2016.
15.6% —
Lower than 74% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Fowler splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (35%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 20.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.9% and society and culture at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has much larger schools than most other areas, with an average size of 635 students. Most children attend government schools, which make up 79.6% of the sector.
1.58
Lower than 70% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
49
Lower than 69% of federal 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).
29,824
Higher than 67% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
635
Higher than 79% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
974
Lower than 85% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fowler
49 schools — 29,824 students, average ICSEA 974.
By sector: Government 39 · Catholic 7 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 30 · Secondary 12 · Combined 7
| Cabramatta West Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 477 | 950 |
| Harrington Street Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 740 | 1,000 |
| Les Powell School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Combined | 1.0 km | 76 | 956 |
| Mount Pritchard East Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 214 | 943 |
| Canley Heights Public School, Canley Heights | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 529 | 935 |
| Mount Pritchard Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 368 | 951 |
| Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount Pritchard, Bonnyrigg | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 819 | 1,053 |
| Cabramatta High School, Cabramatta | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,624 | 934 |
| St Johns Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 673 | 1,023 |
| King Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 396 | 985 |
| Bonnyrigg High School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,642 | 962 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Cabramatta, Cabramatta | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 622 | 1,012 |
| Warwick Farm Public School, Warwick Farm | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 219 | 951 |
| Canley Vale Public School, Canley Vale | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 752 | 973 |
| Marsden Road Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 726 | 977 |
| Bonnyrigg Public School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 238 | 900 |
| Lawrence Hargrave School, Warwick Farm | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 59 | 862 |
| Cabramatta Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 435 | 950 |
| Pal Buddhist School, Canley Vale | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 109 | 1,032 |
| All Saints Catholic College, Liverpool | Catholic | Combined | 2.9 km | 2,138 | 1,038 |
| Liverpool Boys High School, Liverpool | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 555 | 925 |
| Liverpool Girls High School, Liverpool | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 704 | 941 |
| Gulyangarri Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 267 | 959 |
| Liverpool Hospital School, Liverpool | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | — | — |
| St Johns Park High School, St Johns Park | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 923 | 927 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic College, Wakeley | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 843 | 935 |
| Liverpool Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 562 | 960 |
| St Hurmizd Assyrian Primary School, Greenfield Park | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 691 | 954 |
| Mainsbridge School, Liverpool | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 125 | 949 |
| Liverpool West Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 668 | 920 |
| Canley Vale High School, Canley Vale | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,651 | 954 |
| Lansvale Public School, Canley Vale | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 524 | 934 |
| Edensor Park Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 286 | 963 |
| Prairievale Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 419 | 894 |
| Al Amanah College, Liverpool | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 939 | 1,012 |
| Governor Philip King Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 568 | 979 |
| Prairiewood High School, Prairiewood | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,288 | 978 |
| Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School, Bossley Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 641 | 1,009 |
| Bossley Park High School, Bossley Park | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,106 | 961 |
| Georges River Environmental Education Centre, Chipping Norton | Government | Combined | 4.6 km | — | — |
| Chipping Norton Public School, Chipping Norton | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 333 | 1,018 |
| Lansvale East Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 117 | 969 |
| Newbridge Heights Public School, Moorebank | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 440 | 1,055 |
| Bossley Park Public School, Bossley Park | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 265 | 934 |
| Carramar Public School, Carramar | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 227 | 931 |
| Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield, Fairfield | Catholic | Secondary | 5.2 km | 1,144 | 969 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorebank | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 440 | 1,074 |
| Moorebank High School, Moorebank | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 992 | 1,022 |
| Villawood North Public School, Fairfield East | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 250 | 937 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fowler [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED115/fowler/topic/education