42.5% ▲ +31.4%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 42.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ashcroft - Busby - Miller · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Ashcroft - Busby - Miller
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Ashcroft - Busby - Miller have finished high school or earned a university degree than in most other similar areas. Only 42.5% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. While university degrees are rare here, there has been a steady climb in school and qualification levels since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is far below the New South Wales average, though the figure rose 10 points since 2011 to reach 42.5%. About 21.3% of people have a highest school year of Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ashcroft - Busby - Miller, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 9 or below (24%) and Year 10 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 7.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is among the lowest levels for similar areas and far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.5% of residents.
7.1% ▲ +77.6%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Ashcroft - Busby - Miller, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Management and commerce at 14.4%, followed by Society and culture at 11.8% and Engineering at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has eight schools, which is among the largest number for its level, with 3,185 total enrolments. Most of these are government primary schools, and the average school advantage score is among the lowest for similar areas.
8
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.85
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
56
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
3,185
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
398
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
891
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ashcroft - Busby - Miller
56 schools — 36,473 students, average ICSEA 986.
By sector: Government 43 · Catholic 10 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 36 · Secondary 13 · Combined 7
| Sadleir Public School, Sadleir | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 351 | 883 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Miller | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 315 | 1,003 |
| Heckenberg Public School, Heckenberg | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 209 | 848 |
| Ashcroft Public School, Ashcroft | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 284 | 887 |
| Busby Public School, Busby | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 243 | 892 |
| Ashcroft High School, Ashcroft | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 701 | 877 |
| Cartwright Public School, Cartwright | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 241 | 920 |
| Miller High School, Miller | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 816 | 878 |
| Miller Public School, Miller | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 266 | 880 |
| James Busby High School, Green Valley | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 544 | 902 |
| Busby West Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 304 | 895 |
| Mount Pritchard Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 368 | 951 |
| Lurnea Public School, Lurnea | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 440 | 906 |
| Mainsbridge School, Liverpool | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 125 | 949 |
| Marsden Road Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 726 | 977 |
| Liverpool West Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 668 | 920 |
| Bonnyrigg High School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,642 | 962 |
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School, Lurnea | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 400 | 1,062 |
| Mount Pritchard East Public School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 214 | 943 |
| Les Powell School, Mount Pritchard | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 76 | 956 |
| Green Valley Public School, Green Valley | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 365 | 973 |
| Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount Pritchard, Bonnyrigg | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 819 | 1,053 |
| Hoxton Park High School, Hinchinbrook | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 895 | 940 |
| Minarah College, Green Valley | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,129 | 1,014 |
| Hinchinbrook Public School, Hinchinbrook | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 487 | 959 |
| Good Samaritan Catholic College, Hinchinbrook | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,297 | 1,006 |
| Bonnyrigg Public School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 238 | 900 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School, Hoxton Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 469 | 1,037 |
| Lurnea High School, Lurnea | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 696 | 902 |
| St Johns Park Public School, St Johns Park | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 673 | 1,023 |
| Amity College, Prestons, Prestons | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 2,588 | 1,096 |
| Al Amanah College, Liverpool | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 939 | 1,012 |
| All Saints Catholic College, Liverpool | Catholic | Combined | 3.4 km | 2,138 | 1,038 |
| Harrington Street Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 740 | 1,000 |
| Bonnyrigg Heights Public School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 769 | 989 |
| Liverpool Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 562 | 960 |
| Prestons Public School, Prestons | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 586 | 962 |
| Cabramatta West Public School, Cabramatta | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 477 | 950 |
| Warwick Farm Public School, Warwick Farm | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 219 | 951 |
| Casula Public School, Casula | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 660 | 980 |
| Liverpool Hospital School, Liverpool | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | — | — |
| Middleton Grange Public School, Middleton Grange | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 465 | 1,010 |
| Edensor Park Public School, Edensor Park | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 286 | 963 |
| Liverpool Girls High School, Liverpool | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 704 | 941 |
| Liverpool Boys High School, Liverpool | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 555 | 925 |
| John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 843 | 1,059 |
| Cabramatta High School, Cabramatta | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,624 | 934 |
| Gulyangarri Public School, Liverpool | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 267 | 959 |
| Freeman Catholic College, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,411 | 1,038 |
| Dalmeny Public School, Prestons | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 671 | 1,012 |
| Cecil Hills High School, Cecil Hills | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,342 | 986 |
| Hoxton Park Public School, Hoxton Park | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 531 | 985 |
| Lawrence Hargrave School, Warwick Farm | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 59 | 862 |
| Cecil Hills Public School, Cecil Hills | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 721 | 1,017 |
| St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School, Prestons | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 646 | 1,088 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, Carnes Hill | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 669 | 1,059 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ashcroft - Busby - Miller [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127011504/ashcroft-busby-miller/topic/education