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Education & Qualifications in Liverpool

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Better schooling outcomes are becoming common in Liverpool, where the share of people finishing Year 12 rose 11 points since 2011. While university degrees are less common than the state average, more people are gaining higher qualifications than in the past. This shift is supported by a large network of 72 schools serving nearly 50,000 students.

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📍 Liverpool, Council (LGA)

Where Liverpool sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

20.1% ▲ +60.3%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Liverpool — higher than 74% of areas.

Liverpool20.1%
Greater Sydney 33.3%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Almost 60% of residents have finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the New South Wales figure, reflecting a steady increase in school completion over the last decade.

Completed Year 12

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59.9% ▲ +22.3%

Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Liverpool, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 17%.

Year 12 59.9% Year 10 15.7% Year 9 or below 12.8% Year 11 4.3%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 20% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is well below the national average but has risen 7.6 points since 2011. Certificate III and IV qualifications are also common, held by 24.2% of the population.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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20.1% ▲ +60.3%

Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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Liverpool splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.

Bachelor degree 26.2% Certificate III / IV 24.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.3% Postgraduate degree 8.4% Graduate diploma / certificate 2.0% Certificate I / II 1.9%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common areas of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 21.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.9%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Liverpool has some of the largest schools and highest total enrolments for an area of its size. Most students attend government schools (68.1%), and there are more schools here than in most similar places, though there are among the lowest number of schools per 1,000 children.

Average school ICSEA

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1,015

Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Liverpool

72 schools — 49,184 students, average ICSEA 1,015.

By sector: Government 49 · Catholic 12 · Independent 11

By type: Primary 41 · Combined 16 · Secondary 15
Amity College, Prestons, Prestons Independent Combined — 2,588 1,096
All Saints Catholic College, Liverpool Catholic Combined — 2,138 1,038
Thomas Hassall Anglican College, Middleton Grange Independent Combined — 1,721 1,083
Al-Faisal College - Liverpool, Austral Independent Combined — 1,573 1,097
St Francis Catholic College, Edmondson Park Catholic Combined — 1,559 1,088
St Anthony of Padua Catholic College, Austral Catholic Combined — 1,539 1,037
Unity Grammar College, Austral Independent Combined — 1,428 1,059
Cecil Hills High School, Cecil Hills Government Secondary — 1,342 986
William Carey Christian School, Prestons Independent Combined — 1,325 1,105
Good Samaritan Catholic College, Hinchinbrook Catholic Secondary — 1,297 1,006
Casula High School, Casula Government Secondary — 1,281 957
Clancy Catholic College, West Hoxton Catholic Secondary — 1,211 1,054
Minarah College, Green Valley Independent Combined — 1,129 1,014
John Edmondson High School, Horningsea Park Government Secondary — 1,084 982
Moorebank High School, Moorebank Government Secondary — 992 1,022
Al Amanah College, Liverpool Independent Combined — 939 1,012
Edmondson Park Public School, Edmondson Park Government Primary — 897 1,077
St Mark's Coptic Orthodox College, Wattle Grove Independent Combined — 896 1,132
Hoxton Park High School, Hinchinbrook Government Secondary — 895 940
Austral Public School, Austral Government Primary — 846 1,032
Miller High School, Miller Government Secondary — 816 878
Marsden Road Public School, Liverpool Government Primary — 726 977
Cecil Hills Public School, Cecil Hills Government Primary — 721 1,017
Bellfield College, Rossmore Independent Combined — 704 984
Liverpool Girls High School, Liverpool Government Secondary — 704 941
Ashcroft High School, Ashcroft Government Secondary — 701 877
Lurnea High School, Lurnea Government Secondary — 696 902
Holsworthy High School, Holsworthy Government Secondary — 693 1,000
Dalmeny Public School, Prestons Government Primary — 671 1,012
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, Carnes Hill Catholic Primary — 669 1,059
Liverpool West Public School, Liverpool Government Primary — 668 920
Casula Public School, Casula Government Primary — 660 980
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School, Prestons Catholic Primary — 646 1,088
Greenway Park Public School, Carnes Hill Government Primary — 620 1,011
Prestons Public School, Prestons Government Primary — 586 962
St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, Holsworthy Catholic Primary — 576 1,080
Holsworthy Public School, Holsworthy Government Primary — 563 1,100
Liverpool Public School, Liverpool Government Primary — 562 960
Liverpool Boys High School, Liverpool Government Secondary — 555 925
James Busby High School, Green Valley Government Secondary — 544 902
Hoxton Park Public School, Hoxton Park Government Primary — 531 985
Nuwarra Public School, Moorebank Government Primary — 508 997
Hinchinbrook Public School, Hinchinbrook Government Primary — 487 959
Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School, Hoxton Park Catholic Primary — 469 1,037
Middleton Grange Public School, Middleton Grange Government Primary — 465 1,010
Hammondville Public School, Hammondville Government Primary — 445 1,030
Lurnea Public School, Lurnea Government Primary — 440 906
Newbridge Heights Public School, Moorebank Government Primary — 440 1,055
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorebank Catholic Primary — 440 1,074
Wattle Grove Public School, Wattle Grove Government Primary — 427 1,035
St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School, Lurnea Catholic Primary — 400 1,062
Green Valley Public School, Green Valley Government Primary — 365 973
Sadleir Public School, Sadleir Government Primary — 351 883
Chipping Norton Public School, Chipping Norton Government Primary — 333 1,018
St Therese Catholic Primary School, Miller Catholic Primary — 315 1,003
Busby West Public School, Green Valley Government Primary — 304 895
Ashcroft Public School, Ashcroft Government Primary — 284 887
Christadelphian Heritage College Sydney, Kemps Creek Independent Combined — 271 1,048
Gulyangarri Public School, Liverpool Government Primary — 267 959
Miller Public School, Miller Government Primary — 266 880
Arrahman College, Austral Independent Primary — 256 1,084
Busby Public School, Busby Government Primary — 243 892
Cartwright Public School, Cartwright Government Primary — 241 920
Warwick Farm Public School, Warwick Farm Government Primary — 219 951
Heckenberg Public School, Heckenberg Government Primary — 209 848
Mainsbridge School, Liverpool Government Combined — 125 949
Bringelly Public School, Bringelly Government Primary — 114 929
Kemps Creek Public School, Kemps Creek Government Primary — 114 947
Lawrence Hargrave School, Warwick Farm Government Secondary — 59 862
Luddenham Public School, Luddenham Government Primary — 35 911
Georges River Environmental Education Centre, Chipping Norton Government Combined — — —
Liverpool Hospital School, Liverpool Government Combined — — —

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Liverpool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14900/liverpool/topic/education